Historical Reenactment of Illinois in the 1770's

1. I am looking forward to meeting _______________ because...  Tell me more...
   
2. I also want to meet ________________ because... Tell me more...
3. Drag in a picture of both people and put them side by side under your answers to these questions.

1. I look forward to meeting Charles Walker because he seems to have an interesting story. He fought for the French and now just keeps his thoughts to himself.
2. I also am looking forward to meeting Janette Lundahl because I always think it's cool to learn about how things were different a long time ago. It said her parents died so she was adopted.
   

• Mistress Maclean, She was the Innkeeper. She had lots of laws to follow and had two helpers. She helped with lots of important things in the town.
• Peter Smith was a Frontiersman. He lived about 10 hours away from any other towns. He usually had one meal a day.
• Private Rowland Soule, he didn't have a lot money. He taught us how to hold a musket for an inspection.
• Ida, she was a mom and she had lots of children's toys. They were very expensive. Some games were, Jacobs Ladder, Shut the Box and Quoints .
• Captain Parke ,  he was a surveyor. He measured land with links; he used a compass on a pole.
  
• Zeb,   He was a carpenter, He used hatchets, axes, and knives and other tools like that to cut wood.
  
• Charles W. Walker,  He was a militia. His gun used a big sized bullet for his flint gun and militias made the most money
  
• Catherine DuBois,  She taught us about colonial clothing. Girls wore dresses and gowns. Boys wore clothes like their fathers.
  
• Janette Lundahl, was a spinner. She spun wool then gave it to the weaver. She bartered and traded with people.
  
• Joseph O'Fallon, traded and trapped. He told us that beaver fur was very very valuable and was worth a lot. The Native Americans were his business partners.
  

This was a very cool experience. I thought Zeb was pretty cool because he spit wood for us with an axe. The little village they made was awesome. The Inn seemed like it was the central place in towns because it had the mail, newspaper, and had a Tac room. It also served as a school, church, court and an Inn. Only three people worked there. Overall it was fun we even learned how to hold a fake musket.