Program Description (1.5) – Students explore the mansion and other buildings to learn how technology changed over time for the people who lived there. Students will look for clues and learn about the technology added to Oatlands by both the Carter and Eustis families. They will explore the mansion and be asked to think about where bathrooms are located, how the rooms were heated and how the mansion was lit at night. Students get to use their imagination to go back in time to see the inner workings of Oatlands past and present. After the tour, students create a technology timeline to take home or participate in an instructor lead group timeline lesson.
