16 Local History Activity Ideas to Engage Seniors

16 Local History Activity Ideas to Engage Seniors

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Tapping into local history can be a fun way to provide new learning opportunities for your residents as well as to highlight locals in the process.

Every city and town, no matter how large or small, is full of interesting stories and events. Tapping into local history can be a fun way to provide new learning opportunities for your residents as well as to highlight locals in the process.

In this article we cover:

  • Why Local History?
  • 8 Tips for Getting Started
  • 16 Ideas for Local History Events

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Kathleen 12th Jun 2024 Clinical Nurse Manager
Hello
Our facility is in a rural town 200 kms from the nearest city.
I have worked as an Activity Coordinator for 13 years.
One of my first projects was to get historic pictures of our area, print and laminate them.
Over the years I have collected about 200 historic pictures
All our Residents and visitors love these photos. They discuss the photo's content and it also prompts them to talk about the "old days"
I have learnt many new things about the history of this area from this activity
Susan 17th Jun 2024 Activity Director
Hi Kathleen
Thank you for sharing. This sounds great.
Susan 6th Jul 2022 Activity Director
Wow Kim
Great information and a great idea
I agree that the library is a great resource for you
Kim 6th Jul 2022 Activity Coordinator
I have been doing a local history program now for over a year, We are very fortunate of where we live and the history of our town, Dayton Ohio. I tap into our library which has so much historical documents, pictures and information that is free to explore and research. We have our local historical park that is awesome to visit and offers so much online, too. I am lucky because my dad has also told me a lot of stories and information that I can then look into. We visit some of the places, at another time, to see for ourselves the old and the new or current way things are. The suggestions above are all good. My program is titled: Dayton History: Did You Know? It is one of my favorite activities because I learn more about my hometown and the impact it made on the world. Makes me proud!
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