Ranger-Led Field Trips at Andersonville National Historic Site

Park ranger giving a group of students a tour while leading them to Shelter Corner.

ANDE / Grace Surber

• The park offers ranger-led programs for school groups.

• Ranger-led programs are 50 minutes in length.

• Each program can accommodate up to 55 students per time slot.

Program Options:

• Relics of Civilization
  • Designed for elementary age students and mixed-grade homeschool groups
  • Can also be offered to distance-learning groups
• Honoring Hereos
  • Designed for elementary age students and mixed-grade homeschool groups
  • Can also be offered to distance-learning groups
• Roll of Honor
  • Designed for 6th–8th grade students and mixed-grade homeschool groups
  • Can also be offered to distance-learning groups
• Profiles
  • Designed for 9th–12th grade students
  • Can also be offered to distance-learning groups
• Stories in Stone
  • Designed for middle and high school students.
  • Can also be offered to distance-learning groups

 

Stories in Stone

Geared toward middle school and high school students, this program invites participants to make meaningful connections with soldiers from the past. Following a brief Ranger talk, each student receives a prisoner profile card that includes a grave number and a cemetery map. Using the map, students navigate the grounds to locate the soldier’s grave, where they can read the individual’s story and view his photograph.
As students move through the cemetery, headstones become more than markers — they become people. By connecting a name, face, and personal history to a specific place, participants gain a deeper understanding of the prisoner of war experience and the purpose of national cemeteries as places of memory and honor.

Location: Andersonville National Cemetery
Recommended for: Middle and High School Students
Program Length: Approximately 45–60 minutes