6-10-2022 12:14am

History Camp for Kids Coming July 11 - 14, 2022

Beth Callahan Editor

LEBANON, OH -- Warren County Historical Society will once again be holding History Camp for Warren Country kids the week of July 11-14. (History Camp is for students entering fourth through eighth grades this fall.)

Titled "U.S. Presidents, First Families and US," this year's campers will explore such things as:

What actually is the job of U S presidents
How a President's powers compare to those of the US Congress and the US Supreme Court
Which US presidents visited Lebanon and Warren County, Ohio, and why they came
Which Warren Countians were once actually considered as potential presidential candidates

Campers will also find out what some of the perks and problems are when it comes to being a member of our nation’s “First Family.” The young history buffs will:

Be “visited” by two former “First Ladies" and a US president
Tour the Golden Lamb to see which presidents stayed there
Take a field trip to the childhood home of President William Howard Taft.

The camp day will begin at 9 a.m. and end at noon except on field trip day, Thursday, July 14, when camp will end around 1:00 p.m.

History Camp is run by WCHS Historian & Education Director John Zimkus and WCHS Assistant Executive Director Jeanne Doan. It was founded the camp in 1992 and is the recipient of the Ohio History Alliance's History Outreach Award.

The cost for camp is $55 for Warren County Historical Society members and $75 for non-members. To register download and complete the registration form.

Mail or deliver the completed form (along with payment if you intend to pay by check) to:
Warren County Historical Society
105 South Broadway
Lebanon, OH 45036

For more information on the camp visit https://www.wchsmuseum.org/historycamp.html