We had a great time on our field trip on Monday and we learned alot about local life in the 1800's. Ask me about what I learned. We took the following notes in class today.

Life in The 1800's
many things were homemade
- candles (stored in metal boxes and hung on wall to protect them from mice)
- soap made out of fat and ashes
- fishing rods
wrote with a feather and ink
children were not permitted to touch the books
needed the animals for many things
- cows for milk for drinking, cheese
- horses for transportation
- horse hair to stuff upholstery
- cats to catch mice
- straw matresses
- chickens used for meat & eggs were eaten
children had many chores
- carry water from the river using a yolk so they could carry 2 buckets at a time
- older children taught younger ones to read & write
didn't have electricity
- candles for light
- fire to cook food
buck saw required 2 people
used barrels to catch rain water
homes were usually built near to a river
- provided fish for food
grew own food
- fruit trees
preserved their food
- dried apples