10/10/2026
🔎 **Could You Solve Our Museum Scavenger Hunt?** 🏛️
This past Thursday, we welcomed 5th-grade students to the Mills County Historical Museum for a scavenger hunt adventure! Each clue led them to the next location, and all 10 groups successfully solved the clues and made it to the finish! 🎉
Now it’s your turn! 👀 We’re sharing the clues the students were given. Can you follow along and figure out which places and artifacts they visited throughout our museum?
🧩 **See how many you can solve!** Share your guesses in the comments, and let’s see how you do!
Good luck, everyone! 😊
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🎨 Clue:
Look for a leader from long ago,
Whose portrait tells a story you should know.
He was a chief of the Pottawattamie tribe,
Find his painted face where history comes alive!
Clue:
I was big and furry, but I moved quite slow,
Long before people, I roamed to and fro.
My bones turned to fossils as time passed by—
Find my giant leg fossil and give it a try!
🏠 Clue:
I’m a house that’s fancy, but I’m not for you,
With tiny rooms and tiny things to view.
I’m much too small for people to stay,
But in the Toy Room, I’m ready for play!
🎩 Clue:
I’m small and sharp, but I’m not a tack,
I helped keep fancy hats from falling back.
Long ago, people used me to keep hats in place—
Find this little fashion tool from another place!
🔎 Your next clue is waiting for you,
There’s more exploring left to do!
To keep your hunt moving along just right,
Head to Building 1 to find your next delight!
🛒 Clue:
Before shopping malls and stores by the score,
Neighbors came here to shop and much more.
Goods lined the shelves, and folks came to trade—
A place where everyday purchases were made.
Find this shop from long ago—
What kind of store did people visit?
Clue:
When you’re feeling sick, where might you go?
A place with tools and doctors you know!
Look for a room from from long ago,
With medical instruments on display—now go!
☎️ Clue:
Before phones could fit inside your hand,
This helped connect calls across the land.
With cords and plugs, operators knew
Just where to connect a call for you!
🎉 Great job, clue-solving crew!
You figured it out—you knew what to do!
But your scavenger hunt isn’t over just yet,
There’s another riddle you haven’t met.
Ask for your next riddle and keep on the track—
The next mystery is waiting! Don’t look back!
📚 Clue:
One room held many grades,
One teacher guided them all.
Lessons began when the bell rang,
And children learned beneath one roof.
Find the place where age didn’t decide your classroom.
🎉 Clue:
You’ve searched high and you’ve searched low,
Now there’s just one more place to go!
Your final riddle isn’t hidden away—
Ask for the last clue to finish the day!
🔔 Last Clue:
I have no voice, but I could call a crowd.
I made no words, but I could speak quite loud.
Before bells were built into every school,
A teacher could use me to signal the rule.
Find the object that once told students when it was time to listen, learn, or leave.
