Join us for a trip into the past! This specialized program, appropriate for grades 3rd and above, introduces your students to the historic trails such as the Lewis and Clark Trail, Santa Fe Trail, and Native American hunting and trade routes. Focusing on historic travel, students will experience for themselves the tasks and skills needed for those traveling in the early 19th Century. Surveying, map making, and journaling were just a few of the skills needed for these expeditions.

Experience Missouri’s early 1800s frontier with a curriculum-based field trip to Fort Osage National Historic Landmark! Students will understand the lives of the fort’s diverse residents including soldiers, women, children, and Native Americans. Fort Osage programs include time in the Education Center, a 4,000 square foot museum that offers video, audio, and interactive experiences, exhibitions and a gift shop. Exhibition subjects include geology, Native Peoples, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, military history, the Missouri River and its habitat. Programs are available Wednesday through Friday. Large groups may be divided to accommodate groups in the facilities. Lunch space is available on site and at nearby Hayes Park.

Designed for 3rd grade and above, Hands-On History offers a look into daily life at Fort Osage and places historic tasks into the hands of your students. Beginning with a flag-raising (if arriving before 10:00 a.m.), designated stops with our staff, provide hands-on activities for students to experience different aspects of life for a soldier, civilian, and Native American. This program includes a musket firing demonstration.

Experience Missouri’s early 1800s frontier with a curriculum-based field trip to Fort Osage National Historic Landmark! Students will understand the lives of the fort’s diverse residents including soldiers, women, children, and Native Americans. Fort Osage programs include time in the Education Center, a 4,000 square foot museum that offers video, audio, and interactive experiences, exhibitions and a gift shop. Exhibition subjects include geology, Native Peoples, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, military history, the Missouri River and its habitat. Programs are available Wednesday through Friday. Large groups may be divided to accommodate groups in the facilities. Lunch space is available on site and at nearby Hayes Park.

Our self-guided tour for all grade levels allows you to explore the Education Center and Fort Osage at your own pace. A free activity brochure guides students, giving them an opportunity to actively engage with our authentically attired interpreters. No specialized activities are offered with this program.

Experience Missouri’s early 1800s frontier with a curriculum-based field trip to Fort Osage National Historic Landmark! Students will understand the lives of the fort’s diverse residents including soldiers, women, children, and Native Americans. Fort Osage programs include time in the Education Center, a 4,000 square foot museum that offers video, audio, and interactive experiences, exhibitions and a gift shop. Exhibition subjects include geology, Native Peoples, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, military history, the Missouri River and its habitat. Programs are available Wednesday through Friday. Large groups may be divided to accommodate groups in the facilities. Lunch space is available on site and at nearby Hayes Park.

Designed for elementary and middle school students, this field trip begins with a visit to the Education
Center. Then at the Fort, a brief orientation precedes the self-guided tour of this registered National Historic Site. The final 20 minutes incorporate an informal educational session with one or two interpreters. This program is available Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Your class will tour both the Education Center and Fort Osage. Large groups may be divided to
rotate through the facilities. Interpreters, dressed in period attire, are in the Fort to answer your questions. No specialized activities are offered with this component.

Your teachers and students will be divided into
smaller groups that rotate through several stations. Some of the stations could include visits
with some of the residents such as the blacksmith, the merchant, the woodworker, the tavern keeper, and the ox drover. You might also take a tour of the herb garden. This program is available Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.

This program is designed for elementary and middle school students. The students will take part in a 30-minute presentation and a self-guided tour. The presentation might be on the lifestyles of the 1850s or a visit to a schoolteacher, ox drover or blacksmith. This program is available Wednesday, Thursday or Friday

Your class will tour the open and gated buildings. Interpreters, dressed in period attire, are in the village to
answer your questions. An activity sheet is provided
with your confirmation