Today we joined a few homeschooling friends at Dallas Heritage Village for their Lone Star History Day. The village is a wonderful collection of 19th century pioneer and Victorian homes and commercial buildings in Texas. These buildings were moved from throughout North Central Texas to Dallas’ first city park. It's fascinating to see what life was like 100 years ago in Texas sitting right outside of the Dallas skyline.
For the Lone Star History Day, the Village had docents re-enacting life in 19th century. We watched the local black smith forge nails. Ladies demonstrated their embroidery work, butter churning and soaping making skills. Reading a book is a great way to learn, but I definitely prefer the hands on learning!
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom. Ecclesiastes 9:10
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