Log Cabin Village - Education and Programs

GROUP PROGRAMS & TOURS

Group tours at Log Cabin Village are a great way to learn all about 19th century frontier Texas history. We have a number of options designed to accommodate groups of various ages, number of participants, and needs. For a printable brochure, please click here.

For resources to enhance your group visit, please click here.

MEET THE PIONEERS

Meet the Pioneers is a great program for all ages. Participants are divided into groups and then travel from cabin to cabin visiting with our historical interpreters dressed in period attire. The interpreters discuss 19th century Texas frontier history, demonstrate various crafts from the time period, and engage visitors in a conversation about the past. Reproduction items that can be touched are available at each tour stop. Demonstrations available vary, but may include weaving, candle-dipping, blacksmithing, and milling.

Please note: Any 4th grade class who tours the Village is eligible to enter our Pioneer Times Innovation Awards contest.

Number of participants:

15 to 80 (or $30 minimum)

Ages:

All ages

Availability:

Tuesday through Friday at either 9:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. (tours are 1 ½ hours long)

Cost:

$3 per participant, one program sponsor free for every 10 participants; additional sponsors are $3 each

Terms of booking:

To book Meet the Pioneers, please call
817-392-5881 at least three weeks before your desired tour date. No reservations will be taken via email. $30 nonrefundable deposit required at least one week prior to your tour.

Tour options:

Tour 1 - Tuesdays and Thursdays

Pickard Cabin

Parker Cabin

Blacksmith Shop

Shaw Cabin

Tompkins Cabin

Tour 2 - Wednesdays and Fridays

Parker Cabin

Howard Cabin

Marine School

Shaw Cabin

Tompkins Cabin

PIONEER SCHOOL

Pioneer School is an adventure that gives your group the chance to experience an 1880s school day. The morning is devoted to learning lessons using slates and a curriculum that we provide (see link below). After your lunch in an adjacent park, your group will return to the Village to complete our Meet the Pioneers Tour 1 program (included in the Pioneer School fee)! Students and teachers are given sample clothing and lunch suggestions in the curriculum.

Please note: although we provide the curriculum, we do not supply the teacher. Please make sure that one of your sponsors is comfortable leading the school day.

Please note: Any 4th grade class who tours the Village is eligible to enter our Pioneer Times Innovation Awards contest.

Number of participants:

15 to 25 (or $75 minimum)

Ages:

K-12th grade

Availability:

Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. (program ends at 2 p.m.)

Cost:

$5 per participant, one program sponsor free for every 10 participants; additional sponsors are $5 each if staying all day, $3 each if coming for the afternoon tour only.

Terms of booking:

To book Pioneer School, please call
817-392-5881 at least three weeks before your desired tour date. No reservations will be taken via email. $30 nonrefundable deposit required at least one week prior to your tour.

WAGONS WEST

Wagons West allows participants to be a nineteenth century Texan! This half-day program of hands-on activities recreates elements of a typical child's day. The children wash clothes using a washboard and lye soap, card wool, complete chores in the Seela hands-on cabin, grind corn by hand, and weave on a child's scale loom. When the school bell rings, they head for the one room schoolhouse to read and recite 1800s style lessons, and cipher on slates. Also includes a craft and snack.

Please note: Any 4th grade class who tours the Village is eligible to enter our Pioneer Times Innovation Awards contest.

Number of participants:

8 to 25

Ages:

K-6th grade

Availability:

Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m. or noon. (program is 3 hours long) Note: Wagons West is available September-November and March-June.

Cost:

$15 per participant, one program sponsor free for every 10 participants; additional sponsors are $3 each.

Terms of booking:

To book Wagons West, please call
817-392-5881 at least three weeks before your desired tour date. No reservations will be taken via email. $30 nonrefundable deposit required at least one week prior to your tour.