Sunday, February 9, 2020

Westward Ho! Part 1 Bringing the Birthplace of Tacoma to Life

 To kick off our study of westward expansion, we went to the Job Carr Museum in Tacoma to see what a pioneer cabin was like. It was one of those amazing experiences that set us up for our own journey ahead. Stay tuned!

Ms Karen played "Old Man Tucker" on the dulcimer. 
Click above or here to watch.

"The Job Carr Cabin Museum is a replica of Tacoma's first permanent non-Native residence. It was built in 2000, about a block away from the original site of Job’s frontier home.

Entering the Cabin, one steps back in time to see the living space much as it would have been in the late 19th-century. Docents greet you and share Old Town stories. Learn about Job and his family, as well as other people and events that shaped this historic part of Tacoma."

What a perfect way to be introduced to western expansion 
as Miss Karen told us about how early pioneers 
came across the prairie in covered wagons. 

That's Job Carr in the picture above the fireplace.

This is how big a wagon was.

 
How do we know so much about pioneers?
From their diaries!
Another perfect set up for our own journal writing.

The following pictures show us 
playing with a variety of handmade toys,  
making a quilt, 
and dressing up like pioneers.










Even Grandpa Richard got into the action.


    

We found the real diary of Job Carr.

The diary


The original home was surrounded by a forest.


The cabin also became the first post office of Tacoma.

THANK YOU, JOB CARR MUSEUM, 
FOR THE WONDERFUL FIELD TRIP!




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