Mrs. Lawson items AT HIGH TIDE

[Spinster]

Just a few short days until AT HIGH TIDE, giving me a bit of time to move forward from the last several days spent in 18th century Kentucky, 'update' my wardrobe, and turn my wagon east towards rural Pennsylvania in 1863.

I'll be seeing Mr. Tackitt's Ad Hoc Confederate March off from Caledonia State Park Thursday morning, before aiding Mr. Heath in setting water for other various marches, forays, skirmishes, maneuvers, and such like, and finally settling down before the fire to cook for a group of unfortunate Federal officers who have somehow acquired a couple of surly-and-not-very-good cooks.

Meanwhile the fine folks at Ezra Barnhouse Goods will have baskets of my natural dyed yarns, in various weights from lace to sport, along with some knitted goods.

All the yarns are 100% wool, dyed with various natural dyes available during the period. You may wish to bring your patterns along so that you be assured that you are getting the right amount of yarn for your project.

For the knitting impaired, some finished goods will be available as well. For those with some extra time in town, I'll be teaching knitting classes next week at Somewhere In Time on Steinwehr Ave.

[nrandolph]

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I don't think I've ever been called a part of a group like "Surly-and-not-so-very-good-cooks" before, and I've been called a lot of things! Well, we've (Federal HQ cooks) have been acquiring our supplies, discussing menus, and researching period recipes, so as to reflect an officer's mess that has been knocked off their game a bit by the army's fast pace the week leading up to the battle. Even at that, we're resourceful and will have some non-enlisted goodies that men of stature and means need to hone their strategerizing to a fine edge! I'll also try to live up to my part now by practicing my "surly' side for this event the rest of the week!

Neil Randolph
1st WV

[Spinster]

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:D Neil, I imagine the headquarters cooks are excellent spit and polish regular army cooks! :D

Those poor officers in the Western Brigade, though, they've somehow managed to pick up a couple surly civilians with suspiciously non-Minnesotean accents.

They better make sure those two are on the pay roster too.....I hear tell Mrs. Compson gets a mite testy about her pay

[Spinster]

In the days before and after AT HIGH TIDE, there are other activities in Gettysburg of particular interest to civilians, including these scheduled speakers.

WHISPERS THROUGH TIME
presents a series of Cottage Talks focusing on mid-19th century material and social culture. Enjoy a cup of tea or cool glass of lemonade while prominent historians and authors lead you in exploration of the “home front” during the Civil War. Discover what civilians of the 1860s wore, what they ate, how they dealt with illness and death, courtship, marriage and childrearing. Learn how men and women coped with death, destruction and the trials and tribulations when the “home front” became the “battle front.”

The Cottage talks will be held at the Victorian Breakfast Cottage, located at the Quality Inn, 380 Steinwehr Ave, Gettysburg, unless otherwise noted
For reservations contact Abby Walker (608) 387-1859
Or
Somewhere In Time
76 Steinwehr Avenue
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 337-2143

Schedule of Cottage Talks

June 26th -- 5:00 pm
“ I Have Put the Children’s Clothes on the Loom Today”. Terre Lawson, home spinner and natural dyer from Alabama will talk about the realities of southern home textile production. Who spun and wove their own cloth and why? How did the Civil War impact the lower classes in the rural Deep South? Cost $15

June 26th -- 7:00 pm
“Dressing for the Weather” . Glenna Jo Christen, 19th century fashion historian, will speak about how women of the 1860s dressed to keep cool in the summer, warm in the winter, and dry all year round. Cost $20

June 28th -- 7:00 pm
Sally Thomas, author of Ties of the Past- The Gettysburg Diaries of Salome Myers Stewart will speak about Salome’s experiences during and after the Battle of Gettysburg. Cost $15

June 30th through July 2nd -- 10:00 am - noon
Learn to Knit -- Somewear in Time Historical Clothing, 76 Steinwehr Ave., Gettysburg, Join Terre Lawson as she teaches knitting each day, Monday through Wednesday. Students will receive a kit consisting of correct needles and enough yarn to complete a basic scarf or bring your own needles and project. Cost $25/session, kit is extra

July 3rd -- 10:00 am - noon
Learn to Hand Spin -- Somewear in Time Historical Clothing, 76 Steinwehr Ave., Gettysburg, Terre Lawson will teach hand spinning. Bring your wheel or learn basics on a provided drop spindle. Cost $25

July 3rd -- 7:00 pm
“Myths, Misconceptions, and Surprises of Southern Home Spinning and Textile Production” Noted hand spinner and knitter Terre Lawson will shed some light on what it really took to produce “homespun” before and during the Civil War. Cost $15

July 27th -- 7:00 pm
“Maternity in the 19th Century” Join historical researcher Glenna Jo Chisten in an exploration of maternity in the mid-19th century, with a special emphasis on Elizabeth Thorn who was six months pregnant at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg. Glenna will have original maternity garments on display. Cost $20

August 30th -- 7:00 pm
“Tea: Palace of the Soul” Virginia Mescher, 19th century material culture historian, will speak about taking tea in the 1860s. What teas were available in the United States in the mid-19th century? How were they brewed and served? Come find out and take home samples of tea popular with our 1860s ancestors. Cost $20

For more information call Abby Walker at (608) 387-1859 or Somewhere in Time Historical Clothing at (717) 337-2143.

[nrandolph]

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Mrs. Lawson,

Well, I was just teasin' you back a little! But talk about surly....will you have Mr. Heath to put up with around the cookfire?

p.s. We'll be glad to have any spare expertise you an throw our way.

Neil Randolph
1st WV

[Spinster]

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I am acshually workin fer Mistah Heef. :D

He sez he is workin fer me.

I imagin dinner will be bad AND late.


Mistah Zook and I had previously looked at the various proposed and ever changing layouts and determined that these two officer's messes were nowhere near each other, but we'd all attempt to at least stop and speak. I've promised hot coffee to Barnhouse Goods on a regular basis, so that means I'll have to come off that ridge several times. I've brought my long-handled spoon so I can ruin a number of pots of perfectly good food as I go.

[MissMaggie]

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"Those poor officers in the Western Brigade, though, they've somehow managed to pick up a couple surly civilians with suspiciously non-Minnesotean accents."

Mrs. Lawson, People from Minnesota are what the rest of you are supposed to sound like. We don't have accents, the rest of you do.


Maggie Halberg
Central Minnesota born and raised.

[AbbyWalker]

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"Those poor officers in the Western Brigade, though, they've somehow managed to pick up a couple surly civilians with suspiciously non-Minnesotean accents."

Mrs. Lawson, People from Minnesota are what the rest of you are supposed to sound like. We don't have accents, the rest of you do.


Maggie Halberg
Central Minnesota born and raised.

Oh no Maggie, people from Minnesota don't have no kind of an accent, ya know. :-) Maybe it's just the western Wisconsinites that sound like they're from Scandiland, lol. Actually, my autistic son, Jared, bitterly misses Wisconsin and it's accent. He says the western Pennsylvania accent makes his ears hurt.

Abby Walker
who's glad to be closer to family, but
misses dairy breakfasts in June