Pilgrims and Pioneers: About Early Log Cabins

Welcome To Pilgrims and Pioneers!

After many years of researching my family geneaology I have been lucky enough to discover actual information about my relatives that lived in the Pilgrim Era and the Pioneer Era- while many people also have realtives from those eras- many do not know their names or where they lived- actually seeing the proof in print makes you much more aware of who they really were.
After discovering these relatives it of course made me curious to learn more about the eras that they lived in and what their lives were like as, the history I learned in grade school had long since been forgotten.
I decided to start this blog for others who are also interested in these eras.
Some of the information here will be actual facts about my realtives and some will be information about the eras in general that I have found on the web.
I hope you will enjoy traveling back in time with me!

Thursday, June 5, 2008

About Early Log Cabins

I have been continuing to research what life was like for the Pioneers. Here are some facts you may not know.
In the loft or sleeping area in many cabins the rafters were used to dry vegetables and fruits from the Fall harvest. Imagine sleeping with squash and pumpkins hanging over your head!
In many cabins pelts from racoons and beaver hung from the ceiling- although I am sure this is not the original reason they were hung there- this added warmth to the cabin.
Since there was not any glass windows were made from paper that had been smeared with "Coon Grease" to let light into the cabin.