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“History Hitting the Road” arrived at the Wood Festival on Friday. The program is designed to introduce the public to 19th Century heritage arts and trades.

Program specialist Dean Hardman said, “We want to get young people interested in history by hands-on activities.”

It seemed that the goal was met as children of all ages lined up to see the demonstrations and activities.

Besides the display of an actual 1890s farm wagon, activities included hand dipped candles, corn grinding, and paper marbling.

The exhibit travels throughout West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio, serving as an outreach program for the WVU Extension Service. It reaches over 35,000 participants a year.

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