Darke County, OH Educational
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Feb 15 2025SunWatch Family Day: Bone Tools - Dayton
Learn how the villagers at SunWatch used the bones of deer and other animals that they hunted to fashion tools that they could use in many situations. ... more » -
Apr 17 2025SunWatch Family Day: Archaeology - Dayton
Learn the tools and techniques used in archaeology that help us learn about the past while helping us excavate. SunWatch Family Days are open to the ... more » -
May 24 2025SunWatch Family Day: Gardening - Dayton
Did you know that the Fort Ancient were Ohio's first farmers? Learn about their prehistoric gardening techniques. Help us plant our reconstructed Amer ... more » -
Jun 28 2025SunWatch Family Day: House Building - Dayton
Have you ever helped build a prehistoric Fort Ancient house? Here's your chance! Learn how we reconstructed our 800 year old Native American village u ... more » -
Jul 19 2025SunWatch Family Day: Native Prairie - Dayton
Explore the SunWatch prairie and learn about how we are working to restore our prairie to its native state and how important the prairie resources wer ... more » -
Aug 16 2025SunWatch Family Day: Harvest - Dayton
Learn about the crops that Ohio's first farmers grew and how they stored them through a special talk and activity. SunWatch Family Days are open to th ... more » -
Sep 20 2025Artifact Identification Day - Dayton
Pull those shoeboxes full of artifacts out from under the bed or the back of the closet and bring them to SunWatch to see what you have and learn how ... more » -
Sep 27 2025SunWatch Family Day: Astronomy - Dayton
Did you know that the Fort Ancient Indians who lived at SunWatch constructed their village as a giant solar calendar? Learn about ancient and modern a ... more » -
Oct 18 2025SunWatch Family Day: Hunting & Tools - Dayton
Bow & arrows... Atlatls... Could you catch your dinner with these? Learn about American Indian tools & hunting techniques. Special talk and activity. ... more » -
Nov 28 - 29 2025SunWatch Winter Solstice Sleepover - Dayton
Spend the night in our reconstructed American Indian village to celebrate the Winter Solstice. Enjoy an evening tour of the museum and village, make c ... more »