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Hilltop third-graders get Canfield history lesson
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Karen Pavlov’s Hilltop Elementary School third-grade class made a stop at the Canfield Township Hall and talked with Canfield Township Administrator and Road Superintendent Keith Rogers (back right) during the school’s annual Canfield History Walking Tour on May 29.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Canfield Township Administrator and Road Superintendent Keith Rogers met Hilltop Elementary School third-graders at the Canfield Township Hall and answered any questions they had during the school’s annual Canfield History Walking Tour on May 29.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Nancy Newton (right) of the Canfield Historical Society met Hilltop Elementary School third-grade students at the entrance of the Mahoning Dispatch during the school’s annual Canfield History Walking Tour May 29. Newton was joined by Rosemary Gnagy (left) as she gave the students an in-depth tour of the old newspaper presses and machines in the museum.
By ABBY SLANKER
Third-grade students at Hilltop Elementary School received a lesson in local Canfield history during their Canfield History Walking Tour, visiting several historical sites and buildings on the village green and surrounding areas during the day-long tour May 29.
Scheduled stops on the tour included the Ruggles-Coope House, Old Courthouse, Christian Church, Odd Fellows Hall, Methodist Church, the Green and bandstand, Farmers National Bank, Mahoning Dispatch, Township Hall, War Vets Museum, Canfield Historical Society’s Bond House, Presbyterian Church, Christian Church, Village Cemetery, Canfield Village Middle School, Old Turner School, WPA Building and the Old Texaco Station.
The third-grade teachers relayed the history of the locations to the students, highlighting the Ohio Historical Markers at the sites. The students received tours of the Mahoning Dispatch and Bond House, with presentations from volunteers at those buildings.
While the students visited the Mahoning Dispatch, Nancy Newton of the Canfield Historical Society gave them an in-depth tour of the old newspaper presses and machines in the museum. Newton also gave the students a brief history of the Mahoning Dispatch. Rosemary Gnagy of the Canfield Historical Society was also on hand to answer any questions.
Canfield Township Administrator and Road Superintendent Keith Rogers met the students at the Canfield Township Hall and answered any questions they had.
To refuel about half-way through their tour, the students enjoyed a brown bag lunch on the green, while soaking up some sun as they soaked up the local history.
The Hilltop Elementary PTO provided bottled water for the students during the tour and provided popsicles when the students returned to the school after their tour.
This year marked the fifth year of the tour, which was originally created by Hilltop Elementary School third-grade teacher Jenny Beil and C.H. Campbell third-grade teachers Marian Bailey and Heidi Snyder. The teachers researched the historical stops to correlate with third-grade content standards, which includes learning about your local community.