CHS Railroaders Visit the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Money seemed to "grow" on a tree at the Learning Center and Money Museum.

View Image Gallery

The Learning Center and Money Museum at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland was the recent destination of a group of Collinwood High School students and their teachers, in celebration of this year’s Financial Education Day. Members of the Career Tech Financial Literacy Class and the Collinwood Archival and Oral History research team, along with teachers, Teddy Mwonyoni and Gail Greenberg had the opportunity to explore the history of money and its role in our everyday lives. 

From a tour of the facility and its interactive exhibits and displays to conversations and lunch with museum educators and staff members, students enjoyed a first-hand look at how our economy works. Among the visit’s highlights was the current featured exhibit, “Propaganda and Patriotism: The Art of Financing America’s Wars.”  This collection of War Bond posters explores the Federal Reserve’s historic origin as the fiscal agent of the U.S. Treasury and illuminates them as an art form.