I knocked on the door, and made a grand entrance (as usual) Emma was very surprised and very happy to see me.Â
After a brief talk about life one hundred years ago and the girls went to another part of the house and the boys went into the field.  The group of girls were divided into two families, the Haggermans and the Josselyns. The entire program was designed to show how families had to work together to get everything done in order to survive. Emma mentioned that if we were living one hundred years ago, I would be living in the same house as her. She gave me a hug, Andrea rolled her eyes upwards and gave thanks to God.
The girls made corn bread, threaded apples for drying and did a craft called pin prick. At the end of the lesson, the boys joined the group for show for tell. The boys were involved with thrashing the beans, and wood working projects.  The freshly baked corn bread and hot chocolate was enjoyed by all.
how nice. I too did this with my daughter and I wanted to stay and work the loom. There is something so nostalgic about this way of life.
Kings Landing is nestled in a valley on the Saint John river. What I noticed right away was the silence, even though it is about 5 kilometres from a busy highway, it was very quiet. Which made me nostalgic………….Mam
Guess I would not have survived 100 years ago or maybe I would have become Annie Oakley. My choice would be to do the boys stuff. Sounds to me like my high school career and could not take drafting or woodworking but had to take home ec and latin.
I thought the education system, home schooling included, had moved past the point of girls have to do girls stuff.
I know this was 100 years ago…….Like Obama being voted in and yes, I did vote for him, times are a changing and maybe someday people like me who do not fit the “female” profile will be welcomed in schools and allowed to do not traditional activities.
Ok, off my podium…….
Yeah, they have in some ways, in some circles. It was more the center we were at. they were subtly emphasizing the traditional roles of the family, which as you know were quite gender-segregated then.
I’m sure I might have been the only mom who noticed it as a potentially bad thing, but Emma’s more than a girly girl and was quite happy to be in the kitchen.
If she had wanted to go with the boys group though, I certainly would have fought for it.
(I was quite the raging feminist in high school)
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I have been to Kings Landing and really enjoyed my time. Yes, they do a great job of reliving the past and everyone should stop and visit.
Because my background, I have mostly quietly asked my nieces and nephews to be non judgemental in raising their children. It is ok for a child to want to play with a doll or truck, no matter the gender. From my teaching background, yes in that terrible public school system
I tried to support whatever their interests. I had many a fight with parents who objected. Children like Emma who like girly things….great and I support that fully as the boy who wants ballet lessons or the girl who wants to fix a car. Our society has come along way as compared to 100 years ago – thank goodness.