Girl Scouts
Brownie: Citizen Celebrating Community
About
Take a walking tour to learn about some of the founding citizens and important buildings in Mifflinburg. The walk takes about 30 minutes.
Downloads
There is no free download and use this tour. Click here to download walk.
Pricing
If you wish to have a guide who can answer questions and add to the tour, there is a $20.00 fee.
Junior: Playing in the Past
About
Come visit the Mifflinburg Buggy Museum and explore the chores done by the average housewife in the late 19th / early 20th century.
Pricing
Admission is $1.00 for a 20 minute tour; $5.00 for a hands-on program.
Junior: Ring around the Mulberry Bush
About
The chorus of this children’s song teaches a lot about the chores that a woman did. In the Amish and Mennonite communities, the lyrics still ring true. Using the Heiss House, the group will learn about the chores done each day – washing clothes, baking bread, cleaning the house. The tour takes about 20 minutes in the first floor of the House.
Pricing
Reservations are required. Admission is $1.00 per person.
Junior: Becoming Tootsy
About
Helen Elizabeth Smith Biggs was the daughter of Rev. Samuel Smith and Helen Zeibach Smith. She married the Rev. Joseph O’Neal Biggs. Helen Elizabeth was called Tootsy by her family, while Joseph O’Neal was called Olie. As a Methodist minister, Olie moved from church to church every five to seven years. As his wife, Tootsy would make a home wherever they were assigned. Come to the Museum to try your hand at Tootsy’s chores. Dress up in reproduction clothing, do some laundry, iron some clothes, and try your hand at sewing and other chores.
Pricing
The hands-on activity takes at least one hour and costs $5.00 for each participant (adults are not charged, but also not provided with clothing or materials unless requested). This program is offered during the summer only and reservations are required.
Cadette: Field Day
About
Come visit the Mifflinburg Buggy Museum for some entertainments. This is a hands-on activity. The girls will dress up in reproduction clothing, enjoy a tea party and learn to play the historic card game, Cinch. During the program, the girls will be introduced to Anna Heiss, the buggy maker’s wife. Anna served as a midwife, worked for her husband as a trimmer or seamstress, and played the organ for a church she and William helped to start. During the program we’ll talk about Anna’s life, the Progressive Era and some of the advances made by women during this time.
Pricing
Charge for this program is $5.00 per person, and is offered year round. Reservations are required.
Senior: Traveler
About
This is a scavenger walk. You will receive information at specified locations, that information will allow you to dig deeper into the lives of Mifflinburg’s past citizens. You will need to begin at the Mifflinburg Buggy Museum.
Pricing
There is no charge for this program, however be aware that the scavenger hunt will lead you to businesses within the town, you may not be able to complete the walk during the evening (or in one day).