Spring After School Program @ Glebe House in Woodbury

Students are invited to become part of living history at the Glebe House Museum & Gertrude Jekyll Garden beginning April 21 on select Thursday afternoons from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Marshall Children Young Docent Program is perfect for children ages six years old and up. 

This unique opportunity allows children to learn about what life was like for families who lived here in Connecticut during the Revolutionary War. Highlights of the program include learning to conduct guided tours of the museum in period costumes, how to make candles, and other colonial crafts, and how to write with a quill pen. Children will have a hands-on colonial cooking session and will visit other area museums. The majority of this program takes place in the Glebe House, one of the most authentic historic house museums in Connecticut on the most historic street in Woodbury. 

The Marshall Children Young Docent program is named for the nine children of John and Sarah Marshall who lived in the Glebe House from 1771to 1786. These young docents are our greatest ambassadors in the community and participate in events like All Hollow’s Eve and the Woodbury Christmas Festival. All Hollow’s Eve, a wonderfully scary event now in its 19th year would not be the same without the inclusion of our young docents in the roles of some of Woodbury’s early citizens. 

Please call the Museum Director for more information and to register at 203-263-2855. Information, registration forms, and scheduled dates are available on our website at www.glebehousemuseum.org. The cost for the Spring Session is $75/Members and $95/Non-Members. There is limited space available. Registration will remain open until all spaces are filled.