We had the opportunity to go to This Is The Place Heritage Park to learn about our Utah history. We had a ton of fun! Our trip consisted of a long bus ride, and then an introduction to the Park. This place was amazing! It's an entire pioneer village, and all the workers wear period clothing.
We got to go to several places. One place was the Blacksmith Shop. The big blacksmith showed us how he makes nails, tools, and even chandeliers! His forge was small, but it made metal hot, hot, hot! It glowed orange in the dim light of the smithy. He wore heavy gloves and was able to bend the metal using tools. He even hammered the metal to change it's shape. When he was done, he had made a decorative leaf out of metal!
Another place we went was to the School House. The school master was pretty strict. He made the boys and girls line up in separate lines and bow before going into the school house. He scolded the girls for forgetting to wear their petticoats! When he got into the school, the girls sat on one side and the boys on the other. The desks had slates and chalk on them, and we were able to practice forming the Deseret Alphabet while he explained how school works in 1865. We also learned how students were punished. We are SUPER glad teachers do not paddle students or make them sit on stools with dunce caps on their heads in 2016.
We also had the chance to push handcarts. A lot of pioneers moved in to Utah with all their belongings in carts they pushed by hand. It turns out, the handcarts are not so easy to push. And ours did not have everything we own in them! Basically, we are grateful for cars.
One of the fun activities we got to do was ride the train. It took us on a tour of the whole village. We saw one-room cabins, the University, a Native American village, and many shops and houses. It was a CHILLY ride, but fun.
This field trip was excellent, and we are so grateful to the chaperons who came and made it possible. The view from up at the park is pretty amazing. Since we received a bounce-back pass, some of us might be bugging our parents to take us back for FREE.
We got to go to several places. One place was the Blacksmith Shop. The big blacksmith showed us how he makes nails, tools, and even chandeliers! His forge was small, but it made metal hot, hot, hot! It glowed orange in the dim light of the smithy. He wore heavy gloves and was able to bend the metal using tools. He even hammered the metal to change it's shape. When he was done, he had made a decorative leaf out of metal!
Another place we went was to the School House. The school master was pretty strict. He made the boys and girls line up in separate lines and bow before going into the school house. He scolded the girls for forgetting to wear their petticoats! When he got into the school, the girls sat on one side and the boys on the other. The desks had slates and chalk on them, and we were able to practice forming the Deseret Alphabet while he explained how school works in 1865. We also learned how students were punished. We are SUPER glad teachers do not paddle students or make them sit on stools with dunce caps on their heads in 2016.
We also had the chance to push handcarts. A lot of pioneers moved in to Utah with all their belongings in carts they pushed by hand. It turns out, the handcarts are not so easy to push. And ours did not have everything we own in them! Basically, we are grateful for cars.
One of the fun activities we got to do was ride the train. It took us on a tour of the whole village. We saw one-room cabins, the University, a Native American village, and many shops and houses. It was a CHILLY ride, but fun.
This field trip was excellent, and we are so grateful to the chaperons who came and made it possible. The view from up at the park is pretty amazing. Since we received a bounce-back pass, some of us might be bugging our parents to take us back for FREE.