Revive U.S. history in Philadelphia with kids

More than 30 recruits standing at attention, arms at the ready.

"They may be young, but they are courageous," says Sergeant training them.

Very young – some not even in kindergarten yet, some who do not know their right from their left when the sergeant ordered them to turn.

"Hip, Hip, Huzzah!" the cheers of the crowd that the group was inducted into the Continental Army.

That's right. The Continental Army. Here in the historic heart of Philadelphia on a hot summer day, we traveled back in time the heyday of the American Revolution, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and the production of famous flag Betsy Ross sewed the request of General George Washington – right where it all happened – through 30 terrible costume "History Makers", and 40 first-class storytellers of the nonprofit Historic Philadelphia stationed at 13 "Once Upon a Nation "banks through what is called the place the most historic mile in America, all working hard to make American history more than a bunch of dates for the visitors – regardless of age.

"Who is brave enough to join our fight", "Major David Salisbury Franks" bellows to the crowd growing in the garden of the signatory – as much as we imagine it really is when General Washington was in dire need of more recruits – before they walked a grassy area next to "train" wooden rifles.

Have fun with the story "It does not care history," offered 10-year Caitlan Tsarouhas, visit the Oregon with his grandparents and his cousin, also an enthusiastic rookie.

"A good way for them to remember history," said Gail Brown, who is visiting Georgia, whose son and daughter are among the army recruits, while their younger brother watches. "It's been good memories," she said.

That's the idea, of course. And all for free all summer – which is not the case when visiting some of the stars of the country living history museums like Mystic Seaport in Connecticut, Connor Prairie, Indiana and Williamsburg Virginia.

And this summer, as the nation commemorates the 150th anniversary of the start of the civil war, there are also Civil War-era stories (heard the story of Henry "Box" Brown escaped to freedom in 1849 by his -mailing to Philadelphia in a wooden box), History Makers Civil War era (among them the 19th century civil rights leader Octavius Catto, who was killed the day he cast his first ballot) and special exhibitions, as "Rally 'round the flag" about civilian porters color war and the flags they carried to the house of Betsy Ross.

There is also free programs out of the city, too, in Valley Forge, the site of George Washington's winter encampment brutal, and in the historic district of Philadelphia, where you have the chance to meet and greet History makers of Ben Franklin, Betsy Ross Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson and George and Martha Washington. Meet other luminaries of their time that might not be as well remembered, including John Dunlap, who printed the first broadside of the Declaration of Independence, which was used at its first reading aloud the public, and Rebecca Franks, a Loyalist (one-third were Loyalists from Philadelphia) who later married a British officer and moved to England.

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Stop at the visitor center and pick up a book of Junior Ranger activities for children to use as you tour the sites. You may encounter a settler who can show you how to make a rope or play an instrument of the 18th century. Get a flag of one of the storytellers and add a star to the circle of 13 stars for each site you visit. (Children get a free ice cream when they got the 13 stars on the flag.)

Take time for a short film told from the perspective children if they wanted to remain faithful to rebel against the King of England simply were not sure (third from Philadelphia were undecided). Check Ben Franklin in 3-D over 15 minutes "360 Liberty" show at the historic center of Philadelphia. It opened last fall.

Children will take you to the storyteller storyteller as this exceptional team – the players, teachers and even opera singers – not just telling stories as they perform on stage, even with full lungs songs. We hear how the bald eagle, not Turkey, came to be the national bird, and how some Continental soldiers thought they were going to meet a ghost, only to discover it was a white horse who had somehow wandered in and up the stairs to their barracks. In Elfreth Alley of – the oldest street in America in continuous use – children discover that the first fourth of July celebration was held in Philadelphia in 1777.

Littlest history buffs – or those you wish to become history buffs – can sign for the special "Secret Valley Forge & Spies Tour", where General Washington enlists children to join his spy network to uncover U.S. traitors, learning techniques of the 18th century spy in the process (yes, they did use invisible ink). So, in Philadelphia, joining the colonial quest for children in which children need help to find the Declaration Independence missing a dog from the name of freedom. (There is also a program focused on adults in the evening dinner, with the ability to spy on the founding fathers of Independence Hall.) Additional expenses seems the sentence.

Modern Amusement When you need a break, head to Franklin Square for a burger and shake off the Burger Place, a carousel ride (did you know Philadelphia was the center of the carousel industry?) Or play a round of mini mini-golf amid Philadelphia icons.

Do not try to see everything in one day either – not when Philadelphia hotels offer a new package at $ 198 night hotel for two nights, including parking, which otherwise could cost up to $ 75, and a bear special stuffed.

There's just so much history a child – or adult – can take at one time, after all.

Marching either. Aaron Lawson, 10, said when his enlistment was over, he had his gun timber trade for the hotel pool.

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