The Florence Indian Mound Museum is hosting a series of children’s programs where students can explore the early history of the Shoals through hands-on learning exercises. The programs will cover a wide range of topics within Native American history and culture and are aimed at an elementary level age group. Each program will have a creative component with hands-on learning, and all events are free.

This program will examine how Native Americans in the southeast used freshwater mussels. The program will look at how people used mussel shells as tools, jewelry, and how people prepared mussels to eat.

This program is recommended for students ages 7-12. It is sponsored by the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area and the Kennedy-Douglass Volunteers.