Educational
Resources
Knox Boxes
Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Museum is pleased to provide two
different Knox Boxes to local classrooms, containing material to introduce
General Henry Knox, his life and times to students. Our goal is to
enrich the classroom experience and enliven the students' interest
in our rich heritage. The material in the Knox Boxes is provided,
free of charge, to educators teaching within the Waldo Patent, to
incorporate in their lesson planning related to life in 18th century
America. We suggest a class tour of Montpelier, also free of charge,
as a culminating activity.
Knox Boxes are available on a first-come, first-served basis and may
be signed out for a period of two months. If you have any questions,
contact the Director of Education at (207) 354-0180 or via
email at archivist@knoxmuseum.org.
We look forward to hosting you and your students at Montpelier.
"...if you Lived in Colonial Times" by Anne McGovern
2nd and 3rd grades
Knox Box contains:
Books:
Colonial Crafts
In the Barn
Home Crafts
Enough copies of "...if you Lived in Colonial Times" for
the entire class
A Teacher's Binder with activities, worksheets and other resources
Games:
Mini nine-pins set
Jump ropes
Quill pen and powdered ink
Spool knitter
Games of graces
Game of marbles
Game of Jacob's Ladder
Cat's cradle
Cup and ball toss toy
"Guns for General Washington" by Seymour Reit
5th and 6th grades
Knox Box contains:
Books:
Story of the American Revolution
American Military Uniforms 1639-1968
Uniforms of the American Revolution
The American Family of the
Colonial Era
Colonial and Early American Fashions
American Family of the Federal Period
Artifacts:
Model field cannon
Model naval/fort cannon
Model mortar
Quill pens
Colonial/Revolutionary money
Documents:
Weapons of the American Revolution
History of Famous American Flags
Declaration of Independence 1776
Boston Tea Party
Battle
of Bunker Hill
A Call to Arms
Set of Maps
My Family and Me: A Memory Scrapbook for Kids by Jane Drake
and Anne Love
Classrooms, homeschool groups, reading groups or other children's
groups can explore their families and their heritage through this
colorful and lively scrapbook, which will become a lovely family keepsake.
The Museum supplies each student with his or her own book, through
the generosity of a private donor, and provides support to the group
throughout the program, with a final sharing ceremony at the Museum
as a finale. Appropriate for grades 3-5.
Online Resources:
Primary Documents:
Maine Memory
Network: Recently completed, the online Knox exhibit at Maine
Memory Network is a fine example of our ongoing educational efforts
to reach interested parties world-wide with information specific to
General Knox and his life and times. Click the following link to view
the exhibit: Major
General Henry Knox
National
Archives Digital Classroom
American Memory
Archiving Early
America
Lesson Plans:
The
Battle of Bunker Hill: Now We Are at War developed by the National
Park Service
Revolutionary
Money: developed by the Smithsonian
Teaching
with Documents: Launching the New US Navy developed by the National
Archives and Records Administration
Teaching
with Documents: Images of the American Revolution
Land
of Liberty: The settlement of Maine, by Maine PBS
History Programs:
National
History Day
Activities:
An
Original Colonial Simulation created by Inquiry Unlimited
American
Revolution Simulation: An AskERIC Lesson Plan
The
Road to Independence by Thinkquest
Bibliography:
Brooks, Noah
Henry Knox, a Soldier of the Revolution
New York: Putnam, 1900
Fowler, Henry Thatcher
General Knox and his Home in Maine, Montpelier
Thomaston, Me. : Published for the Knox Memorial Association, 1931
Callahan, North
Henry Knox : General Washington's General
New York : Rinehart, 1958
Lonergan, Thomas J.
Henry Knox : George Washington's Confidant, General of Artillery,
and America's First Secretary of War
Rockport, Me. : Picton Press, c2003
Drake, Francis Samuel
Life and correspondence of Henry Knox, Major-General in the American
Revolutionary Army.
Boston : Samuel G. Drake, c1873.
Griffiths, Thomas Morgan
Major General Henry Knox and the Last Heirs to Montpelier
Monmouth, ME ; Monmouth Press , 1965
French, Tacy A.
Montpelier : Home of General Henry Knox, Thomaston, Maine : a History
of General Knox and the Reproduction of his Home
Southborough, Mass. : Yankee Colour, c1979
Dyer, Ellen
Montpelier : This Spot So Sacred To A Name So Great : Collections
Catalogue of the General Henry Knox Museum
Thomaston, Me. : Published by the Friends of Montpelier, 2004
Denzel, Justin F.
Champion of Liberty, Henry Knox
New York : J. Messner, c1969
Archival Collections:
Henry Knox
Papers, 1715-1839
Microfilm (27 rolls) of correspondence, bills, receipts, accounts,
etc. pertaining for the most part to General Knox's activities in
Maine; also including papers of Samuel Waldo, Thomas Flucker and Isaac
Winslow. Originals at the Maine Historical Society Library, Collection
166.
Microfilm available at Montpelier.
Henry Knox
Papers, 1716-1841
Microfilm (55 rolls) of papers, chiefly accounts and bills of sale,
1781-1805, with other papers, memo and account books, 1716-1841. A
printed index to the microfilm is kept with the microfilm. Originals
on deposit at the New York Historical Society, part of the Gilder-Lehrman
Collection.
Microfilm available at Montpelier.
Henry Knox
Papers II, 1763-1803
Microfilm (4 rolls) of paper, pertaining mostly to his bookstore business,
and involvement in the Revolutionary War. Includes his diary of the
trip from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston. Originals at the Massachusetts
Historical Society, Manuscript Collection N-198.
Microfilm available at Montpelier.
Center for the Study of Early
American History Summer 2008 Teacher Institute
