Fort Langley Field Trip

At Fort Langley, we visited the blacksmith where we learned how to make hooks and that young boys at the age of 12 started working as a blacksmith.
We got to carry bails of fur around the whole fort. The way to carry fur bails is to carry it like a backpack. There are two straps that you hold on to and you just put it on your back. The fur bails were actually, surprisingly light.
We learned about where the servant’s quarters were, how they accommodated all of their belongings, and how different kinds of servants had different kinds of homes. The servants that were from Quebec had tin plates and not much fine china. The servants from England had fine china and a four poster bed for the adults to sleep in as the children had a bed without four posts. The toys that the children had were handmade and some of them even taught the kids a skill that they would need later on.
The Fort Langley experience was a success and it was a lot of fun, even though it was pouring rain.

Julia