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Tween Tuesday: Thanksgiving Through Time
2026-11-17 15:30:00 2026-11-17 17:00:00 America/New_York Tween Tuesday: Thanksgiving Through Time Travel through time to discover how Thanksgiving traditions have changed! Tweens will explore food, celebrations, and history through interactive games and challenges. Fortson Public Library -

Tuesday, November 17
3:30pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-11-17 15:30:00 2026-11-17 17:00:00 America/New_York Tween Tuesday: Thanksgiving Through Time Travel through time to discover how Thanksgiving traditions have changed! Tweens will explore food, celebrations, and history through interactive games and challenges. Fortson Public Library -

Travel through time to discover how Thanksgiving traditions have changed! Tweens will explore food, celebrations, and history through interactive games and challenges.

Take a trip through Thanksgiving history! In this interactive Tween Tuesday program, participants will explore how Thanksgiving meals, traditions, and celebrations have changed over time. Tweens will travel through different eras with trivia, matching activities, historical challenges, and a Thanksgiving timeline activity. Along the way, they'll compare past and present traditions, discover the origins of familiar foods and customs, and learn that the history of Thanksgiving is more complex than the traditional story often told.

AGE GROUP: | Tweens |

EVENT TYPE: | Social | Games | Education |

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tangela.osborne@henrylibraries.org
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Tangela Osborne
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