Pilgrim Girls

By: Jessica Wambles

The Pilgrims and the Story of Thanksgiving

Pilgrim Girl’s ClothingCoif- close fitting linen cap

Shift- undergarment like a shirt

Waistcoat- fitted jacket like a vest

Apron- cloth that covered the front of the skirt

Petticoat- undergarment worn under the skirt

Shoes, stockings, coats, and hats was also worn.

Roles and ResponsibilitiesRun Errands

Fetch wood and water

Herded chickens

Gardening

Cooking and preserving food

Sewing clothing and bedding

Milk cows

Make soap

Clean house

Help their mothers

SchoolingParents taught their children

reading and writing.

The children learned at night or during the winter.

Parents used hornbooks and bibles to teach the children how to read.

Games

Leapfrog

Marbles

Ball and Cup

Naughts and Crosses(tic tac toe)

Poppets(Cloth dolls)

Housing

Houses were constructed out of wood on stone foundations. The size of the house was about the same size of a small apartment.

Food

Fish (Bass, bluefish, cod)

Seafood (Clams, lobsters, mussels)

Birds (Wild turkey, duck, goose)

Grain (Indian corn)

Fruits (strawberries, grapes, plums)

Vegetables (peas, squashes, beans)

Nuts (Walnuts, chestnuts, acorns)

http://www.newton.k12.ks.us/sch/w/start/Pilgrims/pilgrim_foods.htm

http://www.plimoth.org/kids/homeworkHelp/roles.php\

http://colonial-america.suite101.com/article.cfm/plimoth_Plantation_daily_life

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mosmd/clothing.htm

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=084B52BD-87BF-47AC-A33E-0402DBDE3EA1