![]() ![]() ![]() The past becomes something that is alive. Not only were we learning about the past, we were directly engaging with it, immersed in a colonial world. Participants in the camp were expected to dress in period clothing, pack lunches in cotton bags or baskets, drink only from tin cups, and girls had to wear bonnets or braid their hair. ![]() In addition to actual skills, the camp included a variety of games from this period and live demonstrations of a range of crafts. The purpose of the summer camp was to learn about lifeways during this period, as well as learn skills which have fallen out of practice such as sewing, basketry, spinning wool, and printing. The village was a living museum where costumed interpreters talked about the life of an eighteenth to nineteenth century village. When I was 8, I was enrolled into a summer camp at Genesee Country Village and Museum. ![]()
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