5th grade students from Gateway North Elementary stopped by the Museum during their field trip to explore downtown St. Johns. Of course everyone wanted to be photographed in jail in the 1956 Centennial Bastille.
Student from Mrs. Rowland’s and Mrs. Newman’s class visited the Paine-Gillam-Scott Museum Complex on October 5th. The students were on a field trip to explore downtown St. Johns. At the Museum, students were split into small groups and each group took turns touring the Paine-Gillam-Scott House, General Store, Carriage House and the grounds of the complex.
Diane Carlson, Director of the Paine-Gillam-Scott Museum gave a brief history of the early settlers that came from New York to build homes and start businesses in the area.
Highlights of the house tour included a Compau family picture, an 1819 Sampler, pictures made from human hair, iridescent glass dishes with uranium, household tools and the Election Exhibit, as well as the Merchants and Missionaries Exhibits. The Docent for the General Store explained how a person in the 1800’s and early 1900’s purchased staples. A special tour of the dentist office in the back of the General Store was given by Dr. Burkhart, DDS, who focused on how dentistry was performed many years ago.
The Carriage House features modes of transportation, including a horse drawn carriage, a cutter for travel over ice and snow, and many items manufactured in Clinton County, including tools and heavy equipment.
One of the most popular features at the Paine-Gillam-Scott Museum is a Bastille located on the grounds of the complex. The students have fun being locked in the Bastille and of course; they all request a picture of themselves “in Jail”.
The Museum is open Wednesday 2-7 pm and Sunday 1-4 pm. To schedule a group tour or for further information, please contact the Museum.
