American Heritage Girls Troop 1715 met in Raleigh for a field trip to our state Capitol. In the fall, we will start off working on our Citizenship badge. We wanted to tour while the legislature was still in session so we scheduled the trip as soon as school was out. Our first tour was of the Capitol where we told of stories of fire, paintings being saved, legends and more. Cobey was chosen to try on tails and top hat which is what the Senators would have worn in the 1800s. I wonder if that will be foreshadowing of his future in politics. The Capitol is no longer used for the legislative branch but the governor’s office is there.
After the Capitol Building, we toured the legislative building were we saw both houses and learned how bills get passed. Our guide did a great job of explaining it on their level. There was a stark contrast between the two buildings in style and technology. The kids enjoyed seeing an anti animal abuse bill that was signed by the governor, the speaker of the house and a dog. The highlight was when we saw AHG dad and NC House Representative Mike Stone. He gave each of the girls legislative pins and a book. The last stop was the mural where our tour guide explained the three regions and many of the symbols in it. We also ran into my good friend Representative Jonathan Jordan there and I introduced him to the girls.
This was the first day of a 19 day road trip for the kids and I. I hope you will follow us along our travels!
