My friend Rachel has twin girls, Carson and
Kenzie. Today, they were "volunteers" at The Hermitage so we went to check it out. All of the 4
th graders at their school had memorized different facts associated with the normal tour you would take of the grounds at The Hermitage and they "worked" their designated area sharing their knowledge with the visitors.
Carson and her friend Jack were at the very first station greeting visitors with a welcome that included facts about Andrew Jackson.
Carson was very good at saying, "Thank you for coming to The Hermitage, your tour begins here".
Before we made it to
Kenzie, Rachel and I gave ourselves a tour of the graveyard. Here I am pictured in front of the grave of one of Mom's ancestors (Rachel
Donelson Jackson). Rachel Jackson's husband tried to
eliminate all of my ancestors. :)
This is
Kenzie at her post. She had memorized an entire spill about "war road" (notice how all the trees are lined up on two sides behind her).
Kenzie taught me that a historical society brought a tree from each battlefield where Andrew Jackson had fought, and planted them along the walkway you see behind her. Of course many of the trees are no longer there, but the ones that remain are huge.
This is
Kenzie and her mom Rachel.
Kenzie took her job so seriously we couldn't even get her to take three steps to the left to get out of the sun to get a better picture. Cute, huh?!?
Carson and her friend Jack were at the very first station greeting visitors with a welcome that included facts about Andrew Jackson.
Carson was very good at saying, "Thank you for coming to The Hermitage, your tour begins here".
Before we made it to Kenzie, Rachel and I gave ourselves a tour of the graveyard. Here I am pictured in front of the grave of one of Mom's ancestors (Rachel Donelson Jackson). Rachel Jackson's husband tried to eliminate all of my ancestors. :)
This is Kenzie at her post. She had memorized an entire spill about "war road" (notice how all the trees are lined up on two sides behind her). Kenzie taught me that a historical society brought a tree from each battlefield where Andrew Jackson had fought, and planted them along the walkway you see behind her. Of course many of the trees are no longer there, but the ones that remain are huge.
This is Kenzie and her mom Rachel. Kenzie took her job so seriously we couldn't even get her to take three steps to the left to get out of the sun to get a better picture. Cute, huh?!?
2 comments:
That is very Neat and interesting!!
Good Job Carson and Kenzie! You look very historic in your little bonnets!
I'm sorry about that whole Trail of Tears thing. I am sure had Rachel lived she would have changed history and protected your ancestors.
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