Saturday, July 24, 2010

Pioneer Day

Today was Pioneer Day..a big deal in Utah. We celebrated by volunteering at the local living history museum. There were lots of activities for families, and as it was hot, they turned on the big sprinkles for the kids to play in.

Here are some of the activities:

We finally finished the rug we have been weaving. We started from the top and the bottom and met in the middle so the the stripes would be symmetric and fairly even.

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Once the weaving was done, Jana took it off the loom and added fringe to the ends.
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Once it was finished, it went into the cabin where it looks lovely on the floor, not to mention feels soft on tired feet. It brightens up the entire room.

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While we were busy with that, lots of other activities were going on:

The pie eating contest was popular.
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There were pony rides for the little children.


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The adults enjoyed visiting.

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Kids had fun learning to use a lasso and playing in the water on a hot summer day.

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Some visitors helped us with our firewood supply by sawing up wood with the 2 man saw.

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Many visitors visited the half dugout and the homestead cabin to see how pioneer ancestors lived.

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Down by the creek we had a full complement of gold panners trying to make their fortune.

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Pioneer games, such as Graces, were popular.


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Dinner was cooked over the fire.

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Pioneer kids stayed nearby while their parents visited.

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Some visitors wanted to see what it was like to pull a handcart.

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Spinning is always popular with the tourists.

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The woodwright shop was also popular with the tourists...because there are lots of interesting things to see there, but also because it has an air conditioner! The woodwrights and their apprentices were busy making and filling an order for new tomahawk handles for the mountain men. While they were working, the tourists were having fun posing for pictures in the coffin.
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The millinery shop next door was also busy today.

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In the meantime, the young boys were kept busy outside splitting logs.


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Altogether, it made for a fun way to celebrate the 24th!







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