Domestic Life

Take a look a back at how households handled cooking, cleaning and more.

McConnell Log Cabin: Used Half-Dovetail Notching | Historic Brattonsville

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McConnell Log Cabin: Used Half-Dovetail Notching | Historic Brattonsville

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The McConnell Log Cabin was moved here in 1983 from its original site on the McConnell Plantation three miles west of Brattonsville. It is typical of a later Scots-Irish dwelling that would have been...

Living History: Made By Hand | Historic Brattonsville 3

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Living History: Made By Hand | Historic Brattonsville

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The first Scots-Irish settlers had to be self-sufficient because they were often isolated from other people by distances of miles. Food had to be acquired through gardening, herding and hunting. Cloth...

Dairy and Original Slave Cabin | Historic Brattonsville
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McConnell Log Cabin: Used Broad Axe | Historic Brattonsville

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The broad axe is believed to be of Viking origin dating to early Scandinavia. It was used as both a weapon and a tool. It is likely that Scots-Irish would have been familiar with its use before coming...

McConnell Log Cabin - More Permanent Structure: Logs | Historic Brattonsville

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McConnell Log Cabin - More Permanent Structure: Logs | Historic Brattonsville

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This detail of the logs in the McConnell Log Cabin depict how the logs were more carefully hewn and prepared as compared to the rough timbers used to construct the Backwoods Cabin. By this time the...

Backwoods Cabins Built On Arrival: Used V-Notch | Historic Brattonsville

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Backwoods Cabins Built On Arrival: Used V-Notch | Historic Brattonsville

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The Backwoods Cabin is typical of the type of structure the Scots-Irish settler would have built upon first arriving in the area. Constructed of readily available natural materials, the cabin was...