A pioneer village
The force of water made it turn.
What made the grist mill/mill turn?
In these days, this store housed goods and the post office.
What is the general store?
Wood, buffalo chips, straw/hay and even hair!
What items might be used for a pioneer home fire?
Pigs and chickens.
What animal meat did they usually raise to eat?
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday AND Saturday!
How many days a week did pioneer children go to school?
He ran the grist mill and had to know how to grind grain.
Who was the miller?
This method includes paying with something other than money.
What is bartering/trading?
They maintained and cleaned the home, gardened, made clothes, spun/dyed wool and fabrics, among other tasks.
What chores did women and girls do?
Oxen and horses.
Which animals were used to pull plows?
It was for storing lunch baskets, coats, and sometimes naughty children.
What was the school closet/cloakroom for?
It is made by grinding up corn, wheat, or other grains.
How is flour made?
This treat at the general store was especially enjoyed by the kids.
What is candy/penny candy?
They looked after cows, sheep, pigs, farmed, and hunted.
What chores did men and boys do?
Vegetables, wheat, and corn.
What crops were commonly grown?
They used an outhouse or bushes for privacy.
Where did pioneer children use the restroom?
Blacksmiths, general store owners, and farmers.
What are some of the jobs in a pioneer village?
The list included ribbons, tools, candy, food such as fresh eggs, fabric, and many other things!
What did the general store sell?
Cottonwood and birch, apple, plum, and more!
What trees did the commonly plant?
One or two dollars a week.
How much money would a pioneer teacher get paid a week?
When a doctor visits a patient in their home, a typical practice in pioneer days.
What is a house call?
What role did the general store play in the town?
Clearing land, especially trees and stumps, was one of these tasks.
What is one of the most difficult tasks for pioneers?
They were one of the earliest fences it was common to build.
What are snake fences?
Only 30%.
What general percentage of kids attended school in the 1800s?