Digging for Good Youth Program at Pratt House

Can you help us find buried pieces of history at a house older than our nation!? Essex Historical Society and Essex Library Association invite children and young adults ages 8-18, with their guardians, to join the Digging for Good team from Haddam, CT to metal detect and ‘dig’ on Pratt House’s historic grounds. As part of our America 250 year celebrations, we hope to engage children in history by digging in the dirt and enjoying the thrill of the hunt for historic objects. 

Digging for Good will bring a number of metal detecting tools and lead the search to find objects buried in Pratt’s two-acre property, which was once part of a 12 acre farm dating from 1701. Anything found will be donated to Essex Historical Society, and may later be placed on exhibit.  Digging for Good may take photos and videos of interesting finds for their You Tube channel.

This program is a partnership between EHS, Digging for Good, and Essex Library Association. Please REGISTER for this event through Essex Library so that we may contact participants in the case of inclement weather. Please dress for the outdoors and wear sturdy shoes and sunscreen, as needed.

Pratt House is located at 19 West Avenue in Essex, CT. All necessary equipment will be provided.