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"Before"--The old Event Kitchen
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The work begins on April 27--taking down the old siding
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The volunteers used crowbars to pull off the old boards
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A completely 'naked' event kitchen
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First side of the new clapboard siding is up
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Mixing the stain for the wood: equal parts linseed oil, turpentine, and pine tar
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Ian overseeing the replacement of rotting posts
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It was a busy work site!
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Measuring and leveling the clapboard before nailing it on
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Pulling off more rotted boards to replace with new ones
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The wood stain is nasty stuff, but it helps to weather proof the wood
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Beginning of day number two
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Starting off the morning with a safety briefing for all of the new volunteers
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We made sure to pull all of the old nails out of the boards and set them aside
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Each clapboard was carefully measured and cut by the volunteers
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We had to replace the wood around the windows as well
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Cutting the wood to fit around the chimney was a time consuming job
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Colonial farm manager, Matt, and a volunteer check out the shingles and remove old wasps' nests
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With larger pieces of clapboard needing to be cut to fit the angle of the roof, day 2 was a lot more labor intensive
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Making sure everything is lined up and level
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Out with the old doors!
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Anytime a problem arose, volunteers turned to Ian for guidance
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A bent door hinge meant an emergency trip to the blacksmith--lucky for us there was one right down the street!
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Blacksmith Tim Buckley fixing the bent door hinge
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Almost there!
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Overseeing the work from up in the attic
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Almost finished the woodwork around the chimney
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Break time with our mascot for the weekend
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And the final piece on the right side is up!
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Some additional support beams had to be put into place on the back side of the kitchen
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Ian trying to figure out the best way to attach the doors
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We were short one board for the doors, so their construction required some ingenious thinking
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The most time consuming part of the day--measuring the clapboard to fit around the bricks of the chimney
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Ian overseeing the construction of the new doors
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Hammering the door hinges onto the new door
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We're almost done--just need to hang the doors!
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Testing out the doors to make sure they swing open
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The Survivors who made it through the end of day 2
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The finished Event Kitchen--isn't she beautiful!?
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The whole group with livestock manager, Polly
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A group works on replacing rotted fence lines
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Planting sunflowers and daisies around the barnyard
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Planting sunflowers and daisies around the barnyard
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Clearing brush and invasive species from some of our sheep pasture areas
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Various examples of the rose family from the text, "Botany in a Day" by Thomas Elpel
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paw paw in flower
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Inspecting buttercup during plant walk - april 2013
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gardening with dan - musuem garden may 2013
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gardening with dan - museum garden may 2013
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Helping with an archaeological dig for artifacts that will give us clues about the people who once lived here
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Helping with an archaeological dig for artifacts that will give us clues about the people who once lived here
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Learning about native animals with Park Ranger Bambi
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Grabbing a quick picnic lunch
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Feeding grass to the Hog Island Sheep on the Colonial Farm
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Entering the colonial site to learn about life on the farm in the 1770's
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Washing the wool--next step: carding!
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Washing the wool--next step: carding!
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Washing and hanging up the laundry
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Helping carry water so the Bolton girls can finish the washing
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Helping carry water so the Bolton girls can finish the washing
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Learning how to card wool from our Hog Island Sheep
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Learning how to spin carded wool into yarn
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Learning how to spin carded wool into yarn
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Learning how to knit
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Young colonial girls would need to practice their sewing
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Helping stuff the mattress with straw for Laurel Branch
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Pounding corn into cornmeal so the Bolton ladies can make Johnny cakes
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Pounding corn into cornmeal so the Bolton ladies can make Johnny cakes
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Helping churn butter in the kitchen
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Picking some herbs from the kitchen garden
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Watering the carrots in the kitchen garden
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Learning about the spices used in colonial cooking
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Learning about the spices used in colonial cooking
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Rolling out pastry dough
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Helping Jessie make puff pastry dough
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Learning about how colonial farmers used cover crop in their fields
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Heading to the tobacco barn to see what activities are next
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Learning how to split logs for firewood
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Helping Blacksmith Tim hammer metal for hardwear
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Helping Blacksmith Tim keep his fire burning hot
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Helping Blacksmith Tim hammer metal for hardwear
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Playing with corn cob darts
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Playing trap ball--once you launch the ball from the trap, who can hit it the farthest?
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Playing trap ball--once you launch the ball from the trap, who can hit it the farthest?
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Playing with a Jacob's Ladder
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Learning how to play the board game "Goose"
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The Irish Jam session entertains families with live music in the Education Building
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New chicks at Accokeek
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EarthFest 2013
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Govenor OMalley reads fishing sign on the pier
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