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Builders, Traders & Trailblazers
April 23 & 24 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
History isn’t meant to sit still.
During Spring Homeschool Days, homeschool students explore a real 1830s canal town, walking the same streets where merchants traded, children studied in a one-room school, and canal boats carried goods across Ohio.
Through interactive challenges and hands-on exploration, students experience how canal-era communities solved problems, built businesses, and worked together.
The Trailblazer Trail
Move. Solve. Discover. Earn a Trailblazer Badge.
Students follow historically grounded clues through authentic buildings across the village.
Inside each space, costumed educators share stories and historical details about daily life in a thriving canal-era community and answer questions as students explore.
Along the way, students collect Trailblazer Cards, short inspirational learning moments rooted in canal-era values like perseverance, ingenuity, cooperation, and leadership.
The full Trailblazer experience takes approximately 90 minutes and may be completed at your own pace throughout the day.
Students who complete the Trail earn a Trailblazer Badge.
Add to Your Day
The Trailblazer Trail is the heart of the visit — but there’s more to do if you want a full day in the village. Each add-on is priced separately and available without advance reservation.
Add a Hands-On Craft Experience
$15 per student
Students choose from traditional 19th-century activities:
- Tin Punching — create a decorative pattern the way 1830s craftsmen lit their homes
- Weaving — work a loom and feel how every yard of cloth in the village was made by hand
- Candle Dipping — dip your own taper candle in the traditional method and take it home
These activities reflect the practical skills that supported canal-era commerce and community.
Optional Add-On | Canal Boat Ride
$10 per person
Step aboard the canal boat and experience the waterway that once connected Roscoe to markets across Ohio. Space is limited. Reservations encouraged.
Families may also explore the nearby Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum to extend the learning day.
Plan Your Visit
Homeschool families begin at the Visitor Center, where students receive their Trailblazer materials and village map before heading into the town.
Free parking is available near the Visitor Center, and restrooms are located on-site.
Bring a picnic and enjoy outdoor seating areas, or visit one of the local restaurants within Historic Roscoe Village to make a full day of your visit.
Pricing
- Tour and Trailblazer Trail | $8 per person* (under 6 is FREE)
- Craft Experience | $15 per person*
- Canal Boat Ride | $10 per person* (under 6 is FREE)
- Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum | $5 per person*
* Adults need to purchase a tour ticket to participate.
Includes Tour, Trailblazer Trail, Craft Experience, and Canal Boat Ride.
Questions? Contact Stacie at ssttein@roscoevillage.com.
*A small per-ticket booking fee is added at check-out to help cover ticketing costs.
Plan Your Spring Homeschool Day
Spots are limited. Reserve your visit today.
*A small per-ticket booking fee is added at check-out to help cover ticketing costs.