Jamestown and the McCorkles

This morning we went to Jamestown Settlement and saw the first English permanent settlement. We saw how the residents made fish netting, farmed, made their homes, worshipped and ate. We also saw how the native Americans lived. We saw how fire was created from sticks and from flint and steel. I think they might have enjoyed seeing how a musket fires most of all. Your children will tell you all about it! In the evening we had a very special treat. Daniel McCorkles grandparents hosted us for a delicious dinner in their mill located next to their home. The kids ate and played and had fun. We all had a great dinner and are so thankful for them to open their home to us. Tomorrow we will learn more about coal mining and then come back to North Greenbush at about 6-7 pm. We will call when we are closer.