April 18th, 2013
(Jackson, TN) Casey
Jones Home & Railroad Museum officials have announced a new free
community outreach program for the Jackson/Madison County School System
called the Casey Jones Traveling Trunk Show. Judy Lafont, Casey Jones
Village Education Coordinator, will be visiting local elementary schools
sharing the story of hometown hero and international railroad legend
Casey Jones with classrooms using various train related items to tell
the story. Judy is a retired teacher from JMCSS who worked for the local school system for over 30 years.
She began working at Casey Jones Village last fall and helped create
the award winning reading program Casey's Ticket 2 Fun. She has an
educational program for children age 8 & under at Casey Jones Museum
on Monday afternoons at 4:00 pm and Wednesday mornings at 10:00 am. If
you are interested in having Judy visit your school, call Casey Jones
Museum at 731.668.12-2-2 just like a train whistle.
Casey
Jones Home & Railroad Museum is located at 30 Casey Jones Lane in
Jackson, Tennessee. It features the historic family home of railroad
hero Casey Jones and an 8,000 square foot "Train Station" that includes
exhibit halls, a community room, three railroad cars and a museum
store.
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