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Prepare for Your Alexander Ramsey House Field Trip
Tips to prepare yourself, your students, and your chaperones for your field trip.
Before your visit
- Consider your group’s accessibility needs and communicate these to our team at fieldtrips@mnhs.org.
- Discuss museum manners with your students.
- Share visit schedules with the staff and chaperones.
- Assign students to specific chaperones. A ratio of one chaperone for every ten students is required.
- Review confirmation materials for details on your visit, including schedule of events.
Directions and parking
Share directions and parking information with bus drivers and chaperones. Bus parking is free at Alexander Ramsey House.
When you arrive at the Alexander Ramsey House
- Drop students off in the parking lot near the Carriage House.
- Be prepared to give an accurate count of the number of students, school staff, and chaperones.
- Weather permitting, staff will meet you outside of Alexander Ramsey House to assign you tour guides for your groups and deliver a brief orientation.
Accessibility
The Alexander Ramsey House welcomes all visitors and strives to make everyone’s visit a positive experience. Please let us know if your group has anyone with special accommodation needs. Call 651-259-3400 to discuss your group’s access needs.
- There is a small restroom on the first floor of the house. A fully accessible modern restroom is available in the carriage house.
- American Sign language interpreters are available with two week’s notice.
- The house is wheelchair accessible by a side ramp. The house is wheelchair accessible on the first floor only. There are 25 stairs to the second floor and 19 steps to the third floor.
Review the Alexander Ramsey House Field Trip Social Narrative to prepare your group.
Learn more about accessibility at the Alexander Ramsey House.
Chaperone tips
- Ensure chaperones know their schedule, including arrival, departure, and program times.
- Preview: Send them the link to the Alexander Ramsey House webpage to get them excited about their day and familiar with the house.
- Assign students to specific chaperones.
Chaperones are responsible for the conduct of the students they are accompanying. Students are required to remain with their chaperones at all times.
Alexander Ramsey House museum manners
- Walk and stay with your group to ensure everyone stays safe.
- Use indoor voices so everyone can hear and learn.
- Only plain water is allowed in sealed bottles in the house (no food).
- Be respectful of staff, each other, your chaperones and other visitors.
- Protect historic objects by only touching when a staff member says it's okay.
- Turn cell-phones to vibrate or silent during the field trip.
Lunch
Schools are welcome to picnic on the lawn at Alexander Ramsey House.
Reach out to fieldtrips@mnhs.org if you’d like to add lunch to your visit schedule.
Field trip preview
Explore the virtual tour to preview the house!
Questions?
Please contact our staff at fieldtrips@mnhs.org or schedule an appointment. All booking requests must be submitted through our Request Form.