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All Aboard for History Camp: Students learn of days gone by

TOM LAVENTURE

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HURLEY - Area youth started a six-week exploration of area historic sites on Wednesday with the purpose of learning more about what everyday life was like generations before them.

The All Aboard for History Camp is a collaboration among area historic sites for students who have just finished the fourth- and fifth-grade, said Kristin Kolesar, board treasurer of the Iron County Museum and a fifth-grade teacher in Hurley. The camp visits sites through August where kids have the opportunity for hands-on activities, she said.

"This is the first time we...