Our trip to the Sam House Schoolhouse was great. We learned quite a bit about one of Tennessee's former governors. Did you know he was later a governor for Texas? We learned that he was the only person to be a governor for 2 different states.
We learned how yarn and thread were made. We were shown how to spin wool by hand and with a spinning wheel. Then we made a sheep with chenille stems and a bit of wool. Yep- that's what that was. It might not have made it home in the shape of a sheep.
We also learned how to grind corn to make cornmeal. We each had a chance to grind and sift the cornmeal. They worked hard.
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| Lined up and ready to go. |
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| Sitting in the schoolhouse |
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| Yea! I remembered to take a group shot. Could I get any farther away? |
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| Closer, but too much sun. |
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| Look closely and you can see the sheep they made. |
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| Many of them found this grate to be more exciting than watching the others grind corn. :) |
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| This desk was made before 1776. |
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How many people can say they have touched something that is over 200 years old?
GREAT FIELD TRIP! |
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