Thursday June 6th, two groups of kids (for a total of 57!) came to the museum to see some of the artifacts of the history of the Tillamook Passage they've recently studied. The first group were fourth graders from Neskowin and they were joined by two wonderful United States Coast Guard volunteers, Brandon and Amber who provided a tour of the Coast Guard facility then took them to lunch:
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| They looked at all the intricate models... |
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| They tried on the period clothing... |
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| And scrutinized the cutaway ship for all the details of life at sea... |
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| Then they tried on more 18th century clothing. An hour after the Neskowin kids arrived, the middle school gang from Oregon City arrived. 
The ship cut away was a big draw for the older kids.
As were the period hats and clothes.
The puzzle of the wooden bucket engaged this bunch too!
And if there's a bell, ya gotta ring it, right?
Some enjoyed the period clothes more than others.
But that ship cut away was a HUGE draw.
Many were fascinated by the firearms collection of the museum's founder Charles Parkin.
Oh what to do? Cannon, bucket, cannon, bucket!
Our wonderful museum director Anna, greeted the kids in period costume, and was only moderately affected by the noise level of all that energy!
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