Fifth graders from Calhoun Middle School and third and fourth graders from Arnoldsburg Elementary were taken on a field trip to the Wayne Underwood field to experience West Virginia's History Wagon.
They participated in four stations which included corn grinding, paper marbling, animal tracks and skins and candle making.
Students were accompanied by teachers Casey Harris, Kristen Smith, Linda Shock, Jane Carpenter, Seana Miller, Jim Morgan, Bill Queen and Janice Westfall.
Also helping the students in the stations were Terry Harris of the Wood Festival Committee and volunteer, Sam Nicholson.
The wagon also appeared at the Wood Festival, made possible by a grant from the West Virginia Humanities Council and the Wood Festival Committee.
The "History Hitting the Road" Traveling Program is part of WVU Jackson's Mill Historic Area, and is designed to introduce participants to 19th century heritage arts and trades as well as historic transportation.
 The program is centered around an 1800's farm wagon with demonstrations and hands-on activities which may include woodworking, candle making, spinning, corn shelling and grinding, period toys and games, period transportation, blacksmithing, paper marbling, animal tracks, basket making and other heritage related activities.
This is an inter-active program where youth as well as adults will not only see demonstrations of heritage trade, but have hands on activities such as using a spring pole lathe, shaving horse, grinding corn into corn meal, and making a handed dipped candle to take home with them.
This program is in its fourth year and has served more than 100,000 youth and adults in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Dean Hardman is the Program Director and can be reached via e-mail at Dean.Hardman@mail.wvu.edu | 
