Life in 1830

Today's plan today took us to Sturbridge, Massachusetts to meet Glenn and Sylvia.  This is the location of the Old Sturbridge Village, where we would experience life as it was in 1830.

We started our walk through the

town, pass this small home where we found a

colonial lady making baskets.  She has the bed folded away to give her more working space.

Just down the lane was the

meeting hall/church.

The doors were always open to welcome everyone to Sunday worship services.  This Congregational church held morning and afternoon services, each over two hours long.  Easter and Christmas services were very rare, but there was always a special Thanksgiving morning service.

Meetings and concerts were also held in this building.

Next we saw this lady who

was

preparing big pots of boiling water.  She will be adding Madder root to the water to make an orange colored dye.  Then she will dye the white yarn you see hanging on the clothes lines.

This is the way

it will turn out.

All of the colors for dying the yarn come from roots, herbs, or barks.

We would have shopped in the

General Store for our

fabrics for making

quilts.

There was a visit to the

bank,

the bookbinder,

and the printer.

A stroll through the

covered bridge and around the

pond took us out the lane to the

farm.

  Taking care of the

crops, gardens, and

animals always came first.  When the colonist weren't farming, they worked with the

potter,

blacksmith, or

cobbler.  They took on these extra jobs to have extra money for their families.

Our last stop was by the

school house to see if we could lean anything new from the

teacher.

What a fun day, taking a walk with the

locals.  We thank them for inviting us into their

homes and their

businesses where we learned what life was like in 1830.

We then took ourselves to the

Piccadilly Pub to enjoy dinner and continue our visit with

Glenn and Sylvia.

Yet another great day in New England!