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Pen Pals from the Past
The topics of the series available are Erie Canal, Civil War, Early Settler, and Letters from the Wayne County Jail. The content of the three-page letters is historically-based and tells about the everyday life of a child in a specific time period, i.e., their home, family, education, chores and community life. Alvin and his two brothers live near the Erie Canal in 1850. Alvin's father is a mason who worked on the canal and now is building cobblestone homes. Alvin's dream is to one day take a ride on the Erie. Nellie is the oldest of 5 children and wants to be a teacher someday. She and her family have recently moved to central New York from Connecticut. The time is the early 1800's. Glennie's father and brother are away from home, fighting in the Civil War. Before the War began, she and her family actively worked to help slaves escape to Canada and to freedom, via the Underground Railroad, of which her home was a part. In the Wayne County Jail series, either Sheriff Jeremiah Collins, his wife, Sarah Collins, or Sophie, the cook, write the letters. The time is the early 1900's. Each child (or class) will receive the first three-page letter in September or on the date specified. Other letters will follow each week or each month until the ten-letter series is done. All mailings are typed in script and arrive addressed to the child (or classroom). The cost for each ten-letter subscription is $15.
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