When I Was Young in Worthington: 1800s The Routs

Granby Elementary School sixth grade classes created fictional illustrated books chronicling children's experiences in Worthington during each decade between 1800 and 1990. The book, "When I Was Young in the Mountains" by Cynthia Rylant was used to facilitate discussions of contemporary life experiences of children in Worthington. Students worked in small groups to do historical research about a specific decade, and then wrote their stories. The focus of this book is the decade 1800 to 1809.