Museum Name: Log Cabin Village
Schedule: T-F, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., S-S, 1 to 5 p.m., closed on Mondays
Established: 1965 (opened to the public in 1966)
Address: 2100 Log Cabin Village Lane, Fort Worth, TX 76109
Phone Number: 817-392-5881
Fax Number: 817-392-7610
Director: Kelli Pickard
Website: http://www.logcabinvillage.org/
Ages: All
Cost: $3.00 for ages 4-17 and seniors 65+, $3.50 for ages 18+, no charge for ages 3 and under

Log Cabin Village is a living history museum in Fort Worth, TX, devoted to the preservation of Texas heritage. Each of the 1800s structures, furnished with authentic artifacts, provides a vivid look at life in the nineteenth century frontier. The exhibits include a water-powered gristmill, a one-room schoolhouse, a blacksmith shop, an herb garden, and several log home settings. Historical interpreters depict the lifestyle of Texans in the mid to late 1800s.

Log Cabin Village aspires to build connections to 19th century Texas by providing educational opportunities and sensory experiences that are engaging, accurate, and as authentic as possible. Throughout the Village, the interpreters bring history to life. A skilled spinner twists natural wool into thread for knitting and weaving. At the gristmill, the miller grinds shelled corn into meal as the water wheel creaks and moans. Candles on the cooling rack and cauldrons of wax lead to visions of living by candle light. The echo of the blacksmith hammering hot metal as he shapes nails may be heard on some mornings. Visitors may sit on the hard wooden benches in the one-room school house and imagine doing sums on slates with the dim light of lanterns. It is these sensory experiences, along with the beautiful natural surroundings, that make Log Cabin Village a memorable and unique place to learn about our past.

Class Trip Programs:
Meet the Pioneers--Participants are divided into groups of approximately 15 or less with at least one sponsor/teacher per group. Each group tours authentic 19th century structures. Inside, Villagers dressed in period costume discuss cabin history, 1800s furnishings, frontier life and demonstrate crafts. Visitors can see a working gristmill, candlemaker, spinner, weaver, and blacksmith. Demonstrations available may vary. Advance registration and program deposit are required.

Pioneer School--Students and classroom teacher arrive at the Village dressed pioneer-style (optional) with lunch in a tin pail to hold a full day of school in the 1880s one room schoolhouse. The classroom teacher conducts school with the help of the Pioneer School Teacher's Guide, a booklet of 1880s lessons for reading, reciting and "ciphering," costume ideas, lunch suggestions and games for recess. The day ends with a chance to "Meet the Pioneers." Advance registration and program deposit are required.

Wagons West--Be a 19th century Texan for a day! Wagons West is a program of hands-on activities recreating elements of a typical school-age child's day. The children wash clothes using a washboard and lye soap, card wool, grind corn by hand and weave on a child's scale loom. When the school bell rings, they head for the one room schoolhouse to cipher on slates. Program also includes a craft and snack.

Class Trip Pricing
Meet the Pioneers--$2 per student, 1 adult for every 10 kids is free (additional adults are $2 each)

Pioneer School--$5 per student, 1 adult for every 10 kids is free (additional adults are $5 for the whole day, $2 for the tour only)

Wagons West--$15 per student, 1 adult for every 10 kids is free (additional adults are $2 each)