Oops – I realize I forgot to post these pictures!
The kids took part in a “bucket brigade” to put out a little fire. It was so hot we were all hoping we’d get splashed! We learned that there was no designated firefighters back then; each home had to have a few buckets and then they would all come out in the case of a fire and form a brigade to fill a little portable wagon with water to pump. We also learned that the volume of water was nowhere near sufficient to actually extinguish a house fire, so if a building did catch fire, all you could do was pump water around the perimeter of the blaze to prevent it from spreading to other houses.
The kids were getting whiny so we stuck them in the stocks. They didn’t seem to mind!
These workers must have been so hot in their costumes!
The kids loved getting to see the inside of an old jail (or “gaol”) – Jimmy was fascinated by the fact that this particular jail was once used to detain pirates!
Of course we had to visit the gift shop on our way out. Becky and Susie got stuffed animals and a keychain, and the boys got…weapons, of course! Danny got a little pop gun and Jimmy got a rifle. They were all very pleased! 
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