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•LARGE KITCHEN — The kitchen in the Half Way House,
originally a stage coach stop on,the Toronto to Kingston run,
is very large. It has a bake oven, built 1850,.which holds 25
loaves of bread at one time. This woman cleans up after
making bread in the same manner as the pioneers.
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aged 'were acquainted with many .of the tools, .,
utensils and -equipment used by pioneers but the
early and mid 1800's it would be necessary to
turn back time for a century and step into the
younger generation relies totally on tales that
have been told by grandparents ,and great-
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To understand exactly what it was like in the ..
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-midst of an early settlement
Science has hot *made this possible but
conservation authorities throughout the province ,
have tried- their best. They have provided the.
setting. All that is required of the visitor is an
open and inquisitive mind.
Pioneer villages are spreading throughout :n
Ontario and .Black Creek Pioneer Village on the
edge of Toronto is lust one of them. The village 1
consists of 30 authentically resotred 'buildings')
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Employees in the traditional garb of that period
are trained in various aspects of pioneer life and
perform for visitors.
The blacksmith does his lob with skill, the
broom maker makes his brooms out of hay and ro
sells them to sightseer<women weave and siOn - •
and the clock maker works quietly -away at
repairing wooden clocks with original tools. The
gears in the' mill chug, away and the floor vi-
brates under the visitor's feet. The miller an-.
swers any questions on his trade and the gun-
smith explains the workings of the early rifles
and pistols to interested folk.
This quiet little settlement, and others much
like it, surrounded by busy highways and
modern high rise buildings make it.possible for
the oldergeneration to reminisce aboutthe past,
the middle-aged to see for themselves the bits *.
and pieces they missed and the younger,genera,, ,
tion to step into Canadian history and wjtness an,,
cestors' way of life, almost first hand. • ,
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COMMONLY FOUND— Atypical study found in many homes between the years 1814 and
1832.
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THE DAY IS OVER — A farmer drives his team of horses back to the barn after a hard
day's work of triinsporting Material and the many sightseers around Black Creek Pioneer
Ville.
SPINNING — This young woman spins the wool from the
sheep into a fine strong yarn at Black Creek Pioneer
Village.
ROBLIN'S MILL — This mill can be seen from the Queen
Street in Black Creek Pioneer Village. It is powered by a
water wheel which operated two runs of stones capable of
producing 100 barrels of flour daily.
OLD SCHOOL HOUSE — This school is known as Dickson's Hill School and it vas built in
1861. It was built in Markham and is typical of a one -room rural school.
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INSIDE THE SCHOOL HOUSE — The inside of Dicksbn's Hill School is similar in design
and seating arrangement to those suggested by Egerton Ryerson, founder of the public
school system in Ontario.