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Satisfies most of the requirements to earn the badge. See site’s website for details. This program allows group sign up.
This program satisfies most of the requirements to earn the badge. Scouts must complete all prework before the start of class. Pre-work and program details available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/scouts. Scouts unable to complete all requirements may receive partial credit from their merit badge counselor.
(5-Adult) Churn butter, crank ice cream, and experience the products of a historic dairy. Come visit and learn more about the importance of dairy farms in Fairfax County’s past. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
(6-Adult) Hike the trail and learn about the history of abandoned sites hidden from most visitor’s view. Follow trails of forested areas and Cain’s Branch waterway to learn about the life of early inhabitants who made Sully their home. This outdoor guided program does involve some walking over uneven terrain and along trails. Program is held weather permitting.
Satisfies most of the requirements to earn the badge. See site’s website for details. This title allows online group registration.
(6-10 yrs.) Explore map making and letter writing in the 1800s. Survey and create maps of the Sully Historic Site; solve codes; and make ink to write letters. Learn to navigate the world with 19th century skills and technology. Once registered, download camp forms from website.
(12-Adult) Learn about the lives and legacy of the people enslaved at Sully Historic Site from the 1700s to the Civil War. This tour includes a walk into the original outbuildings, main house and representative housing for the enslaved. Sully is on the National Register of Historic Places and is part of the National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. The tour is held weather permitting.
(All Ages) Learn about the history and importance of Sully Historic Site. Explore the lives of the people who lived and worked at this site from the 1700s to the 1950s. This guided tour covers the housing of enslaved people, the 1794 Sully house, the kitchen, the laundry and other historic structures. Private tours available upon request. Please contact the site for details.
(8-Adult) Come and tour the historic house and landscape by lantern, torch and safe candlelight. Experience how the kinds of light used reflected on the lives of Sully’s residents enslaved and free.
(6-Adult) Dive into the centuries-old tradition of crafting candles using natural materials and traditional techniques. Illuminate your journey back in time with examples from the resourceful people at Sully. Make your own candles from Crisco and crayons.
(6-Adult) Explore Sully's heirloom garden and learn how early Americans used herbs in cooking, medicine and housekeeping.
(6-Adult) Discover the traditional methods of preserving food before refrigerators were available. Try your hand at pickling and take home some tasty skills.
(6-Adult) Explore the world of textiles before department stores. Enjoy a make-your-own experience with working with wool and try your hand at basic weaving to make useful items. Sully’s historic collections illuminate the crafting techniques of the past that we are disconnected from today.
(6-Adult) Discover more about the turbulent history and importance of Sully and Fairfax County during the Civil War. Tour the historic site and learn about the different figures who experienced the war at Sully. Hear about Maria Barlow, who encountered and dealt with troops on both sides. Gain a better understanding of the effects the war had on Fairfax County and why it matters today.
(5-Adult) Discover the 1794 home built for Richard Bland Lee, Northern Virginia's first Congressman. Hear stories of his family and friends, political career and the lives of the people enslaved at Sully.
