Meet Mr. Lincoln
Your students will actually be able to Meet Mr. Lincoln during this very unique and touching program. The president has invited a special group of students (i.e., your students!) to visit with him at White House on a Good Friday, 1865. The visit is brief one, only 45 minutes or so, because the President and his wife are soon to leave for an evening at Ford’s Theatre.

Mark Twain Today
Students will be mesmerized as our re-creator transforms into Mark Twain right before their eyes. What follows is a rollicking journey through this most famous American author’s life, chock full of tips about the writing process, Twain’s life story, readings from his most famous works, audience participation, jokes, humorous sayings, classic stories, wit and wisdom. Many visual aids and props from the 1800s greatly enhance this memorable presentation.

Inventing Thomas Edison
This is your students’ opportunity to interact with Thomas Edison. This exciting program begins with our performer, Tom Swenson, setting the stage, both figuratively and actually but using props and visual aids to quickly place the students at the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries, a crossroads of American history. He then quickly dons his costume and makeup and transforms himself into Thomas Edison right before the students’ eyes!

                       Characters with Character!
All three characters above - Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison and Mark Twain come appear in this fast paced exciting program about how character makes a difference in the world, but more importantly, in the daily lives of each of us. Mr. Swenson enters as Mark Twain and then transforms into the other two personages alternately BEING the these famous Americans, and talking about them. Your children will be awed by the transformations as they "take in" what it takes to be a person of character.

Hands-On History
We bring the museum to your school, and you bring your classes through for a terrific hands-on experience. Displays include: Entertainment, Clothing, Icons of the 1800s- Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain, Being Black, School Days and more. The period covered is 1860 to 1910. Combine this program with one of our historical characters programs!