History 21 The Podcast - 4.21 Wargo Nature Center's Heritage Lab

Each fall hundreds of kids visit Wargo Nature’s Heritage lab to experience a melding of nature and history with a day immersing them in a part of Minnesota history. The Wargo naturalists are joined by staff from Gibbs Farm and ACHS to create seven different stations the kids rotate through. In this episode listen as Eric Vehe, Program Services Supervisor, shares what goes into creating this program, and hear the kids’ excitement as we take a microphone into the woods to capture the day.

Host Sara Given, ACHS Volunteer Coordinator and Rebecca Desens, ACHS Executive Director.

History 21 The Podcast, History 21: The Podcast, PodcastSara GivenNovember 1, 2024Anoka County Historical Societyepisode 4.21, Wargo Nature Center, Heritage lab

Impressions of Anoka in the 1850s

Staff from the Anoka County Historical Society spent the last six weeks at Wargo Nature Center discussing the merits of medical practices with students during the Heritage Lab educational seminar. Our station focused on how and why a family might seek out a doctor and what those early pioneers could do with herbs and other home remedies. As is often the case, history makes more sense when names and dates take on characters in a story and the lesson comes to life.

Herald ColumnsAnoka County Historical SocietyNovember 18, 2019Giddings, Anoka, Doctor, Wargo Nature Center

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