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Oldest House Museum Complex Give your students an authentic historical experience! The Oldest House Museum Complex offers an exceptional learning opportunity for students, especially for those studying Florida history or American history. Students receive a thirty-minute interactive tour of the González-Alvarez House, the oldest documented house in St. Augustine and the state of Florida, which in 1970 was designated a National Historic Landmark. Since the house reveals evidence of the First and Second Spanish, British and American occupations of St. Augustine, students get a first-hand sense of those periods and their characteristics, as well as insights into the daily lives of settlers from different ethnic groups on the Florida frontier. Our lessons correlate well with the Sunshine State Standards 1, 4 and 6 in history. (Click HERE to see specific standards.) (PDF File 7k) While visiting the complex, students also tour the Manucy Museum, the only exhibition in St. Augustine that traces the four centuries of the city's history from the first explorations through the modern day. We also have an exhibit that shows how the science of archaeology is used to uncover and interpret evidence of how people lived in the past. Interaction with authentic buildings and artifacts gives students a vivid, sensory experience of Florida's history that cannot be duplicated in the classroom. The Museum Complex is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm. We offer a discounted group admission price of $3.00 per person to students and $4.00 per person for their chaperones. We also have a picnic area available at no charge and free bus parking. To make group reservations, please call (904) 824-2872. We look forward to serving your students. Resources for Teachers This portion of our web site contains materials that you can download to help you prepare your class for a visit. Although this information is intended to help you orient your students before they come to the Oldest House Museum Complex, you may also find some of it helpful for general classroom work about Florida history. Resources available to download (PDF Format): Group-visit Procedures (PDF File 8k) A Brief History of the Oldest House (PDF File 10k) A St. Augustine Time Line: Important Historical Events in the Nation's Oldest City (PDF File 15k) Words to Know about Archaeology (PDF File 9k) Educational Tour Vocabulary List (PDF File 32k) Another Excellent Resource For downloadable primary sources, readings, images, maps and lesson plans about Spanish Colonial Florida, go to www.flahum.org/colonial. Oldest House    •   Museum Store    •   Garden/Site Rentals    •   Exhibits/Programs Teachers' Resources    •    Research Library    •    About The Society   •    Links   •    Home    •    ^ Top The St. Augustine Historical Society • 271 Charlotte Street • St. Augustine, Florida 32084 904-824-2872 • Fax 904-824-2569 • sahsdirector@bellsouth.net a bluemoon website