NEW HOLLAND, Pa. — On Nov. 9, 12th-grade students in Mark Leaman’s class at Garden Spot High School will come face to face with history. Thanks to a unique living history program, groups of students will get first-person accounts of key moments in 20th-century history from residents of Garden Spot Village who lived through the events.

“The purpose of the project is to help students make a connection and reinforce the information we are studying in class. Hopefully, they’ll also reflect on the ‘history’ going on around them in their current lives,” said Leaman, who has taught at Garden Spot High School for 12 years.

“This program gives Villagers an opportunity to share their stories with a younger generation, it acknowledges the insights acquired through each lifetime andenriches the lives of all participants,” said Colleen Musselman, director of life enrichment at Garden Spot Village.