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Summer Pioneer Camp 2013

tour groups For more information please contact Kate Campbell at (865) 494-7680 or Click Here to email her.

Summer Pioneer Camp 2013
will be held
June 17 ~ 21, 9am to 3pm

Download The Pioneer Summer
Day Camp Application here



Step back in time and experience life as a true Appalachian Pioneer. Take part in this weeklong hands-on history camp with an array of pioneer activities. Attend school in the one room, early 1800s, Big Tater Valley School House, learn the art of leather-working, help cultivate and harvest the garden and care for the animals. There will be old fashioned games, quilting and weaving in the Mark Twain Cabin and Peters Homestead, storytelling, open hearth cooking, and an introduction to Southern Appalachian music.

Basic Summer Camp 2013 Information:

  • Weeklong camp runs June 17-21, from 9am ~ 3pm

  • For kids 8-10 years old, 20 spots available

  • Drop off and pick up times. Morning Drop Off: 9 ~ 9:15am. Afternoon Pick Up: 3pm.

    Please remember to pick up your child(ren) promptly. We start and end each day on the lawn in front of the Hall of Fame Lawn, located to the right of the Main Entrance Building.

  • Museum Members receive discounted pricing! Click here to sign up for or renew your membership - Membership sign ups and renewals must be received by June 16 in order to receive discounted pricing

Please complete and sign the registration form and drop it off, email, mail or fax it to the Museum of Appalachia. This information will allow our staff the opportunity to become familiar with any needs your child may have. If you have two or more children attending, please fill out a form for each child.

Phone:  865-494-7680
FAX:    865-494-8957
Mailing address:P.O. Box 1189, Norris, TN 37828

The Museum is located at 2819 Andersonville Hwy, Clinton TN 37716


Applications will be accepted in the order in which they are received. Once an application has been reviewed and processed, a letter and additional forms will be sent confirming the camper's enrollment.

We're looking forward to a wonderful summer. Please give us a call with any questions.






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