Amana Heritage Education Outreach

School Outreach Program
Traveling Trunk An assortment of facts and fun for the classroom. Use the Traveling Trunk in addition to an Amana field trip or to supplement your own Iowa history curriculum. Available for two-week loan. Download samples: Printable Activities PDF Word Match » German Alphabet » Alphabet Practice Sheet » Sample from Audio narrative CD with environmental sounds: 124 KB - MP3 Clip (horses) »	Trunk includes: Teacher's orientation guide, student activities, our award winning video (DVD or VHS), Audio CD narrative with environmental sounds, a selection of Amana informational books, and other resources. Additional book titles available to purchase. Cost: $30 plus shipping two-week loan Traveling Trunk Order Form » PDF
To order the Traveling Trunk contact: Amana Heritage Society PO Box 81, Amana, IA 52203 (319) 622-3567 amherit@juno.com
Site Tours Amana Heritage Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Amana’s historical and cultural heritage. Our museum sites offer your group the chance to learn about the Colonies and Iowa. Each of our sites has a story to tell and provides a unique learning experience. For information on our different heritage sites please visit: our museums page. Some of the field trips that we offer are: General Tour Choose between any of our five sites or a combination of them. A museum guide informs students on the specific history of the site and how it relates to the history of the community. Grades: K-12 Cost: Single site $1.00 per student Any combination of sites $1.50 per student Would you join a communal society? Have your students become a historic person from Amana, with a specific role in the community. On this field trip students will visit all historic sites and learn about their specific roles in the community, all while personally connecting to history. Grades:4 and up Cost: $3.00 per student History Detective Your students will become history detectives with the help of specially developed field guides for each heritage site. Use as fieldtrip worksheets or as a supplement to your own. Grades: 4 and up Walking Tours Includes a 45 minute guided tour of your choice of one of the Amana Colonies’ seven villages. Groups will learn about the layout of the village and important buildings, along with interesting historical facts and stories. Cost: $3.00 per student On all tours adult chaperones are at the student price and teachers and bus drivers receive complimentary admission.

The Amana Heritage Society was established in 1968 as a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Amana's historical and cultural heritage for the community and its descendants. Today, the Heritage Society manages five historic museum sites located in four of the seven Amana villages and the High Amana General Store. Our mission statement is the guiding force behind all aspects of the Amana Heritage Society's activities and programs.

Mission Statement
Recognizing that the Amana story is significant, and guided by the inspired directive of Christian Metz to "let your heritage not be lost, but bequeath it as a memory, treasure and blessing." the Amana Heritage Society collects, preserves and interprets the heritage of the Amana community from its True Inspirationist beginnings to the present day. We strive to be the historian of our community, expanding our collections of artifacts, library and archival materials - and ideas - and making them available to the general public and scholars.

The Amana Heritage Society programs and exhibits are
supported in part by a Cultural Enrichment Grant from the
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
Amana Heritage Society
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