But...What IS IT? Whitehall Third Graders Visit Big Red Barn, Decipher Mystery Item

The third-grade classes at Whitehall Elementary School, taught by Mrs. Michelle Head and Mrs. Casey McLean, took a field trip to the Big Red Barn (Jefferson Valley Museum) earlier in October.

The third graders toured the museum, learned the area's history, and discovered many items they never knew existed.

Each year, the Jefferson Valley Museum presents third graders with a mystery item to guess. This year’s item was an antique optometer. The optometer is a 19th/early 20th-century ophthalmic instrument used to measure visual acuity and determine the proper prescription for reading glasses. A p...