GRADE:4

LEARNINGGOAL:

1. ThestudentswillexplainhowindividualsinGoodwood’shistorycontributedtothegrowthofthecommunity.

2. ThestudentswillrecognizenoteworthystructuresontheGoodwoodpropertyandexplaintheirsignificance.

MATERIALSANDRESOURCES:

1. “TheHistoryofGoodwoodMuseumandGardens”2. ComprehensionQuestions3. ShortVirtualTourofGoodwood(video)locatedathttps://youtu.be/jgFa6P7rFAc4. StudentHandoutforVirtualTourofGoodwood5. PowerPointofBuildingsatGoodwood,ifneededtohelpwithvirtualtour6. MapofGoodwoodMuseum

SUGGESTEDTEACHINGTIME:60-75minutes

1. Passout“TheHistoryofGoodwoodMuseumandGardens.”2. Reviewvocabularytermspriortoreadingthearticle.3. Directstudentstoreadthearticlesilently.4. Tellstudentstoanswercomprehensionquestionsthataccompanythestoryindividuallyorin

pairs/smallgroups.5. Discusstheanswerstothecomprehensionquestionsasaclass.6. Providestudentswiththevirtualtourhandout.7. ShowthevirtualtourofGoodwoodtotheclass.Ifneeded,showpicturesofbuildingsin

PowerPoint.Notesareprovidedforeachbuilding.8. Directstudentstowritedownaninterestingfactforthesixstructuresonthevirtualtour

handout.Whentheshortvideoisfinished,askstudentstosharetheirresponses.9. Foraculminatingactivity,askstudentstowriteaparagraphexplainingwhymuseumslike

Goodwoodshouldbepreservedandmaintainedforfuturegenerations.Directstudentstousetextevidencetosupporttheirreasons.

10. OptionalActivity:UsetheattachedmapofGoodwoodtoidentifyandlabelsomeofthestructuresidentifiedinthearticleandvirtualtour.

BlendedLives

TheMakingofOurCommunity

Lesson4 GoodwoodMuseumandGardens

PRIMARYSTANDARDSADDRESSEDINLESSON:

SocialStudiesSS.4.A.1.1 Analyzeprimaryandsecondaryresourcestoidentifysignificant

individualsandeventsthroughoutFloridahistory.SS.4.A.1.2 SynthesizeinformationrelatedtoFloridahistorythroughprintand

electronicmediaSS.4.A.4.1 ExplaintheeffectsoftechnologicaladvancesonFlorida.SS.4.A.6.3 DescribethecontributionsofsignificantindividualstoFlorida.LanguageArts

LAFS.4.RI.1.1 Refertodetailsandexamplesinatextwhenexplainingwhatthetextsaysexplicitlyandwhendrawinginferencesfromthetext.

LAFS.4.RI.1.2 Determinethemainideaofatextandexplainhowitissupportedbykeydetails;summarizethetext.

LAFS.4.RI.1.3 Explainevents,procedures,ideas,orconceptsinahistorical,scientific,ortechnicaltext,includingwhathappenedandwhy,basedonspecificinformationinthetext.

LAFS.4.RI.2.4 Determinethemeaningofgeneralacademicanddomain-specificwordsorphrasesinatextrelevanttoagrade4topicorsubjectarea.

LAFS.4.RI.3.7 Interpretinformationpresentedvisually,orally,orquantitatively(e.g.,incharts,graphs,diagrams,timelines,animations,orinteractiveelementsonWebpages)andexplainhowtheinformationcontributestoanunderstandingofthetextinwhichitappears.

LAFS.4.RI.3.8 Explainhowanauthorusesreasonsandevidencetosupportparticularpointsinatext.

LAFS.4.W.3.8 Recallrelevantinformationfromexperiencesorgatherrelevantinformationfromprintanddigitalsources;takenotesandcategorizeinformation,andprovidealistofsources.

Vocabularyfor“TheHistoryofGoodwoodMuseumandGardens”

1. territory-anorganizedpartofacountrythatisnotyetastate2. extravagant–expensive,costingtoomuchmoney3. deceased–dead4. Confederatearmy-DuringtheCivilWar,elevensouthernstateslefttheUnitedStates

andformedtheirowncountry.Theelevenstatesdependedonagricultureandusedslavelabortosupportit.

5. CivilWar–awarthattookplacebetween1861and1864betweensouthernandnorthernstateswhocouldnotagreeovertheissueofslaveryandstate’srights

6. transformed–changedmanytimesforthebetterasinrenovations7. plantation-anestateonwhichcropssuchascoffee,sugar,andtobaccoarecultivated

byresidentlabor.DuringtheCivilWar,theestatesweresupportbyslavelabor.8. estate–houses,buildings,farmland,andwoodsthatsurroundthegardensandgrounds

ofalargepropertysuchasacountryhouseormansion9. lavish–over-the-toporcostingtoomuchmoney;extravagant10. NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces-officiallistofourcountry'shistoricbuildings,

districts,sites,structures,andobjectsworthpreservingandsaving

TheHistoryofGoodwoodMuseumandGardens

AdaptedfromTheSeasonsofGoodwood:TheUnfoldingStoryofaTreasuredSouthernMansionasHome

Inthe1800’s,theUnitedStateswasayoungcountrywithonlysixteenstates,butmanyofitscitizenshopedtoexpandintonewlands,includingtheFloridaterritory.OneoftheseindividualswaslawyerandplanterHardyCroom,whopurchasedlandinwhatwenowknowasTallahassee.In1837,HardyleftSaratoga,NewYork,withhiswifeandthreechildren,butastormoffthecoastofCapeHatteras,NorthCarolina,broughtahurricanethattookthelivesofeveryoneonboard.

Afterthetragedy,Hardy’sgrievingbrotherBryaninheritedthelandandconstructedahomethatbecameknownasGoodwoodPlantation.DuringthattimeintheSouth,whitelandownersusedslavelabortoconstructbuildings,farmtheland,andmaintainhouseholds.BryanCroomwasnoexception.SlaveslaboredoveraperiodofyearstoconstructtheBigHousewhereCroom’sfamilylived.Atitslargest,Goodwoodwasapproximately8,000acresinsizewithaslaveworkforceofaround200.

BryanCroomwentontocreateanextravaganthomeforhisfamily,shippingthefinestwood,fabric,artwork,andhousewaresfromEngland.Bryanalsoaddedadditionalbuildingstothepropertyincludingthekitchenandseveralcottages.

ForslaveswholivedandworkedonGoodwood,lifewasverydifficult.MosesCrooms,whowasaslaveatGoodwoodinthe1800’s,tookthelastnameofhisoldmasterandaddedan“s”totheendofthename,likemanyotherformerslavesdidaftertheCivilWar.WhilelivingatGoodwood,MosesmarriedDaphne,whowasalsoaslave.ThecoupleeventuallyleftGoodwoodandhelpedestablishanAfrican-AmericancommunityinOrlandonamedJamestown.Theirchildrenandgrandchildrenwentontobecomesuccessfulcitizens,workingasministers,acarpenter,andaneducator.WhileslaverywasarealityformanyAfrican-AmericansduringGoodwood’searlyyears,thedetermination,strongwill,andcharacterofmanyformerslaveslikeMosesandDaphneshapedanddefinedFloridainyearstocome.

Afteralonglegalbattlewithhisdeceasedbrother’smother-in-lawHenriettaSmith,BryanCroomlostGoodwoodandrelocatedtoAlabama.Mrs.SmithsoldmostofthepropertyandtheslaveswhoworkedtheretoTallahasseemerchantSusanBranchHopkinsin1858.

WhentheCivilWarstartedin1861,Mrs.HopkinssupportedtheConfederatearmybymakinguniformsandflags,preparingfood,andraisingmoney.Whenthewarendedin1864,Mrs.Hopkinscouldnolongermaintaintheextravagantlifestylesheonceenjoyed.Withoutslavelaborforcottonproduction,HopkinsstruggledtomeetthemortgageandwasforcedtosellmostofthepropertytoDr.andMrs.WilliamLambArrowsmithfromEngland.

Goodwoodchangedownersmanytimesovertheyears,butitwasFannyTierswhotransformedGoodwoodfromaplantationoftheOldSouthtoacountryestate.ShefrequentlyinvitedhernorthernfriendstojoinherforextendedvisitstoescapethecoldwintersinNewJersey.WhenMrs.Tiersfirstpurchasedtheproperty,itwas160acresofvegetablegardens,chickenyards,pecangrovesandwoodland.Fanny,whowasenormouslywealthy,modernizedGoodwoodbyaddingbathrooms,electricity,anewkitchen,abutler’spantry,andascreenedsideporch.Herotherprojectsincludedtheconstructionofacarriagehouse,laundrybuilding,tenniscourts,skatingrink,andapoolwithacoverthatalsoservedasadancefloor.OneofthemostimportantdevelopmentsduringFanny’sownershipofGoodwoodwastheconstructionofawatertower,whichhadadirectpipelinetothelaundryhouseandgreatlyincreasedwaterpressureforthedemandsmadebyMrs.TiersandherguestsAlloftheseoriginalstructuresremainonthepropertytoday.

WhenFannybeganhermassivemakeoveroftheGoodwoodEstate,localpeopleseeingthevastsumsofmoneybeingspent,begancallingherthe"RichestWomaninAmerica."Itwasnotanaccuratestatement,butherfortunedidmakeitpossibletocreatealavishestate.In1924,FannyTierssoldGoodwoodandmovedtoParis.OtherownersfollowedFanny,butshecontributedthemostinmodernizingtheproperty.

ItwasownerTomHoodwhoseworkresultedinGoodwoodearningaplaceontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.HeoftensaidthatGoodwoodwas“tooprecioustosell,tooexpensivetokeep.”Thankstohisefforts,Goodwoodisnowamuseum.AvisittoGoodwoodtodayprovidesguestswithauniqueglimpseofhistoryandthepeoplewhoshapedtheTallahasseecommunity.

ComprehensionQuestionsforReading(1) WhydidHardyCroompurchasethepropertywenowknowasGoodwoodMuseum

andGardens?

(2) Howdidhisbrother,Bryan,cometobetheownerofGoodwood?

(3) Whatimportantideaisdiscussedinthesecondparagraph?Usedetailsand

evidencefromthetexttosupportyouranswer.

(4) WhatdidMrs.HopkinsdotosupporttheConfederatearmyduringtheCivilWar?

(5) WhywasMrs.HopkinsforcedtosellGoodwoodtoDr.andMrs.Arrowsmith?

(6) WhatdoesparagraphfourrevealaboutformerslavesduringtheperiodaftertheCivilWar?Usetextevidencetosupportyouranswer.

(7) WhyisFannyTierssignificantinthestoryofGoodwood?Whatweresomeofhermajorcontributionsandwhatwastheimpact?

(8) WhatdidTomHooddotopreservetheGoodwoodproperty?

Map of Goodwood Museum and Gardens Directions:Asyouviewthevirtualtour,writethenameofthebuildingsandstructuresonthelines.UsedifferentcolorsforthedifferentownerswhoaddedtoGoodwood.

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