Hands on History set to educate, entertain kids

The surroundings will be 21st century commercialism, customers at Holiday Village Mall will be busy shopping, but at center court and elsewhere in the mall, young people will be taking a step back in time.

They may be washing clothes using a 19th century washing tub and wringer. Or perhaps they will be panning for gold — or, rather, fool’s gold. Or they could be making sock puppets.

It will be the annual Hands on History. It is a fundraising effort for the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum and the Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump, and a chance for young people to learn through activities what life was l...