The Tennessee State Library & Archives is delighted to offer Historians in Training: Junior Archivist Summer Camp for children ages 8-12. This full-day camp will run from June 12 - 16, 2023. During the week-long adventure, campers will explore historical topics and people while learning how archivists care for and protect historical documents for the future. As junior archivists and historians, campers will learn how history is preserved through hands-on activities, games, and field trips to other local historical sites.
What: Historians in Training: Junior Archivist Summer Camp
Who: Children ages 8-12 years old (at time of camp)
When: June 12-16, 2023
Time: 9am-3pm (before care: 7:30-9:00am - after care: 3:00-5:30pm)
Cost: $125 for the week (lunches and snacks included) - before care is an additional $10/day and after care is an additional $10/day
Where: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N. in Nashville
Register: Fill out the last page of the Parent Information & Policies Form<http://s3.amazonaws.com/tsla.tnsosfiles.com/education/Summer%20Camp/2023%20Jr.%20Archivist/Parent%20Information%20%26%20TSLA%20Policies%202023.pdf> and the entirety of the Summer Camp Registration Form<http://s3.amazonaws.com/tsla.tnsosfiles.com/education/Summer%20Camp/2023%20Jr.%20Archivist/Summer%20Camp%20Registration%20Form%202023.pdf> and email them to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Pay: Once your registration is confirmed, please mail your check made out to Tennessee State Library and Archives c/o Education Outreach to:
Tennessee State Library and Archives
C/o Education Outreach
1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, TN 37219
Questions: Please reach out to Casey Swank at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> if you have any questions. Information about camp and the registration forms can also be found at https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/summercamp.
The Historians in Training: Junior Archivist Summer Camp is funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission<https://www.archives.gov/nhprc>.
Casey Swank, M.A.
Education Outreach Archivist
Tennessee State Library and Archives
Secretary of State Tre Hargett
1001 Rep. John Lewis Way North
Nashville, TN 37219
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