Photo courtesy of the Warren County Historical Society Sixth grade students at St. Joseph Catholic School got a hands-on local history lesson recently in conjunction with the Warren County Historical Society. From left, Owen Williams, Joey Fanelli, Ava Wymer, and Ashlynn Zimmerman are seen learning about Warren County transportation by water, land, and air in the 1800s and 1900s.

Preserving the history of our area is a worthwhile endeavor.

That preservation takes on a whole different meaning when it’s shared with the community.

For the Warren County Historical Society, that includes getting artifacts into the hands of county students.

“The Warren County Historical Society Education Committee is diligently working to share educational resources with Warren County teachers, home-school parents, and the community,” Managing Director Michelle Gray said.

She explained that the Society held a “Teachers Meet & Greet” back in March to not only provide some local history lessons but also feature “educational trunks” on areas like immigration, lumber, people and places, the Seneca Nation, industry and transportation that are available to county teachers.

The Society’s education committee has another major initiative in the works in that area – Warren County History Camp.

Registration is currently open — and scholarships are available — for the camp which will run from July 17 to July 21 for students in fourth through eighth grades.

The camp includes quite the list of county and regional historic sites – the Wetmore House, Warren County Courthouse, Struthers Library Theatre, City of Warren Police and Fire Departments, Eldred World War II Museum, Oakland Cemetery, Kinzua Bridge State Park, Drake Well Museum, the Wilder Museum of Warren County History, the Little Stone Church in Irvine and the Irvine-Newbold Estate property.

“Campers will also learn more about local Civil War history and take a ride on the Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad train,” Gray said. “It’s a great way to learn more about local history while having fun.”