Youth and Family Programs
The Tennessee State Library & Archives is delighted to offer a full-day summer camp, Historians in Training: Junior Archivist, to 8-12 year old students. The camp will run from June 9-13, 2025. During the week-long adventure, campers will explore historical topics and people while learning how archivists care for and protect historical documents for the future. As junior archivists and historians, campers will learn how history is preserved through hands-on activities, games, and field trips to other local historical sites (within walking distance of the Library & Archives).
Who: 8-12 year olds
When: June 9-13, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm (before care: $10/day 7:30 - 9:00am / after care: $10/day 3:00 - 5:00pm)
Where: Tennessee State Library & Archives, 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N. in downtown Nashville
Cost: $125 registration fee (plus before and after care costs if needed)
Register: Fill out the Parent Information & Policies Form and the Summer Camp Registration Form. Email completed forms to Casey.Swank@tnsos.gov.
Payment: Once the Summer Camp Director receives your completed forms and confirms your registration, payment can be made by credit card, check, or money order. Payment instructions will be included in your confirmation email.
Questions? Email Summer Camp Director, Casey Swank, at Casey.Swank@tnsos.gov
About Education Outreach: Education Outreach at the Library & Archives helps bring Tennessee history alive in the classroom. Primary sources such as newspaper records, historical photographs, letters, diaries, maps, political cartoons, broadsides, Census records, governor's papers, and more that tell the story of our state and our nation are available for educators and students to utilize through our website or in person. Learn more about Education Outreach here.
The Historians in Training: Junior Archivist Summer Camp is funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
In the summer of 2019, the Tennessee State Library and Archives held the Family History Summer Camp. Over the course of a week, campers experienced an active, fun, and engaging day camp for boys and girls in Nashville, Tennessee. The campers explored history and genealogy while honing their teamwork and problem-solving skills. Check out our camp video above!