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San Juan Island National Historical Park
Northwest Pioneer Folkways
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| Mike Vouri |
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Date: July 6, 2007
Educator Janet Oakley will offer a glimpse of pioneer domestic life as it was lived in the mid-19th century in a demonstration scheduled 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, July 21, on the English Camp parade ground.
The event is free. Disabled persons should contact the park for special access information at 378-2902.
Her costumed presentation, which coincides with the park’s regular costumed reenactment program, is highlighted by open-fire cooking, Dutch oven baking (sourdough bread biscuits and cake), butter churning and other domestic tasks.
As the education coordinator at the Skagit Valley Historical Museum in LaConner, Oakley dedicates her time to teaching young people. She assisted in designing the Pig War Traveling Trunk -- a 4th and 5th grade curriculum for the San Juan Island National Historical Park. She was also instrumental in establishing the “Conservation Site”, a 19th-century pioneer cabin replete with all the tools essential to everyday life, for the Bellingham School District.
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The Pig War Bibliography
Learn more about Sir Francis Drake and other connections to the Pig War.
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Did You Know?
The prairie at American Camp is one of the last remaining natural prairies in the Strait of Juan de Fuca/Puget Sound region. The park is currently involved in restoration, which includes controlling non-native species such as the European rabbit.
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Last Updated: July 06, 2007 at 16:28 EST |
