Tecumseh Fifth-Graders Visit History Museum

Jan Parker, a volunteer at the Tecumseh Historical Society Museum, tells fifth-graders from Cross Timbers Elementary about the sad iron during the annual tours on May 2. She also spoke about quilts, spinning wheels, aprons and other household items from the past. About seven classes visited the museum at 114 S. Broadway in Tecumseh. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Tecumseh Historical Society Museum volunteer Ruth Beasley shows a picture of Louisa Stanley to fifth-grader Sophia Purcell during the annual tours on May 2. Stanley is the grandmother of another volunteer, Arthenia Haney, and her hat and gloves are also on display. Beasley was wearing her father-in-law's hat and a vest made from her father's ties. About seven classes visited the museum at 114 S. Broadway in Tecumseh. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Mike Harrell, a volunteer at the Tecumseh Historical Society Museum, talks with fifth-grader Kaden Cook about a case filled with old typewriters, directories and pictures during the annual tours on May 2. About seven classes visited the museum at 114 S. Broadway in Tecumseh. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Fifth-graders from Cross Timbers Elementary learn about Tecumseh school history at the Tecumseh Historical Society Museum on May 2. About seven classes visited the museum at 114 S. Broadway in Tecumseh. Photo provided by Cody Swinson.

Tecumseh Historical Society Museum Tours

Fifth-graders Elijah Sumo and Koby McInturff look through records from the Pottawatomie County Jail.

Tecumseh Historical Society Museum Tours

Volunteer Jan Parker shows students in Brianna Trice's class a picture of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp, at the current Slick Humphrey Park, which includes her father.

Tecumseh Historical Society Museum Tours

Randy Swinson, a volunteer at the Tecumseh Historical Society Museum, tells students in Colby Waller's class about the evolution of the telephone.

Tecumseh Historical Society Museum - Photo provided.