5. Colonial House
• Notice how large the
chimney is in
comparison to the rest
of the house.
6. Colonial home of the wealthy
• The top picture has
tree taps for gathering
maple sugar in the
spring.
• The steps are made of
marble, which was a
sign of wealth.
10. Farming practices - hot house for
plants, herb market for healing the sick and
woven bee houses for pollinating the
orchards. Bees were unknown in the colonies
until the colonists brought them.
17. Slave bed and slave child’s mattress
at the foot of the real bed
• The washroom was
attached to the slave
sleeping quarters
• Water was heated over
the stove and scrubbed
on a scrub board.
19. • The top picture shows
a hand pulley with
weights that was
connected to the spit
the turkey was on to
turn it for 10-15
minutes automatically.
This freed up the cook
to continue with other
tasks.
20. Working in the kitchen
This was
usually a
separate small
building away
from the house.
31. The wig room • These were worn for
special occasions.
32. The harpsichord
This was in a
large room a the
back of the
mansion. It
would be played
for the grand
balls they gave
several times a
year. They
would last for
about 8 hours.