Guided Tour of the Bicentennial Institute: Program in Brief for Educators and Youth:
Saturday, July 11, AM/PM and Sunday, July 12 AM—Pre-conference tour opportunities with lodging available on campus; participants enrolling in the Bicentennial Institute classes will meet all day Saturday in the CCR-IUS Library; all participants will meet Sunday, 4:30-5:30 in the Hoosier Room-University Center North for Map and Timeline Instructions. All sessions will be held in this room unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, July 12, PM Arrival: Focus on Volunteer Tours for Campus Orientations and Explanations of Map Project
*Registration for IUS Course Credit and other certifications (Robin Fankhauser) (Neil Brewer—Instructor)
*Demonstration Session on Map and Timeline Building
*Buffet and Speaker (Judy O’Bannon) following brief welcomes from Chan. Wallace and Institute Partners (Planners)
as Special Guests
Monday, July 13—Focus on Clarksville and Jeffersonville: Falls of Ohio Fossil Tour and Box Lunch, followed by rotating stations at the George Rogers Clark Cabin and Site.
*Feature Speaker in AM: Focus on Native Americans of Indiana
*Choice of Small Group Sessions (hosts for speakers) Rehearsal for L&C Trials of the Trail by Youth
*Local Drivers leading Car Caravans to Falls Area with Script of significant points to note while driving
*Presentation of L&C Trail by Youth Group (impersonations)
*PM Optional Tours or Planning Time with Consultants—(Clark County Historian) and Dinner OYO (On Your Own)
Tuesday, July 14—Focus on Corydon and Beck’s Mill Iron Pot Cookout
*Briefings on Schedule (Script of significant points to note while enroute)
*Local Drivers leading Car Caravans to Corydon for rotating sites and Youth Day in Brown School
*Rotations in Capitol, Governor’s Home, Constitutional Elm, Cemetery and Brown School/Buffet Lunch
*Summary at Yellow Court House near Frank O’Bannon Monument (Harrison County Historian)
*Optional Tours or Planning with Consultants on Camus
*Travel to Beck’s Mill, Tour and Soup Cookout
*More Optional Planning Time with Consultants (Harrison County Historian)
Wednesday, July 15—Focus on Downtown New Albany
*Local Drivers leading Car Caravans to downtown New Albany with script of significant points to note while driving
*Breakfast at the Old Town Church (Park in the Y Lot)
*Rotations to Culbertson Mansion, Carnegie Museum and Architectural Street Tour starting and ending at the Scribner
House; Lunch OYO; and Follow David’s Red Mustang to Fairview Cemetery
*Optional Tours and/or Planning Time with Consultants (Floyd County Historian) at IUS
*Pizza Party (sponsored by GENI) and Evening of Sharing and Walking Presentations by Youth
Thursday, July 16—Focus on Indiana Authors and State Plans
*Speakers on Indiana Leaders (new Bicentennial Book) assisted by Youth
*Sharing with exhibits of plans
*Exit Brunch and Certificates
Thursday PM and Friday, July 16 and 17—Post-Institute Opportunities (Lodges by arrangement with tourist information available)
All July 12-16 Events are included in the Institute Registration Fee. Guests may register for one- day events for a fee of $25 per day or meal events only for published price.
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