Brown Elementary fifth grade students were the special guests of the Mifflin County Historical Society at their fall banquet, Thursday, September 18, 2008. They shared the project, A Walk Through Mifflin County History, that they completed last year. The project was a collaborative effort between the fourth and fifth grade students at Brown Elementary School, LAHS Media students and the Mifflin County Historical Society. The Brown students researched famous people and events from Mifflin County history, reenacted those events and filmed them "on location" in Mifflin County. Students from Lewistown High School Multimedia classes then created a movie of the students’ reenactments.

Forest Fisher introduced the program and made the connection between the mission of the historical society and the objectives of the project. He explained that the historical society’s goal of preserving the past for the future was realized for the students involved in the production. The students were introduced individually and the historical figure each portrayed was highlighted.

Nancy Ressler shared a presentation showing all the steps of the process from research to costumes and practice to filming the event. The audience viewed the movie A Walk Through Mifflin County History and the students, who attended the banquet in their costumes, shared information about their famous person with the people in attendance.

"It was a memorable night for those students. We had 23 out of 27 students and 30 parents in attendance. The next day many told me it was the greatest thing that happened to them in their life so far! It was a great experience for me too," stated Forest Fisher.