Fun Facts

• In  colonial  times,  there  were  no  left  or  right shoes. They wore them on either foot, left or right.
  
  
• I was amazed when I heard that they wrapped wigs in bread to give them a certain texture.
  
  
• I found out that brickmakers kept their kiln going all year round, night and day.
  
  
• I was surprised when I found out there was no underwear in colonial times, their only undergarment was their shift.
  
  
• Unlike today, back in colonial times people didn’t have refrigerators, so they packed meat in barrels of salt to prevent spoiling.
  
  
• If colonists couldn’t pay for their passage, they had to indenture themselves, if they were under 15, they will work until they are 21.
  
  
• I was appalled when I found out that people on ships who were soon going to die were thrown overboard, along with their children if under 7 years old.
  
  
• When colonists got married, the wedding could last for 5-7 days and if you tried to leave, you could be dragged back to the party.
  
  
• An interesting fact that I learned was by the age of 4, children knew how to sew and make their own clothes.
  
  
• If you lived in the colonial times, you would have to have very good manners.
  
  
• In the colonial times, when people got married, there was no divorce, the only thing that could undo a marriage was death.
  
  
• Did you know a frying pan was called a spider?