The Historic Kingsburg Depot offers Living History Tours for schools that are connected to the California History/Social Studies standards, Common Core English Language Arts, and Mathematics standards for grades TK- 5th grade. These tours are generally one hour with student participation.
Students experience a "Working" depot in 1923. They meet the Station Agent, passengers, freight dock workers, Western Union telegrapher, Railway Express agent. The ticket agent will issue their Southern Pacific Depot ticket for the day. The students will also be able to see where the station agent and his family lived. Each person is dressed in 1923 apparel so students can enter the historical time change. Speaking of time - there are three unique clocks at the depot. Students have the opportunity to figure out why each clock is different. There are no cell phones in the depot but students will encounter and can use three different phones form the 1920's. The telegrapher can send their messages in Morse Code. Students will be able to use the scale to determine the mass of shipping crates, as well as smaller packages in the Railway Express office. The Kingsburg Depot is on the railway constructed by the Big Five of the Transcontinental Railway. On a Living History Tour there are so many learning opportunities.
Using the links below, teachers will find the curriculum guide for the California History/Social Science standards that are met at the Depot, teacher information about the Living History Tour, and student activity pages. Hard copies of these materials are also available at the Depot Office.
You can make reservations ( September - October and February - May) for a School Living History Tour by calling: 559-634-0900.
Students experience a "Working" depot in 1923. They meet the Station Agent, passengers, freight dock workers, Western Union telegrapher, Railway Express agent. The ticket agent will issue their Southern Pacific Depot ticket for the day. The students will also be able to see where the station agent and his family lived. Each person is dressed in 1923 apparel so students can enter the historical time change. Speaking of time - there are three unique clocks at the depot. Students have the opportunity to figure out why each clock is different. There are no cell phones in the depot but students will encounter and can use three different phones form the 1920's. The telegrapher can send their messages in Morse Code. Students will be able to use the scale to determine the mass of shipping crates, as well as smaller packages in the Railway Express office. The Kingsburg Depot is on the railway constructed by the Big Five of the Transcontinental Railway. On a Living History Tour there are so many learning opportunities.
Using the links below, teachers will find the curriculum guide for the California History/Social Science standards that are met at the Depot, teacher information about the Living History Tour, and student activity pages. Hard copies of these materials are also available at the Depot Office.
You can make reservations ( September - October and February - May) for a School Living History Tour by calling: 559-634-0900.
History and English Language Arts Materials:
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| railroads_and_the_development_of_the_west.pdf |
| railroads_and_development_of_the_west_activities.pdf |
Living History Tour Activities
Historic Kingsburg Depot Activity.pdf can be downloaded from the file below. The activities are aligned with the California Standards for History/Social Science.
The Curriculum Map for California State Standards pdf. lists the standards that are met for each grade level visiting the depot.
Teacher Information pdf. which walks you through the Living History Tour.
The Curriculum Map for California State Standards pdf. lists the standards that are met for each grade level visiting the depot.
Teacher Information pdf. which walks you through the Living History Tour.
| kingsburg_historic_depot_student__activity_pages__to_do_at_the_depot.pdf |
| fkhd_curriculum_guide_k-4th.xlsx |
| kingsburg_historic_depot_living_history_information_for_teachers.docx |
Railroad Lingo
What vocabulary did the railroad workers use?
| lingo_cards.pdf |