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Students treated to history lesson

| 22 May 2013 | 05:54
    In frontiersman garb, GSBPA President Doug Siedenburg of Califon taught archery basics to the kids and each one had a chance to shoot at a target.
    In frontiersman garb, GSBPA President Doug Siedenburg of Califon taught archery basics to the kids and each one had a chance to shoot at a target.
    The smart ones cover their ears as the mortar fires a wad of grass clippings far into the woods behind the school.
    The smart ones cover their ears as the mortar fires a wad of grass clippings far into the woods behind the school.
    Chester Davis of Manalapan was in charge of the cannon and mortar details.
    Chester Davis of Manalapan was in charge of the cannon and mortar details.
    Buffalo Man Frank Diraimondo of Oakland teaches students about the art of building a teepee.
    Buffalo Man Frank Diraimondo of Oakland teaches students about the art of building a teepee.

VERNON — Last Friday two dozen members of the Garden State Black Powder Association visited Lounsberry Hollow Middle School to teach students about the United State and the colonies of long ago.

This was the sixth time that the group came to share their knowledge at the school. The event was coordinated once by GSBPA member Henry DiGuilio of Highland Lakes.