COlONIAL HOMESTEAD

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Primitive Stitched Samplers  Primitive Dolls

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Our primitives will add a unique and special touch to your homestead.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.        John 3:16

May God Bless You And Yours!

COLONIAL CRAFTS & SERVICES

Carpenters ~ Built wooden frames for houses.

Cabinetmakers ~ Made fine furniture.

Weavers ~ wove yarn into fabric.

Tailors ~ Sewed clothes from fabric.

Turners ~ Made spindles, bowls and candle sticks.

Potters ~ Shaped clay into containers and dishes.

COLONIAL  PENNSYLVANIA

Nine out of every ten Pennsylvanians were farmers.

When a family bought land and moved to the frontier the land did not look like a farm. It looked like a forest. The first job was to clear the land for fields and pastures.

Frontier famlies worked hard just to grow enough food for themselves. Thet grew corn, wheat, rye, oats and barley. They planted fruit trees and large vegtable gardens.

Animals were an important part of farm life. Meat came from cattle, sheep, pigs, geese and chickens. Hens laid eggs. Cows provided milk that was also used to make cheese and butter. Other animals were used for working. Horses and oxen pulled wagon and plows. Farmers cut wool from sheep to make yarn and cloth.

Famlies gatheres wild strawberries, blackberries, rasberries, chestnuts and hazelnuts. They hunted deer, rabbits and squirrels for extra meat. Tallow was renered from the fat of animals. It was cooked over an open fire with water until it was cooked down leaving a waxy glob. The wax was reheated and used for dipping wicks into to make candles to light the house.