November 12, 2013 The Clara Barton Museum

Yesterday, we went on a tour of Clara Barton’s house .My friend came too. My mom let me bring my camera and I took a lot of pictures. Clara Barton was the person who started the Red Cross in the United States. Her interest in helping soldiers began during the Civil War. Clara Barton was the first women ever allowed to go on a battlefield. She collected medical supplies and delivered them to the battlefields. After visiting Switzerland and helping the Red Cross there, Clara Barton (who was in her 40s) began to think about starting a Red Cross in the United States. Clara Barton started the Red Cross in 1882, in the town near ours, Dansville, New York.  When she was younger, Clara Barton’s first job was teaching in a one room school house in New Jersey. It was one of the first public schools in New Jersey. While we were there, we met the artist who painted all the pictures displayed in the house.  We saw an old time bedroom and bathtub. We saw a picture of all the Red Cross medals volunteers could receive for helping people. The second to last thing we saw were some Red Cross uniforms. One of the uniforms was donated by a girl who served in Canada for the Red Cross. The last we saw was a metal sculpture cross that donated by some students locally. I learned many things about the Red Cross and Clara Barton yesterday.