This activity consists of writing, research skills, timeline building, and art.

Use a large poster board or tag board. Across the top of the poster, construct a timeline of Colonel Croghan’s life. (You might like to assign several leaders and have students choose one.) Be sure to label major events. Under the timeline and in the top left of the poster, draw a picture George Croghan. To the right of the picture, summarize his life and why he is an important American. Under the summary write an acrostic using his first or last name. You may choose another form of poetry as well. Next to this under the poem, draw three objects that you think would be important to George Croghan.

The poster can be presented as part of an oral presentation to the class. Be sure to tell why the objects you chose would be important to Colonel Croghan.