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                                                 Felicity   
See the movie: Johnny Tremain
Read the book: Sybil Rides for Independence (fiction) by Drollene P. Brown
Visit: Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia
Try Eating: Tea, Crumpets, Candied Nuts
Listen To: Motzart songs, Revolutionary War songs like "Yankee Doodle"
Do a fun activity: Play charades
                      Kirsten
See the movie:
Caddie Woodlawn
Read the book:
Next Spring in Oriole (fiction) by Gloria Whelan
Visit: Scandia, Minnesota
Try Eating: Rice pudding
Listen To: Fiddle songs like "Buffalo Girls"
Do a fun activity: Make a fresh flower crown
                        Addy
See the movie:
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Read the book:
I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly:... by Joyce Hansen
Visit: The Harriet Tubman House in Auburn, NY
Try Eating: Cornbread
Listen To: Spiritual songs like "Go Down, Moses"
Do A fun activity: Make a necklace with ribbon and a special shell or bead
                      Samantha
See the movie:
Meet Me in St.Louis
Read the book:
The Bells of Christmas by Virginia Hamilton
Visit: Hull House Museum in Chicago, IL (the best city!)
Try eating: Petit fours
Listen to: Rag songs by Scott Joplin
Do A fun activity: Press some flowers in a book
                        Molly
See the movie:
A League of Their Own
Read the book:
Number the Stars by Louis Lowry
Visit: Your grandparents or the Strawberry Bank Museum in New Hampshire
Try eating: A peanut butter and banana sandwich
Listen to: Big Band music by Duke Ellington or Benny Goodman
Do an activity: Swing Dance (so much fun!)
                      Kit
See the movie:
42nd Street
Read the book: Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift
                     by Kathryn Lasky
Visit:
The Michigan Historical Museum Great Depression Gallery
Try eating: Tomato soup
Listen to: "Shadow Waltz" by Bing Crosby
Do an activity: Volunteer at a soup kitchen
                 Josefina
Read the book: Valley of the Moon: The Diary of Maria De Milagro... By Sherry Garland
See the movie:
The Mask of Zorro
Visit: One of the multiple Ranchos still in TX, NM, or AZ
Try eating: Chiles or tortillas
Listen to: Southwestern rhthym music, such as "Wind Dances"
Do a fun activity: Have your own Mexican fiesta!
                  Kaya
See the movie:
I Will Fight No More Forever
Read the book: I Will Fight No More Forever by Merrill Beal, Herman Deutch
Visit: The Nez Perce National Historic Park in Spalding, ID
Try eating: Huckleberries or salmon (fish)
Listen to: Native Indian chants, likely available at your library
Do a fun activity: Go horsebackriding at a local facility
For great historical fiction books on almost any time period, read one of the books from the Dear America collection available at AMAZON.COM.
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