Back In Time

Back in time!!!! to the 1830s at Old Sturbridge Village. It is kind of like Colonial Williamsburg, but set in the 1830s in New England. We were on a journey to find out how people made money, spent money, and what they did during their day.

While we were at the parsonage (the preacher's house), the preacher's wife told us that she shared all the duties with her husband except the preaching, marriages, and funerals. She was not ordained so she couldn't do them. She told us that her bedroom was completely out of style as it had a canopy bed and the walls were stenciled. That was soooooo 1800s. Wallpaper is "IN" now.

I met Myra. She was an Irish immigrant who worked for the Towne family. She earned $5 and her husband earned $12. She was pleased with the wages.

I milked a cow! Not a real one, but I got soaked. Many children were at a camp at Old Sturbridge Village. They were doing all kinds of neat activities. Victoria...you would really like this!! It involved a lot of manure and animals of all types.

As in all Historical Adventures, I am in search of the privy. Today, it was in the form of a chamber pot. We learned how to make cheese. It was so labor intensive and smelly.

For dinner, we cooked our meal as they would have in the 1830s. It was quite a chore. The main meal was eaten at noon and it was a lot of work. We cooked the chicken. Every 10 minutes, we turned it one notch. We made yeast rolls, spice cake, butter, and whipped cream from scratch (no electricity!). We made a cabbage salad...it was cooked slightly and we made noodles with cheese. It was fun and a lot of work.