ActivityBooklet

Helloandwelcometo

BoscobelHouseandGardens!I’mFrankietheFox,heretoleadyouthroughalltheexcitingthingstoseeanddoatBoscobel.Whenyoucompletetheactivitiesinthisbooklet,youwillberewardedwithacertificatedeclaringyouanEMERGINGHISTORIAN.Onceyouarereadytobegin,walkdowntheredbrickroad

totheHerbGarden.

TheHerbGardenWow!Theplantsherearesocolorful!Plantsintheherbgardenareusefulaswellaspretty.Canyoudrawconnectinglinestomatcheachplanttoitsspecialuse?(Thepicturesarenottoscale)

Mint:Oftenusedinteaandfood.Soothessorethroatsandrefreshesbreath.

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Readytolearnmore?WalkdownthelavenderlinedpathintheHerbGarden,intothebrickbuildingcalledtheOrangery.

Lavender:Attractshoneybees.Canbeusedasaperfumeoradecorativeflower.

Quince:Oftenmadeintojellies,preservesandpies.Goodfortheliver.

Poppy:Aprettypinkorredflowerthatcreatesapinkdye.Seedsaresometimeseaten.

Rosemary:Usedforstimulatingthebrainandenhancingmemory.Itisoftenusedincooking.

Inhistoricaltimes,goingtothedoctor’sofficewasnotalwaysconvenient,affordable,orsafe.Itwasimportanttohavetrusted,naturalremediesathomeinanherbgardenlikethisone.

Intheboxontheleft,drawyourfavoriteplantandwriteadescriptionaboutwhyyoulikeit.Don’tforgettoconsidertheplant’scolor,heightandaroma!(smell)

TheOrangery

ThetwofireplacesarehereforthepurposeofkeepingorangesatawarmtemperaturesimilartothetropicalclimateofFloridawheretheyarenaturallygrown.Lookatallthewindows!Theyareheretoletsunlightin,justlikeamoderngreenhouse!

BeeKeeping

Checkoffthecirclesoftheitemsbelowthatbeeshelpedtomake.o Honeyo Candleso Flowerso Berrieso Fruit

Let’smoveon!ExittheHerbGardenandturnrightontheredbrickroad.AsyouwalkintotheFormalFlowerGardensmelltheseflowerspeciesnativetotheHudsonValley.

Canyouguesswhichfruitsweregrowninsidehere?_________________________________________________________Lookaroundyou.Whydoyouthinktherewouldbefireplacesinagarden?_________________________________________________________

Doyoulikeoranges?WritethreereasonswhyorangesmighthavebeenprizedbyhistoricresidentsofBoscobel.1__ _ _____________________________________________________2__ _ ___________________________________________________3__ _ _ ________________________________________________

TotherightisapictureofaHoneybee.Somepeopletodayareafraidofbeesbecausetheyareabletostingiftheyfeelthreatened.However,beesarealsoveryhelpful.Manythingsthatwehave,eventoday,werecreatedpartlybybees.

That’severythingonthatlist!Buthowcanbeeshelpflowersandberriestogrow?Beespollinateflowers.Whenabeefeedsonaflower,someoftheflower’spollenrubsoffonthebee.Whenthebeecarriesthispollentothenextflower,itleavessomebehind.Thissharingofpollenhelpstheplantmakeseedsandgrow.Nowthatyouseewhybeesaresoimportant,itiseasytounderstandwhybeeswere,andare,welcomedatBoscobel.

Actually,theresidentsofBoscobelwouldnothaveseenanyofthosethingsin1808(theyearBoscobelwascompleted)forthreereasons:

1. Boscobelwasbuiltonaproperty15milessouthofhere.

2. TheBridgewouldnothavebeenbuiltyet.3. Thelandwouldhavebeenclearedof

treesforagriculture.

TheFrontLawn

TheHudsonRiver

CanyoutellwhichofthethreeboatsbelowisasteamboatthatwassoimportantfortransportingitemsupanddowntheHudsonRiverinhistorictimes?Circleitwhenyoufigureoutwhichoneit is.

Didyoujustseeatraingoby?TrainswerenotyetrunningintheHudsonValleyatthetimeofBoscobel’sconstruction.Before1850,thefastestwaytotransportgoodsandpeoplewasbysteamboat.

WhenyoureachtheFrontLawn,lookoutovertheHudsonRiver.Doyousee:

BearMountainBridgeinthedistance?ConstitutionMarsh?Lotsoftrees

NowturnaroundandlookatthefrontofBoscobel’smansion.Doyouseesymmetryinthebuilding?Notethetriangular-shapedpedimentatthetopandcolumnsoneachlevel.ThisiscalledNeoclassicalarchitecture!

TheDyckmanHouseholdLet’sgettoknowthepeopleofBoscobel!TheyremindusthatBoscobelwasaonceadreamhome,aworkingfarm,afamilyseat—acomplexhierarchyofHudsonValleylaborandliberty.

Peter’sChildhood

Similarities

YourChildhood

Makesureyouhaveagoodviewofthefrontofthemansionbeforeyoubegintheactivityonthenextpage.

Canyoudrawconnectinglinestomatchthenametotheshortdescriptionabouthisorherlife?

StatesMorrisDyckman

ElizabethCornéDyckman

PeterCornéDyckman

Sarah“Sil”Wilkinson

IwasoneofseveralenslavedAfricanAmericaswhoworkedforandwaseventuallyfreedbytheDyckmans.

IgrewupinaDutchfamily,workedfortheBritishArmy,spentyearsexiledinEngland,thendiedbeforemydreamhousewascompleted.

Iwasraisedbymygrandfather.AsawidowIcompletedBoscobel,raisedouronlyson,andranasuccessfulfarm.

Myfatherspentmostofmychildhoodabroad,thendiedwhenIwas7.MybabyElizainheritedBoscobelwhenIdiedatage27.

AsachildPeterCornéDyckmanwasschooledathome.Hehadmanymoreluxuriesthanmostpeoplethen,butstillhadhouseandfarmchores,likegatheringwood.Imagineallthedifferencesbetweenyourlifeandhis.UsetheVenndiagrambelowtocompareandcontrastyourchildhoods.

Areyoureadytoseesomemorebuildings?UseyourmaptofindthewaytotheNecessaryandSpringHousejustbeyonditinthehillside.

TheMansion

Howmanywindowsareonthefrontofthehouse?_______________________________________________________________________Whydoyouthinktherearesomany?_______________________________________________________________________

Howmanychimneysarethere?_________________________________________________________________________Whyaretheresomany?_________________________________________________________________________

Howmanycolumnsarethere?_________________________________________________________________________Howmanybows?________________________________________________________________________

BoscobelMansionhasadecorativewindowaboveitsfrontdoorcalledaFantailwindow.Canyoucircletheshapebelowthatisthesameshapeasthewindow?Hint;thinkaboutthewordFANtail.

TheNecessaryandSpringHouseHaveyoufoundtheNecessary?Whatdoyouthinkitwasusedfor?

AguesthouseAbathroomAgardenshed

Makesomeobservationsaboutwhatyousee:__ _ _ _________________________________________________

CanyouguesswhatthepurposeoftheSpringHousewas?

a) Adungeonb) Adoghousec) Arefrigeratedstoragearea

Makesomeobservationsaboutwhatyousee:___ _ _______________________________________________

Let’smoveontotheWoodlandTrailofDiscovery!Ifyoudon’thaveonealready,besuretograbaTrailMap.Youmaydotheentiretrail---it’saboutamilelong---oryoucantakeoneofthemanyshorterroutesthatwehavehereatBoscobel.

TheWoodlandTrailofDiscoveryAttachedtothetreesonthetrailyouwillfindpaintingsofplantsandanimalsthatmightliveinthewoodsatBoscobel.Writedownanythatyouspot.Indicatewhetheritisflora(plant)orfauna(animal).1. flora/fauna 4 . flora/fauna2. flora/fauna 5 . flora/fauna3. flora/fauna 6 . flora/fauna

AtthetimethatElizabethandPeterDyckmanlivedatBoscobel,therewerenotoiletsorrefrigerators.ThatmeansthattheSpringHouse

andtheNecessarywere…necessary!

Didyouhaveafavoritepaintingthatyousawonthetrail?Drawitintheboxbeloworcreateyourownworkofart.FrankietheFoxhasafavoriteanimal!Itishisfriend,RandytheRaccoon!ThereisapaintingofRandyatthebottomofBluebirdPass.

ThePondAreyoulisteningtothesoundsaroundyou?Maketwolistsofwhatyouhear.Onelistfornaturalsounds,likebirdsongs,andonelistofhumanmadesounds,likethecarsontheroad.

Naturalsounds Human---madesounds1._______________________________2._______________________________3._______________________________

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Afteryouhavefinishedhiking,makeyourwaytotheUpperPond!WhenstandingontheStoneBridgebesidethepondyoucanhearmanythings.

Let’sdoaMapRecap!

o Tracetheroutethatyoutooktoday.o Circleyourfavoritespotthatyouvisited.

o MakeastarovertheplacethatyouthinkisFrankietheFox’sfavoritespot.

o PlaceanXoverthespotwhereyoulearnedthemost.

o Drawaboxaroundthespotthatyoumightwanttocomebacktosomeday.

QuestionsDoyoustillhavequestions?TherearemanypeoplewhoworkatBoscobelwhowouldbehappytosharetheirknowledgewithyou.WritedownyourquestionintheboxbelowandaskanymemberofBoscobel’sstafffortheirhelp.

Q: A:

Congratulations!YouareofficiallyanEMERGINGHISTORIAN!Yourcertificateisonthenextpage.Nowallyouneedtodoistosignit!YoucangetamemberofBoscobel’sstafftosignittoo.Seeyounexttime!------FrankietheFox

ThisBookletwascreatedbya14-year-oldrisingsophomorestudentfromToronto,Canada.Bothhergrandmotherandhergreat---grandmothervolunteeredatBoscobel,andsheisdelightedtocontinuethefamilytradition.Mostimportantly,shehopesthatyouenjoydiscoveringthesignificanceofnatureandhistoryatBoscobelasyouworkthroughthisbooklet.------ElizabethR.Hodgson2015

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Emerging Historian

having completed the Boscobel House and Gardens Activity Booklet.

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