Thornton Burgess Museum, Sandwich, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Ages and Grades: 6 (rising grade 2) and 4 (Pre-K)
What I learned was that even in the 1900s-1910s children's stories were not apart from marketing. What I mean was these stories that appeared daily in newspapers were accompanied by a slew of toys advertised and marketed to kids. Who knew? This museum has some of those antique items and advertisements. Somehow I imagined that advertising to kids started in the 1950s or later. I was wrong.
There is a gift shop. If you want to buy books that Burgess wrote, they are here. Of special note is the Society has been reprinting the books that were out of print and they are sold here. They were not available in other places back then, just at the shop or by internet sales directly with the Society.
The pond is lovely. You can bring a picnic lunch or just hang around and enjoy it.
If you do the walking tour (for an extra fee) this is where you meet.
