Have you ever wondered what life was like in early Dallas?  Take a step back in time as students become Dallas History Detectives to explore the mysteries and wonders of life in early Dallas.  Using a grade specific History Hunt (based on a scavenger hunt theme) students will discover the Village through five unique categories: architecture, animals, people, technology and furniture.

Upon arrival at the museum, please have one person from your school check in at the ticket office.  After your brief orientation, you will be given your supplies to complete your school tour.  You will be given one history hunt set of questions (20-25 questions) for every two students. Students will work in pairs to find the answers for their history hunt.  For example, if you booked 50 students then you will be given 25 sets of questions.  Your students will be supplied with pencils for answering the questions. 

Since the history hunts are divided into five categories, you will receive sets of questions in each of the categories.  For example, your 50 students from the example above will receive 5 sets of questions from each of the 5 categories for a total of 25 sets of questions.

Teachers and chaperons will be given a map of the grounds for touring.  You may tour the museum at your own pace.  The history hunts are designed to take at least one hour to complete. Please note that we will give you a set of answers to all of the history hunt questions upon your departure from the museum.  If you have difficulty finding an answer to a question while on your tour, please feel free to ask any of the museum staff. 

Upon completion of the history hunt, we encourage your students to share their category specific hunt with other students who have different hunts.  As a result, you students can learn new information from each other.

For your convenience, pre-visit and post-visit materials are posted on our web site.  If you are unable to download them, please contact Barbara Judkins, Tour Manager, and she will be more than happy to fax you a set.  Her phone number is 214-413-3665 or she may bereached via email.