In 2017 Marsha Ingrao, on behalf of the Woodlake Valley Chamber and Woodlake Valley Cultural Museum, applied for a TCHS grant to create a workbook or Junior Museum Docent Guide for students (ages 5-16) to complete while visiting their museum.

The TCHS Board approved $1,500 to go toward the creation of 1,000 guides, and the final result is very impressive. This 28-page workbook is filled with fun activities and covers much of Woodlake’s history. The Yokuts and acorns, Woodlake’s first church, early agriculture, schools, transportation and Woodlake pioneers are a few of the areas covered. Once the student finds the answers by searching through the museum, the completed booklet is taken to a museum docent who corrects it, fills out the Certificate of Completion and awards the student a Junior Docent Badge.

Marsha was the editor of the guide, and she had help from teachers Becky Davis, Kelly Wade, Courtney Hengst, and Kristina Ringo as well as graphic artist Lauri Polly. It is a beautiful, well done workbook and the creators all need to be proud of this very worthwhile project!