The Tony Morris  talked about settlers in Philadelphia area. He showed us pictures of what the cave houses would have looked like that people lived in the 1600's & 1700's in America. They built a wood entrance to the cave that held a fireplace because a fire in the cave was a bad idea. Approximately 35% of the immigrants lived in caves the first few years before affording better housing. He talked about the starving times in Philadelphia area because people had to adjust to hunting for food in the bitter winters. He told a story about many families having to eat their pets to survive but this one family discussed if the husband was unsuccessful at finding food that they would have to eat their cat that evening. As the story goes, he got home without finding anything so they looked for the cat, but he was gone. Later in the evening the cat appeared with a rabbit in his mouth for their dinner. There is a small seat at the oldest church in Philadelphia in honor of the cat. Apparently, you can go see it.

 

Charlotte Mark  talked about Jamestown. She had a display of books to share on Jamestown and 17th Century topics.