Mystery of History
Summer Camp for Children

June 21-25, 2010
9am - 3pm
Ages 8-12 years old
Cost: $65 for members
$75 for non-members

Suze & Fred Peace

For summer fun, children 8-12, will take a trip back into local history with an action-packed week of hand-on activities at the historic DeLand House Museum. "Mystery of History" campers will practice archeology, make folk toys, paint a bandana, create a puppet of a famous Delandite. Other activities will include a tour of the historic DeLand House, old-fashioned games, a downtown mural hike, pleine aire painting, storytelling by award-winning historian, Bill Dreggors, and more. The camp will meet June 21-25 from 9-3 daily. It is sponsored by the West Volusia Historical Society and limited to twenty campers. Suze Peace, a state certified art specialist, will be the teacher.

For reservations email: delandhouse@msn.com
Contact: Rita Gillis, Tuesday-Saturday 386-740-6813

Mystery of History - Chapter II
Summer Camp for Children

July 19-23, 2010
9am - 3pm
Ages 8-12 years old
Cost: $65 for members
$75 for non-members

Lead by:
Suzan & Bob Glick
President of WVHS & Professor from Bethune Cookman University/Retired USN respectively

Activities to include: Photography Safari, Re-enactments of characters from West Volusia's colorful past, Pioneer crafts, mysteries of the St. Johns River, storytelling by local historian, Bill Dreggors, tour of the historic DeLand House, archeological digs, and much, much more.