we are there we get dressed into old fashioned clothes the girls wore dresses and the boys wore knickerbockers and shirts
then we split up into groups and went to different activities my first activity was the V-shaped hut we did chores like weeding the garden and house chores/ ironing clothing, sweeping floors.
Next my group went to Pioneer crafts we were shown how to make things like candles and rag rugs.
Next we went to packing the trunk the lady held up random objects like clothing candle making things and matches we had to decide whether it should go in the trunk that goes under the ship or not.
Next we went to immigration wear we had to write on a piece of paper what our name was, how many children we have and what are job was.
we had lunch. after lunch we went and had a look at some of the other places like the school and the jail my teacher pretended to be really strict if we were late you had to stand with are hands behind are back and if you were really bad you get spanked (not that are teacher actually spanked us).
We Went Back To School!
I Learnt...
- That ladies go before genteel men
- That you had to look after your shoes because they costed a lot of money
- That if you were a lady you would have to hold your skirts up or you would get your skirt muddy
- That the girls helped there mother and the boys helped there father
- That children should be seen and not head
- That you had to do your ironing outside
- That you would cut wood with a crosscut saw
- That the toilet/ long drop was just a hole in the ground with a box on top that could be moved
- That the school was really strict if you talked when the teacher was talking you would get strapped
- That you would make most of your toys
- That your candles were made from animal fat
- men did the farm chores and woman did the house chores
