~Kings Landing Historical Settlement~

Today was a great day as we were able to visit King's Landing Historical Settlement.  This is a 121 hectare reconstructed 19th century New Brunswick settlement.   We were able to experience living history surrounded by artifacts, period costumes, beautiful homes, heritage music etc....

The place is very large so at any time you can jump on or off this wagon and the driver will take you where you want to go.

These are two neighbours - Mrs Abram was having lunch with Mrs Lint.   They showed us how they cooked their "rice,cheese and egg" dish in a Dutch oven and we also got to see her husband's shop upstairs - he was a cobbler.

The setting was so beautiful.   We SO enjoyed walking around and learned SO much about that time period.

This is the blacksmith's shop.  This was a very important trade in the 1800's. They forged tools as well as made and repaired wheels for carts, carriages and sleds.

We asked this man who was visiting the blacksmith if he could play for us !!!   He was SO good and we enjoyed listening to him.

Every house had an outhouse and so Shae and Brad sat "cheek to cheek" while "trying it out".   Some even had as many as 4 or 5 seats............awkward !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cooking over an open fire.

The settlement was right on the Saint John river.

This is Mrs Morehouse - a Connecticut loyalist whose husband was a magistrate, farmer, highway supervisor and gristmill owner.  Here she is making a rug.

This is the Ingraham Barn Theatre.   This was used for theatre and dance.   We were able to watch a 30 minute production - amazing !

Getting ready to watch the show.

This is the Ingraham House.   They had a beautiful garden and running water in the house !!!

This is the Cooper Shop.  This gentleman was so informative and showed us exactly how churns, washtubs, pails and barrels were made in the early 1800's.

The Harper kids performed the service in this Victorian Presbyterian Church. :)

This was amazing - they had a horse powered saw - we were able to watch the log being "sawed" by the horse into good size pieces.

On one of our trips in the horse drawn wagon the man invited the 3 younger kids to "ride up front"

This was the printing office where posters, tickets and invitations were printed.   This gentleman was SO informative and gave us a long talk about the history of the area.  He also wondered if the boys would like to work for him - 11 hr days, 2 "nature call breaks" and all for 22 cents a day !!

This is the Sash and Door Factory where windows, doors and trim were made.  The factory reflected the mechanization of woodworking which took place by the beginning of the 20th century.  The man turned on the planer and showed us how it worked - all very interesting.