The First Encounter of the Drake crew with Miwok took place at what is now Drake's Bay at the Point Reyes National Seashore. Beginning in 1999 MLMT sponsored annual pageants at the site. Our professional musicians and actors, together with Native American performers and Middle School students, reenacted this first meeting. The year was 1579 when Captain Drake found this sheltered harbor at latitude 38 degrees north. There he landed to repair and reprovision his ship, the Golden Hinde, before undertaking circumnavigation of the globe back to England. Budget cuts in 2008 forced the interruption of this event, which we hope to revive for the pleasure of both students and visitors to the Seashore.

Students studying this event used our Historic Voyage of Sir Francis Drake: Student Teacher Guide. Its illustrations, maps, music, costuming, and commentary can provide the basis for an in-class or assembly-based reenactment of the event. For more information:

• Reviews from educators and students who used the materials.

Our Gold Rush materials can be used as stand alone in the classroom, or additionally as the basis for a student-created show. Unlike other lesson plans and materials on the Gold Rush, our Gold Rush Student Workbook incorporates first-person accounts, illustrations from the period, maps, social practices, language arts, music, and math for a full-color interdisciplinary module. Our Songbook and Teacher Guide provide instructions on teaching songs of the day in the style of the era. Creating a show provides the context for intensive involvement in the period and is a great motivator for students of all interests and backgrounds.

• Songbook and teacher guide; Student workbook information.
• Reviews from educators and students.
• "I'm Sad and Lonely Now" Gold Rush song.