Camp peeks back to 19th century

Published: Sunday, March 29 2009 12:00 a.m. MDT

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MormonTimes.com: Firing a musket and playing 19th-century games are a few of the things girls can learn at the Ladies of Camp Floyd Day Camp.

FAIRFIELD — Firing a musket and playing 19th-century games are a few

of the things girls can learn at the Ladies of Camp Floyd Day Camp,

which is designed to teach participants ages 8 to 11 some of the

everyday activities faced by women of the 19th century.Participants

will also wear period dress, meet costumed interpreters, construct a

rag doll and learn a period dance.

The camp is at Camp Floyd Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum in

Fairfield — in Cedar Valley west of Lehi — and is designed to complete

the requirements for the Girl Scouts folk arts badge and is also

appropriate for an LDS girls activity day event.The event is limited to

24 participants (including adults) and will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Reservations and $15 camp fee are required.

Camp dates for the 2009-10 season are April 4, Nov. 14, Dec. 5 and Jan. 16.For information, call 801-768-8932.

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