Welcome back everyone! It’s Heather and Mia again here to introduce you to some exciting content about the O’Hara Family and life on the Homestead. This year we are doing things a little different … each week will have a featured theme and Wednesday-Sunday there will be a post each day exploring that theme and the occasionally demonstration video!
Week 1: Community Connections
Week 2: Textiles and Fashion
Week 3: The Life of a Pioneer Child
Week 4: Food Preparation and Preservation
Week 5: Horses and Carriages
Week 6: Customs and Traditions
Week 7: Agriculture
Week 8: Odds and Ends
Week 9: Wintering The Homestead
Today we will be looking at a number of different ways that children would participate in life outside the house within the larger community. As children got older, their responsibilities increased, but so did opportunities to get out and try new things!
Read MorePioneer children dressed very differently than children today! The clothing they wore reflected their age, social status and gender. Today we will be exploring the popular fashions for children in the 1800s when the O’Hara family first started their lives in Madoc.
Read MoreGames were learned by “Word of Mouth”, passed between generations of children. They were one of the most common forms of entertainment for pioneer children, as they were easy to invent and play, and most importantly they made the time pass by faster. Many of the games from the past are still played today, over 200 years later!
Read MoreToday we will be taking a look at some of the chores that were part of the daily routines of children on the Homestead. Just like today, children had to accomplish chores to teach them about life and discipline. Back in the early days of settlement chores were often much more essential as without a warm fire and food survival would be threatened.
Read MoreSchool in the 1800s was very different from what it is like today. So as part of our blog post today, we'll be walking you through what the average school day would have been like in the 1800s.
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