Animas Museum
Junior Curator Worksheets
Ages 12-15
Classroom
1. When was this school built and what was it called?
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2. What was the original Bayfield School called and when was it built?
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3. There are four portraits of United States Presidents in the Classroom. Can you name
them?
a. _________________________________ b. ________________________________
c. _________________________________ d.________________________________
4. Using the La Plata County map, name the school located within the boundaries of the Montezuma National
Forest.
Native American Gallery
1. Who was Buckskin Charlie?
2. What was a Basketmaker’s dart thrower called?
3. Name three things yucca was used for. a.
b. c.
4. Why were babies put in a cradleboard?
Main Gallery
1. What was used to haul supplies to most mines?
2. What was Durango’s first school named?
3. Name two materials bail buckets were made out of.
4. What sport turned western clothing into a fashionable clothing style?
Downstairs Exhibits
1. Who wanted to build a railroad from Denver to Mexico?
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2. Why was a “wye” built between Elk Park and Silverton?
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3. Explain the original purpose of Fort Lewis. ____________________________________________________
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4. The first baseball game played in Durango was in what year? ______________________________________
5. What did Bill Thompson confiscate on the night of January 8, 1906?
Bonus
Find the end case with the conductor’s uniform and ticket punch. What recent movie and children’s book does
this remind you of?
Joy Cabin
1. When was this cabin built? _____________________________________________
2. Where was it originally located and how many times has it been moved?
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3. What kinds of outbuildings or sheds would a homesteading family need?
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4. Identify two things in the cabin that we no longer use today. What were these things used for?
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b. ________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Why is it important to preserve buildings like this one?
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