[Photo] Attic Archeology: Local history makes history come alive in ways that kids can relate to Emily Chafe December 8, 2020
[Photo] Kevin Delaney: There’s absolutely a connection between using your hands and using your mind Eden Vanslette December 6, 2017
[Photo] Maasai Youth Outreach Organization founder presents to history classes Meg Trogolo November 23, 2015
![Wayland Historical Society Executive Director Scarlett Hoey explains the history of the Cochituate Gatehouse.
"The exterior is still a nice monument to remember buildings [involved in] water history," Hoey said. "We all drink lots of water, and it's such an important resource that we kind of take for granted nowadays."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_2024-1200x800.jpg)
![History department head and Attic Archeology teacher Kevin Delaney uses a tool for students at a farm in Sherborn as part of a project on how life was like on a farm. Field studies are an important part of the course and students must be open to taking part in more unconventional forms of learning. “To be part of Attic Archeology, [you've] got to be willing to get dirt under your fingernails and be like ‘I don’t care, I’ll go muck around in the woods and see if we can find something,’” Delaney said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-09-at-9.45.55-AM.png)
