Explore Legacy Museum on Main and Troup County Archives in person with your students.

Each inquiry-driven field trip is led by one of our highly trained educators who will ignite curiosity and engage students in critical conversations about our nation’s past through the lens of their local community. To learn more and book, please Contact Us today!

Permanent Collection History Programs
Available year-round to enrich and expand your classroom studies.

  • Women & the American Story (grades 4-12)
    Learn about the diverse women who shaped over 400 years of our local history.

  • Beyond the Proclamation Line (grades 2-12)
    Discover what life was like in this area before European settlers arrived and it was still called “Indian Territory.”

  • Life in Early Troup County (grades 2-12)
    Learn what it was like to be a pioneer as settlers expanded westward toward Manifest Destiny.

  • Slavery in West Georgia (grades 2-12)
    Uncover the central roles enslaved people played in the development of West Georgia.

  • Troup County and the Civil War (grades 4-12)
     Students learn how to use to use primary and secondary sources to understand how local citizens shaped and were impacted by the Civil War.

  • Industrialization (grades 4-12)
    Troup County was dramatically changed by the introduction of industry. Consider how life was transformed— for better or worse—by the innovations of the Industrial Age.

  • World War I (grades 4-12)
     By the end of the Great War, Georgia had sent more than 100,000 men and women to the war effort. Learn who went to help, what they did, and what those left at home contributed.

  • The Great Depression (grades 4-12)
     The Great Depression was felt worldwide. Study the effects of the downturn on both rural and urban citizens and local contributions to the New Deal.

  • World War II (grades 4-12)
    Seemingly everyone had a role to play in the war effort, not just the young men. Learn how local college ladies, factory workers, farmers, and local school children all contributed to the fight.

  • Civil Rights (grades 4-12)
    Every voice, even those of school children in Troup County, lifted to enact change. Learn how Troup County changed during the Civil Rights Era.

  • Then and Now (grades preK- 5)
    Discover how the land that is known as Troup County has changed over time and the infrastructure developed to keep it running.

Skills Building Programs
Give your students the skills they need to analyze the world around them.

  • A Day at the Museum (grades PreK-2)
    Tour the museum and archives to learn what museums and archives are, why they exist, and how staff keep them running.

  • Picturing the Past (all grades)
    Practice analyzing historical images for clues about the past.

  • Objects Tell Stories (all grades)
     Learn to make inferences about life and people long ago from the artifacts they left behind.

  • History Detectives (grades K-5)
    Learn how historians use the skills of a detective to uncover the past.