We had an awesome field trip together to Old Salem!
Favorites from the day - Krypto said seeing the Moravian Single Brothers' House with all the trades, Gwangi said his favorite was the God's Acres Cemetery, Sissi loved trying out the chocolate, and I liked seeing the room that George Washington stayed in 1791 and the note he wrote in thanks to the Tavern owner...pictures are all below of our favorite things!
Beautiful gardens
Smelling the flowers
We got to try coffee at St. Philip's Moravian Church, the oldest African American Church in North Carolina
The inside of the church
A Sunday School room
Part of the old electrical system
Outside of St. Philips
The Gunsmith's shop
Re-enactment of black powder shooting
Holding the heavy shotgun
Smelling the sulfur after a shot
The "Best Room" in the Tavern, where George Washington stayed for 2 nights on his 1791 trip through town
His hand written note of thanks
A view of his "Southern Tour"
The root cellar
Listening to stories in the kitchen
The printing press
It was actually a second hand press, from Philadelphia
Tools of the trade
The original, though restored, pipe organ....250 years old.
Talking to the shoe maker
The dying room
Learning about weights and measures
Learning about how they made chocolate
Did you know they put chili pepper in their chocolate in the 18th Century...that was Sissi's "favorite strange fact of the day"
Mars company makes "Heritage Chocolate"
Priming the water pump
Watching the joiners at work
The apothecary
Learning about different types of teas and their medical uses
A view of the Doctor's house
More talk of tea
Getting to make our own tea bags
Putting our tea in the bag
Gwangi's tea bag
The Graveyard
Getting ready to take a walk
The kids, talking about the head stones
It just goes on and on
The Moravian Home Church, the largest in the Southern Province
We got to hear the bells rung at 4pm...Yes, we were there for most of the day. It was very worth the trip!
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