Each year, Colette Caron’s kindergarten students from High Prairie St. Andrew’s School visit the Triangle Pioneer Threshermans Association museum grounds to learn about how people lived decades ago. The enthusiastic children may have thought some of the activities were fun, but it was hard work. Imagine churning butter and using good old elbow grease to wash clothes, and pump water! No turning on the taps then! Students learned how to make butter, wash clothes and saw firewood. They also visited the museum and church.
When the clothes are washed it is time to hang them out to dry and let Mother Nature to do the work! Left-right, Simon Marocchi-Davidson and Eastyn Cunningham hang socks!“This is the way we wash our clothes, wash our clothes, wash our clothes.” Eastyn Cunningham discovers it was not so easy to wash clothes years agoElaine Binneman examines a calculator in the museum. Remember, look but don’t touch!No computers years ago, but many different models of typewriters! From front to back are Oliver Gauchier, Elijah New, Elaine Binneman and Ariella Belcourt-Calliou.Shanel Jones, left, saws wood with help from volunteer Kevin Kemp. It takes time to learn the proper technique to make the job go faster!Students were allowed to decorate the small pieces of wood after sawing to take home.Mmmm, good! A tasty treat! Students tasted the butter they made on crackers afterwards! Left-right are Charlotte Middelkoop, Ila Meyaard and Keziah Duque.Eastyn Cunningham, a student in Colette Caron’s kindergarten class at High Prairie St. Andrew’s School, visited the Triangle Pioneer Threshermans Association museum grounds June 18 to learn about how people lived decades ago. For many, part of washing clothes many years ago involved pumping water from a well before using a washboard.
