Today we had the opportunity to spend the day at the Franklin Institute A museum dedicated to one of Franklin’s fvorite endeavors science and sientific discovery. The history books of today do not spend the time they should on this amazing man. Sure you get the sound-bites that include discovery electricty, signing the Declaration of Independance and being around for the the creation of the Constittuion. There is so much more that this amazing man did and unles you have a class like this or grew up in the Philadelphia region you just don’t hear about all the othergreat things this man invented, created and did for his country, his colony/state and the city of Philadelphia. By far the highlight of the day was having the chance to actually touch some of the artifacts that were items that were actually owned by Franklin himself. Wow what an honor and it was very kind of the Instittute to give us a chance to have such an hands on experience. One thing I have noticed with Museuems in General but especially these past two summers on the Est Coast is how hands on they have become even for the students, they are actually getting it, that students need to not just read about history in text books but actually toouch it and feel it. I don’t have a very large colection myself but I do have some things I have picked up over the years from grandparents and garage sales that have some historical signifigance in Southern Colorado, I haealso over these past two trips tried to by some of the r-productions that have been in the gift stores, although they are not real just looking real is enough. Hope you enjoy the pictures below thanks.
