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CIVIL WAR TRAVELING TRUNK


This Trunk and accompanying lesson materials provide a standards-based, cross-curricular exploration of Civil War-era life for a middle-class family living in Marietta, Georgia. Students analyze primary documents and artifacts to interpret facts about three members of the Root family. Participants are further challenged to make inferences based upon their learnings in order to write fictional letters in response to actual letters exchanged among Root family members. Researched by Cobb Landmarks & Historical Society and created by the William Root House Museum & Garden, the trunk contains reproductions of actual letters and objects relevant to each family member.  SS4H5, ELAGSE4R11, ELAGSE4W7, SS8H5, ELACC8RL2

Trunk rental is $50 for a one-week rental. Trunk must be picked up from and returned to the William Root House Museum (Map/Directions).
Please complete the form below to request a trunk.

Travel  Trunk  Request  Form

    Note:
    This form is to request a Travel Trunk. Trunks are not scheduled until you receive an email or phone confirmation from museum staff.

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William Root House
80 N Marietta Parkway NW
​Marietta, GA 30060 - Map It!
770.426.4982
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