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we left william o schaefer school at 10:45 a.m we re on the bus on the way to philipsburg manor after about 40 minutes on the bus and across the river we pulled into the parking lot and saw this sign we were happy that we finally arrived![close]
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we got off the bus and walked in two lines everyone had a partner as soon as we arrived it was time for lunch we ate at picnic benches right near a pond everyone was starving and cold we could see a woman who looked just like little red riding hood from far away she had a red cape on.[close]
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this is the bridge to cross the pond we couldn t walk across it because it is closed for repairs instead we walked around the pond here we are walking up a hill we walked all the way past that white house on the path we saw geese buildings signs trees mulch and a pond we went over a small bridge here are some of the people and things that we passed on our way:[close]
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our first stop was at the mill this man s name is bob he taught us how to make flour from corn just like people did in 1750 bob is telling us about life long ago there were slaves at philipsburg manor his clothes looked like the clothing that they would have worn the mill is used to make flour the baskets are filled with flour milled at philipsburg manor.[close]
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everyone got to take some dried corn we took turns mashing the corn using the mortar and pestle in a twisting motion it was really heavy some of the kernels came flying out bob is showing us the book the little red hen in the book the little red hen went to the mill to turn her wheat into flour just like the one that we were in the illustrator of the book used the mill at philipsburg manor to draw the picture before we left people asked questions about the machines and things on the walls bob is explaining how the grinders work he is holding a big cup used to scoop out the corn and flour it is made from a squash the squash on the right is used to hold water.[close]
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our next stop was to learn how to clean and use wool before we went in we sat on benches outside while we waited we saw a huge black and white ox with a long tail it was looking at us after a few minutes we went into a small white cottage to learn about wool there was a fire burning in the fireplace to keep us warm there was also a wheel colored yarn hanging on the wall baskets small tables and benches to sit on while we warmed up by the fire everyone got a small piece of wool that came from the sheep at philipsburg manor they get sheared during the spring time because the weather gets warmer and they no longer need such a heavy coat the babies don t get sheared because they don t have a thick coat yet when the wool is sheared it is very dirty and needs to be washed.[close]
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the next step is to pick the wool apart to remove more of the dirt after that we put the cleaned wool on different cards that had metal teeth on them we had to rake the wool over the teeth the last step was to use two cards to comb it once the wool was ready we carefully removed it from the cards it was ready to be spun into thread to make it strong using the wheel is much easier than doing it by hand that job would be done by a girl who was 10 11 or 12 years old before we left everyone was allowed to keep a small piece of wool from the sheep![close]
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our next stop was to meet the farmer we talked about pets and how we take care of them he talked about the purpose of having animals on a farm animals provide food and clothing for people to use this cow s name is mabel she gave birth to a calf that is with her at philipsburg manor and gets milked each day the milk can be used to drink or make butter or cheese when the cow has no more milk it would then be eaten and its thick skin could be used to make blankets clothes or shoes while we were talking about animals mabel surprised us by going to the bathroom![close]
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everyone had a chance to brush the cow with a special brush it had 3 circles inside of one another we were told not to brush near mabel s head or her tail to stay safe it was okay to brush as hard as we wanted because she has very thick skin using the tools to brush her helps to remove some of her thick winter skin brushing too lightly can tickle we kept on hearing roosters yelling cock-a-doodle-doo while we were talking about the animals there were chickens and roosters walking all around there was also a fat cat walking around.[close]
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we left the farm animals and walked down the path to our final stop the manor house we went inside and first learned about churning butter the milk from the cows was put in the wooden churns the pole inside has a disc at the bottom with holes that helps to make butter we learned a song that kids would sing while they did this activity the song goes like this churn butter churn churn butter churn john is waiting at the garden gate waiting for his butter cake churn butter churn churn butter churn.[close]
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next we moved to the kitchen the kitchen table had some food on it there were more squash bowls and spoons but there was no refrigerator there was a mattress filled with hay in the corner it looked a little bit like a sleeping bag everyone got a chance to sit on it it didn t feel so comfortable from there we moved upstairs one of our stops was to the bedroom we found out that there were no bathrooms in the whole house people long ago used a pot called a chamber pot if they needed to use the bathroom.[close]
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after we finished the tour of the manor house we started to walk back to the bus to meet up with the other classes on the path we passed lots of sheep including a few very little lambs they were so cute they were walking and grazing near the flowers we were told to keep quiet and calm just like they are when we are near them.[close]
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we stopped and took quick pictures as we crossed the little bridge on the way back everyone made it back to the bus area safe and sound we met up with the other children from our class who were in a different group.[close]
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we took a picture as a whole class together and then boarded the bus to head back to schaefer school we had a great time and we learned a lot but we were also glad to be back.[close]
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