2006 GCHS Pioneer Homeplace Open House

Next stop is a small one roomed cabin now being used primarily as a kitchen. On the porch at left is a wash tub and board while at right is a tub of black walnuts used for dyeing wool and a home made corn shuck mop. They said that the cornshuck mop worked very well once it was wetted down and flexible.

Inside Natalee is looking over the stove and cooking area. A quilt is in process and hanging from the ceiling. Samuel is about to show us some of the spices used in the kitchens of that time.

Natalee has pulled back the quilt and featherbed to show the rope mattress on the bed. Guess where the expression "Sleep Tight" comes from.

Joe and I are taking it all in, and behind us is a staircase leading to the loft of the cabin.

And here is the main structure of the Pioneer Homeplace, a "dog-trot" cabin. In the foreground in front of the chimney is the well. It's covered to help keep leaves and debris out. In the back is the outbuilding where we started our tour.

Samuel is waiting for us on the steps of the dog-trot cabin.

The room on the left was set up as a sitting and bed room. These young ladies in period costumes were warming themselves at the fireplace when we entered.

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