Field Trips and Group Tours

School Groups

A hands-on and interactive tour is offered during the Spring and Fall for students from throughout Milwaukee. Topics covered include:

A New World: Werner Trimborn and the Lime Industry
A Do-It-Yourself Life
Digging Up the Past
Guess the Gadget
Jeremiah Curtin: Beyond Milwaukee to the World

The tour can be modified for all grades and groups. The cost for the tour is $6 per student. A $2 historic games add-on is also an option. Reservations are required. An adult chaperone is required for each group of 10 students. Chaperones are free.

Our Trimborn Farm field trip can help you reach the WI State Standards. See here for more information.

For groups wishing to have lunch on-site, there is a $20 set-up and cleaning fee for using the barn.

**Programs offered Tuesdays through Fridays, May through October**

Scouts

Scouting groups of all ages are welcome. The cost for the tour is $6 per scout. Leaders are free. The tour can be tailored to your needs.

Adult Groups

A 45-minute guided walking tour of the site, combined with a tour of the nearby Jeremiah Curtin House, costs $13.00. Seniors/students cost $11.00. Times can be customized for your group. Requires a minimum charge of $100.

To schedule a tour or field trip, email Mary Jo Knapp at mjknapp@milwaukeehistory.net or call at 414-273-8288.