"Skills they had to re-learn". This to me is a very valuable statement. I homestead 12 acres with dairy goats, vegetable garden, & chickens. Can my food, and dream of a root cellar. I believe we may need food sovereignty. Thank you for your great content!
Well said, I’m with you on perhaps needing our own food security in the future. The world has become one of consumers with few producers. I hope your root cellar comes to fruition p, they are amazing.
It's very clear to me that I would have never survived in that day and age. I absolutely cannot stand cold weather and I dont know how to build a darn thing. Very interesting video series though, thank you.
My grandfather was born in 1899. They lived much like this. He never even learned to read or write and didn’t even have a birth certificate until he was in his 60’s. He died when I was 3 so I barely have a fleeting memory of him. But my grandmother lived till I was in high school. They grew and sold tobacco as their main source of income for the homestead. Mom used to talk about how they’d have to hang it to dry. By the time I was older my uncle was using the old barns just for cattle. But the sticks they used to use to hang the tobacco in the rafters to dry were still up there. Well up into the 90’s if I recall my mom got a (very small) check from the government every year as an incentive to not grow tobacco on the land since it was already established for that. Once that check stopped I said we should start growing it again…..
As an American I find it difficult to identify with the Loyalists. That's purely academic anyway, and the important thing is that your channel is incredibly fascinating and inspiring. Thank you for taking the time to document your lifestyle so us 'dreamers' can learn more.
Not being American, I can totally understand how you would not identify with the Loyalist. The rational for remaining loyal to the Crown are varied, some times simple and also complex. There is a line in the movie The Patriot, where Mel Gibson say “ And tell me , why should a trade a tyrant 3000 miles away for a tyrant 3 miles away (or something to that effect). Many had military history/backgrounds with the British Army. Many had flourished economically under the King and simply didn’t want to wreck a good thing. Many thought that there was no way in God’s green earth that an American rebellion had a hope in hell of winning against the strongest army in the world. My ancestors all emigrated from Ireland in the mid to late 1800’s, so like you, I can’t truly identify with the Loyalists either, simply, my 2 cents worth. We appreciate your support and interest Scott.
@@TheWoodlandEscape The fighting between Loyalists and Patriots was quite ugly in the southern colonies. Like today, many didn't want to deal with change until forced to. Some of my ancestors were early immigrants to MA (early 1600s) and spread out from there. Love the history.
That is good training for your grandson. When we built a 2.5 acre paddock for the horses at the farm, I dug the fence post holes and strung the wire but our youngest daughter nailed in the fence staples. Being the good First Sergeant that I am, I kept a very close watch over her progress. She was nine at the time but she has never forgotten how to nail and use a hammer.
Sir you folks have a blessed life I am so odd by the knowledge and friendships I see with the people around you God bless you and your friends thanks a lot
My family has always stated throughout my life that I was born a century or two too late. I have studied the Mountain Men extensively, which have always fascinated me, and I live in the area where men like Jim Bridger, Hugh Glass, John Colter, Jedediah Smith and many others once trodden in search for beaver and other wild game, but my true passion is for the Hunter-gatherers and their way of living, subsisting, and sustaining from 100,000 - 10,000 BCE. I must say, Peter, I truly love your 18th Century videos, and the fact that you have chosen to not only build a new 18th Century pioneer cabin homestead, but all of the accoutrements that go along with it, and all while filming - which adds a great amount of time and effort to an already arduous task - so that all of your subscribers can follow along and enjoy your grand efforts and the fruits of those labors…THANK YOU to you-Peter, Cathy, and all of the people who make these videos seem more real than just a re-enactment. Your efforts make me feel as though I’m really in the 18th Century, and I truly love and enjoy watching the progress throughout these events. Again, Thank You!
@@TheWoodlandEscape, well many thanks and great kudos to Cathy, too for her efforts in making your vision a reality for all to enjoy. I believe I speak for all of your subscribers in stating that we very much enjoy this journey.
As true "mountain Man" having lived at 10,000 ft all my life..it's more rough then fantasize. Hash struggle for existence. Constant bear n wolverine attacks with minus 30 for weeks on end. We had 360 in. Snow last year over 3 months. 2 seasons...winter and winter. I live in the high Rockies. Food is scarce and what you in a root cellar is under mole attack. High winds, vast periods of seeing not a soul will plague your mind. Inability to shower more then a cold klondike river dip. Out house. No electricity ,convenience. Foraging is rough...so saying all this I say to you...go for it...if you have the courage. Me ,well, I am almost 70 yrs old and wouldn't change a beautiful life!
We work to support our selves from our property. We are not time locked like you but we use canners and make most of our stuff. Refrigeration is one of our problems, till I get the root cellar complete. I just found you and working my way through you videos. Thank you.
It's a joy to see how well (like minded) people can communicate with few or NO words at all. I used to think it was only a "men" thing but this video proves that wrong. It's not just this video but I see it all the time in your videos. I live that life only in my dreams. Thank you again for providing me with the material to dream about.
Ahh. There you are adding character to your table with cut marks! Soon, I'm sure, there will be hot pot marks. It won't be long before you can read the history of loved family and friends gathered around that table. I believe your table became a member of the family with your meal that evening.
I was just saying to a friend that I haven't seen David Carradine in any movies recently so I was happy to see he's started this channel! You're one of my favourite actors and I love this new role! :)
I remember seeing tobacco hanging at my grandfather's place...and smoking his pipe. It's one of those smell one doesn't forget...with fresh baked beans, fresh cooked bread. Even the smell of a fire stove I haven't forgotten.
Reminiscing the past with my grandfather, when he always inviting me to hook fishing at ambuaya lake and roam around the forest gathering forest tree fruits, likewise checking all his birds bait. My respect, Sir. Grandparents love...is adorable and bold.
I love this channel. I am a big history lover, and this channel makes me wish I could go back in time and witness many things long gone now. I once got to meet a 94 year old lady, who lived in a dogrun log cabin that was originally built in 1865. When you stepped on her porch, it was like stepping back in time. Of course the home had been modernized, but you could still see a lot of things the way they were back then. She gave my dad a board that come off the porch, had square nails in it. She also give my dad a jar with homemade lye soap in it she had once made. The old well still stood behind the house with the original hand pump still on it. I think the most memeorable thing I remember from that house, was her parlor. She had a piano her mother bought in 1890 something. I sat on a lounge bench of sorts made of wood with a cushion sown into it. The room had a gas lamp hanging from the ceiling. It also had a victrola record cabinet that still played. I was in such awe, she told me to have a look at everything I wanted. I was so afraid to touch anything because if something broke or fell apart, I could never replace it. She was trully a remarkable woman.
@@TheWoodlandEscape I did. Everything in her house had been there pretty much since her parents moved there. She still slept in the bedroom she slept in as a little girl. She had all her parent's furniture and things. I saw things that most people would only ever get to see in a museum somewhere. She played that piano in her parlor for me and it just tickled her to death that someone enjoyed her life as much as I did. The old smokehouse still stood outside, but had long been converted into a garage for her car. Dad said there was a barn out behind the house, made from the trunks of whole trees. He said they were placed so close together, that you couldn't slide a piece of paper between them. Heck, up until 2 years before she passed away, she had never had an indoor bathroom. My uncle who is a carpenter, put her first ever indoor toilet in her house. She was so tickled, she made dad go in and look at it..lol I didn't get to see it, but dad said she had a dresser in one of the rooms on the other side, that had a marble top on it that was cracked. He said she told him when he asked about it, "oh well that happened when it fell out of the wagon on the way here!" Can you believe that?! lol
As usual, your videos are ''Quality'' productions through & through ... (period) Thank-you for inviting us (the YT viewer) to dine with your guests, the Stubs & your Good self : ) The Food Prayer (saying Grace) was Delightful to Mine Ears & Eyes ~ Please do Thank Melany for the lovely Bread & Cobbler demonstration / lesson, I learned much !! : ) Would love to see more of her cooking outside or inside in the future if possible ~ Again, Thank-you for a wonderful snapshot of a distant time so long ago, please know we are ''Much Appreciative'' of All that You do - just sad that Cathy missed out but understandably so : )
The world turned upside down was a popular song at the time and it was played by the British army band at the surrender at Yorktown as they marched out.
I am a 30 year member of the Sudbury Militia & Minute Men located in Sudbury, MA now relocated in Illinois after a long walk of 1200 miles (don't I wish for the walk). This video sure is in character. We are from 1775 and also enjoy open fire and fireplace cooking. You have inspired me to start wearing my outfit for every day attire. Great that you folks are keeping history alive! Regards, Rick
I think I was born in the wrong time period. I just love so much watching your videos. I have always felt I should have been from that time. And maybe at one time I was in that time period
G'Day, As always, poetry for the eyes! I retired early this year after being a baker for over 40 years, so I was very keen to see how Melany's bread turned out. It looked fine. I often baked damper or soda bread whenever my son attended a primary school camp. Baked in a similar cast iron oven. Served with lots of butter and jam, none was ever wasted! I make a soda bread/damper---an OZ term-- with white flour, baking powder, boiled potato, butter, salt, milk , parsley and Red Leicester cheese. It makes a delicious quick bread that would keep well due to the potato but it never gets the chance to go old! Thanks for sharing the time you spent with your guests, Kind Regards, Steve, Lynda and Seth
Such great quality and effort in these videos, I had to look twice as I thought it was 251k subscribers but to my shock it was 25.1k subscribers! I am glad to find this early to watch it grow and develop. I imagine it wont be long before it is 251k subscribers
Mr. Stubs approach to the cabin and hollering out "Hallo the cabin" reminded me when I was little, my uncle who came to visit my grandparents and I at their place in the hills of Hocking County, Ohio. My uncle would holler out, "Haaaay" as he was coming up the path to announce his arrival. I suppose too, yelling out was to keep from getting shot at as well.😊😊
Cooking is cooking. I am a good cook. Stews and soups are immaterial to the temp, which is why they were the most cooked items in a primitive setting. The longer both are cooked the better they are. I make a great beef, vegetable soup. It takes me an hour to throw it together and six hours to cook, however it is done in a couple of hours. As Charlie Wooster of Wagon Train said - the difference between hash, stew and soup is water. I cannot disagree with Charlie, however stew does require some flour for a thick gravy, while the other two do not, but they are basically the same. Brunswick Stew is similar but requires three meats, brown sugar and a few other things, like smoked pork. Bread is easy to make. I use the same receipt for rolls and white loaves, with loaves requiring a longer baking time at a lower temp. Kaiser rolls are my favorite bread. I use my stand mixer for all bread making, as well as active dry yeast.
As always cant wait til the next video and wanna see the cabin in winter months with the hearth to see how well heat stays in .. The history is a bonus to me cuz I like it but I really started watching over the log cabin build.. Include fishing and cooking back at your perfect homestead and how far it is from said big pond or lake
This reminded me of my grandmother ( born 1880 last of 5 children) telling me many times about her Mother's ( my Great Grandmother's born 1850) ) wedding cake. She said they had a big table in the yard with a large round wooden tray in the center and every family brought a layer of cake as a wedding gift. Their choice of cake but Grandma and I like to talk of what cake they might have brought. We were certain they would have been creative with local berries, fruits and nuts added. Anyway, each layer when it arrived was stacked on top of each other with a layer of jam or honey between each layer. The idea was to see how tall the cake was in the end.
What a fantastic bit of family history. My grandmother lived to be 3 months short of one hundred. As a small child I would spend a few weeks each summer with her and her amazing stories flowed. Thanks for sharing your story, Sammy.
To have the opportunity to live the sensation to be surrounded by every seventeenth-century items, meal, to be protected by the fireplace heat inside of a log cabin, especially share those meals with people who really love seventeenth-century custom, must be an awesome experience. Congratulation to those people for recreating and keep their priceless heritage. I hope someday to have the opportunity to live this lifestyle, of course, if Peter and his family allow me.
I really enjoy this channel. Just discovered it and now i am hooked. Thank you so much! Learn so much! Aiming to live more and more this way everyday. God bless!
@6:03 - I love this explanation of why you are always carrying your musket. Especially this: "It puts me in the frame of mind of what our ancestors would have experienced and had to do..." I can completely relate to this! While I do not have such a beautiful firearm as yours, or get to recreate such a historical life, firearms actually remind me of history and how our ancestors would have lived. They would have ALWAYS had some sort of means of self-defense close at hand. When I see my own, albeit modern firearm, I am transported into history in some small way. Where I am is no longer a modern space; it is a quiet cowboy's cabin on the wild frontier, or a rustic yet romantic trek through a stunnning desert, or any evocative historic scene that brings the beauty of history to life that I could imagine it to be. I do not get that same experience with a cell phone or a computer or many of the items in our modern lives, but with a firearm, I most certainly do! So many people think that if someone really enjoys firearms they must be bloodthirsty, or crazy, or dreaming of violence, or a threat to society. Yet for most of human history, having a means of self-defense was just apart of life. It was more what the person who owned it did with it and the meaning they put into it, rather than the weapon itself. After all, a car or a frying pan could be just as dangerous in the wrong hands, if not more so! You have a beautiful channel and I hope that you will continue to make more wonderful videos! Thank you for sharing.
M.E.... I think many ppl are afraid of guns/firearms mostly bc they know nothing about them other than the fact they kill. It isnt the gun that actually kills, it's the person holding It. (Don't know why ppl can't understand that, it's such a simple concept; which leads to a simple solution). It is especially advantageous to be trained in all kinds of firearms. Then ppl might not get so freaked out about them! It's just silly how a certain party freaks out at the mention of a gun. God bless.
@@dlspiritdancer9548 I agree completely. Perhaps part of the reason people today are so panic stricken at the mention of a gun is because of how our culture as a whole perceives a gun today versus how cultures perceived it in the past (when many people were actually trained in firearms, as you said). A good correlative example would be the attitudes towards alcohol in different cultures. In America, people (not all, but many) tend to associate alcohol with out-of-the-ordinary events such as parties/bars/clubs, etc., and therefore tend to over drink when they do get around alcohol. This leads to drunk driving, and all sorts of problems that drunkenness provokes. Yet there are still cultures today where alcohol is just seen as another facet of daily life. It is not seen as something extraordinary. Therefore when people do drink it, they tend to do so in more moderation, which is certainly better for everyone. Sure there are exceptions, but as a general rule it tends to lean this way. Cultural attitudes can really have an effect on people. I would guess that the historical cultural attitudes to guns as apart of daily life played a huge part in how people saw them then versus how people see them today.
Almost bed time for me in South Africa but what a delight to first watch another fine episode in the journey. But I need to get to bed because I need to preach tomorrow morning.
The American Revolution was indeed a very sad time. No war is worse than a civil war and that is essentially what it was and I believe it was especially vicious in the South. There was remark made by General Greene about the people in that area, something about people pursuing each other like beasts of prey. People on both sides were hung for their loyalties. Because of their stiff necked resistance Presbyterian churches were burned and there is one recorded instance where a pastor was thrown into his burning church and his wife hung. But I believe nobody suffered like the American soldier, marching and counter marching for days without food, sleep or water, sleeping with an empty belly and no shelter in the most extreme conditions, clothes ragged and unshod, where Washington's retreats and lines of March could be read by the blood in the snow. Contrary to common belief, it was not the militias who won that war. It was those steadfast trained regulars who fought unpaid, unclothed, and unfed. If Mr. Madison and other leaders had remembered that the War of 1812 might have turned out very differently.
I have spent many hours crawling through our potato patch also squishing the Colorado potato beetles. I even just gave up on the gloves and squished them with my bare fingers… ewwwwweee, but you can always wash your hands…Your garden looks great. Ours also did very well here in the NEK of Vermont. My clothes are patched too. Most of my tools home made by mostly my husband Tom.
Love seeing your garden and the harvesting of some nice looking veggies !! Melanie's beer bread looked delicious and her blueberry cobbler looked amazing, she outdid herself ! I can't begin to imagine how hot it was to cook over an open fire in summer sturdy souls from that time period !!
My son adds a cup of honey to his beer bread batter/dough, to make a more desert type beer bread. If you are using loaf bread pans, use those that are somewhat larger if making honey beer bread so it doesn’t rise over the edge. Baking time would be maybe 15-25 minutes longer.
As always appreciate your efforts and dedication. I enjoyed being able to sit in with you and your guest and take in a bit of history. The year 1812 was briefly mentioned. I am curious if either you or your guest have ever attended an event south of your border along the Mississinewa river. Thanks again and keep your powder dry!
@@TheWoodlandEscape it is where I started my reenacting. Which lead me to Backus Mills early on. I'm sure you would make the cut. I recommend attending at least once if you can. It used to be said that it was the largest 1812 event in the U.S. I could probably get more info to you if you would be interested.
Hello from Detroit Michigan USA Great video Brother thank you for sharing your time travel adventure with us and for sharing your knowledge and expertise
Hi Peter, This film was very informative and utterly charming. I have been watching this one whilst eating my lunch and was about halfway through, transported back to the 18th Century when I was rudely interrupted by the 21st Century due to the battery in the upstairs smoke detector decking it needed replacing! Battery replaced, lunch resumed and back to the 18th Century. Two questions; firstly, what is the recipe for the Beer Bread? Wouldn’t mind giving it a go. Secondly, only handsome chaps required to join the army? What about us ugly ones! 😂 Loving these insights into the 18th Century Canadian settlers way of life. Thanks. Kind regards, Mark
I truly enjoy your unique videos. The tidbits of other history you toss in make them doubly enjoyable and relatable. I was in CCCP in 1989. The mostly empty shelves in GUM were memorable.
Another great video. Spending the long weekend at the Gettysburg Hotel on the square. Watching this video with the town of Gettysburg out my window. Spent the past few days walking through town reading the plaques and stories of the townsfolk here. I feel pretty humbled by what folks went through years ago just to survive. All of the sacrifice and hard work that many don’t understand nowadays. It boggles my mind. I appreciate your efforts to bring that era back to life.
We have a lot of fun creating these videos. I’ve been to Gettysburg many times, such a pretty town. Walking the battlefields is quite a haunting experience.
follow the series with interest. Have grown virginia tobacco this is the second year but I have not learned fermentation and storage, brown they are quite good to smoke
Another wonderful presentation with excellent content. I was chagrined to realize that following the end of the American Revolution persons/families who had been staunch and perhaps even lukewarm supporters of the Crown would have needed to head to lands northward in the face of the victorious colonies. I wonder, was this a more or less universal event or were there situations where exceptions were made with the former loyalists who were willing to swear loyalty to the newly established United States of America or perhaps even a relaxed accommodation among families that must have been related to one another? Again, great job all around. On a personal note, my daughter who recently gave birth to my fifth grandchild used the services of a midwife, so my ears perked up at the news that Cathy serves the area in that capacity. The birth of my daughter’s now first child was “the most fun I ever had!” she tells anyone who will listen. Thanks, mostly, to the skills of the midwife and the rest of the team. Blessings!
There was no quarter given to loyalists and it often ended in breaking up families with different loyalties. They simply lost everything that could not be carried on their backs.
@@TheWoodlandEscape As a died in the wool child of the American Revolution I suppose I should say, sorry about that. So glad that mess is over! Just a quick reflection. Back in my younger days when I was a student at Princeton prepping to become a Presbyterian minister a bunch of my classmates and I sat around one day and wondered among ourselves who was the most “All American” guy in our somewhat diverse class? Well, after much discussion and too many cups of coffee my dear friend Paul Thompson was picked out among the crowd. He had everything. He was young, handsome, had been an athlete undergraduate and the sort of personality that everyone easily gravitated toward. When we announced our selection and informed him of our choice, we discovered that while. Paul had studied at Wheaton College in Illinois and also with us at Princeton Theological Seminary, he was in fact a proud Canadian, through and through! In the end it didn’t matter. We all concluded that the best representation of the American male turns out to be a Canadian whose family had-and here’s the connection to the above topic-been loyalists in New York State who had been forced to relocate to the slightly cooler climate of your neck of the woods.
Whewee that blue berry cobbler ! Yum yum , thanks for such a great look back at a much simpler time and more fulfilling life sharing sum great viddles with great friends ! As always great video ! Keep em coming!
Sir from my experience that if it's a game chicken you a plucking you jus need feed it toba dog last time I killed a game pullet it was so tough even the gravy dulled my knife lol love you show though
Good morning from Nz. Thank you again Peter for an outstanding episode. Again another Q+A. The English spoken in 18th century America, was it not a continuation of the old King James 1611...17th century English.?? Thee thou thy etc. As I said in my comment last week, I am interested. I was thinking about it while listening to you good folks talking together at the table. Thank you for sharing. Stay safe and atb from down here in Nz.
That eloquent form of language has been lost. Not good at re-enacting it myself but, I love to watch good quality movies of that time period that demonstrate it.
@@TheWoodlandEscape surely thou dost jest sire. Thy knowledge abideth deep within thee. Thy knowledge knows no bounds. I believe that within thee, is the path to everlasting knowledge of all things. Thou surely art hiding within thyself great things. Blessed art thou who imparts much knowledge.
Thank you! Often when we read or study the American Revolution it is more from the victorious side. I suppose that is natural. I am not knocking it. But, that said, what did happen to the loyalists? We don't hear little if anything about them. Thank you for that insight. It is much appreciated!
It wouldn't have been out of the ordinary in 1770's Kentucky to see him in the garden with several Indians coming out of the brush and attacking him. I'm sure those folks carried what they could of armaments. Nice firearm, by the way.
"Skills they had to re-learn". This to me is a very valuable statement. I homestead 12 acres with dairy goats, vegetable garden, & chickens. Can my food, and dream of a root cellar. I believe we may need food sovereignty. Thank you for your great content!
Well said, I’m with you on perhaps needing our own food security in the future. The world has become one of consumers with few producers. I hope your root cellar comes to fruition p, they are amazing.
It's very clear to me that I would have never survived in that day and age. I absolutely cannot stand cold weather and I dont know how to build a darn thing. Very interesting video series though, thank you.
Glad you’re enjoying! So, Wild West, I assume you reside in the southwest,lol.
My grandfather was born in 1899. They lived much like this. He never even learned to read or write and didn’t even have a birth certificate until he was in his 60’s. He died when I was 3 so I barely have a fleeting memory of him. But my grandmother lived till I was in high school. They grew and sold tobacco as their main source of income for the homestead. Mom used to talk about how they’d have to hang it to dry. By the time I was older my uncle was using the old barns just for cattle. But the sticks they used to use to hang the tobacco in the rafters to dry were still up there. Well up into the 90’s if I recall my mom got a (very small) check from the government every year as an incentive to not grow tobacco on the land since it was already established for that. Once that check stopped I said we should start growing it again…..
Interesting family history, Jason. I worked in the tobacco harvest each summer while attending high school.
As an American I find it difficult to identify with the Loyalists. That's purely academic anyway, and the important thing is that your channel is incredibly fascinating and inspiring. Thank you for taking the time to document your lifestyle so us 'dreamers' can learn more.
Not being American, I can totally understand how you would not identify with the Loyalist. The rational for remaining loyal to the Crown are varied, some times simple and also complex. There is a line in the movie The Patriot, where Mel Gibson say “ And tell me , why should a trade a tyrant 3000 miles away for a tyrant 3 miles away (or something to that effect). Many had military history/backgrounds with the British Army. Many had flourished economically under the King and simply didn’t want to wreck a good thing. Many thought that there was no way in God’s green earth that an American rebellion had a hope in hell of winning against the strongest army in the world. My ancestors all emigrated from Ireland in the mid to late 1800’s, so like you, I can’t truly identify with the Loyalists either, simply, my 2 cents worth.
We appreciate your support and interest Scott.
@@TheWoodlandEscape The fighting between Loyalists and Patriots was quite ugly in the southern colonies. Like today, many didn't want to deal with change until forced to. Some of my ancestors were early immigrants to MA (early 1600s) and spread out from there. Love the history.
That is good training for your grandson. When we built a 2.5 acre paddock for the horses at the farm, I dug the fence post holes and strung the wire but our youngest daughter nailed in the fence staples. Being the good First Sergeant that I am, I kept a very close watch over her progress. She was nine at the time but she has never forgotten how to nail and use a hammer.
Sir you folks have a blessed life I am so odd by the knowledge and friendships I see with the people around you God bless you and your friends thanks a lot
Indeed Larry, we have been blessed with a good life. Thanks for your interesting our channel.
My family has always stated throughout my life that I was born a century or two too late. I have studied the Mountain Men extensively, which have always fascinated me, and I live in the area where men like Jim Bridger, Hugh Glass, John Colter, Jedediah Smith and many others once trodden in search for beaver and other wild game, but my true passion is for the Hunter-gatherers and their way of living, subsisting, and sustaining from 100,000 - 10,000 BCE.
I must say, Peter, I truly love your 18th Century videos, and the fact that you have chosen to not only build a new 18th Century pioneer cabin homestead, but all of the accoutrements that go along with it, and all while filming - which adds a great amount of time and effort to an already arduous task - so that all of your subscribers can follow along and enjoy your grand efforts and the fruits of those labors…THANK YOU to you-Peter, Cathy, and all of the people who make these videos seem more real than just a re-enactment.
Your efforts make me feel as though I’m really in the 18th Century, and I truly love and enjoy watching the progress throughout these events.
Again, Thank You!
My wife Cathy does the work of filming and I simply play at what I enjoy most, history.
@@TheWoodlandEscape, well many thanks and great kudos to Cathy, too for her efforts in making your vision a reality for all to enjoy.
I believe I speak for all of your subscribers in stating that we very much enjoy this journey.
You sound like me lol, if I could travel back in time I’d go to Ohio 14,000 years ago and try to get a mammoth with an atlatl.
As true "mountain Man" having lived at 10,000 ft all my life..it's more rough then fantasize. Hash struggle for existence. Constant bear n wolverine attacks with minus 30 for weeks on end. We had 360 in. Snow last year over 3 months. 2 seasons...winter and winter. I live in the high Rockies. Food is scarce and what you in a root cellar is under mole attack. High winds, vast periods of seeing not a soul will plague your mind. Inability to shower more then a cold klondike river dip. Out house. No electricity ,convenience. Foraging is rough...so saying all this I say to you...go for it...if you have the courage. Me ,well, I am almost 70 yrs old and wouldn't change a beautiful life!
We work to support our selves from our property. We are not time locked like you but we use canners and make most of our stuff. Refrigeration is one of our problems, till I get the root cellar complete. I just found you and working my way through you videos. Thank you.
Good for you guys on your self sufficiency endvour, … all the best.
It's a joy to see how well (like minded) people can communicate with few or NO words at all. I used to think it was only a "men" thing but this video proves that wrong. It's not just this video but I see it all the time in your videos. I live that life only in my dreams. Thank you again for providing me with the material to dream about.
Today it seems that many folks never have an unspoken thought… kinda annoying, lol.
Ahh. There you are adding character to your table with cut marks! Soon, I'm sure, there will be hot pot marks. It won't be long before you can read the history of loved family and friends gathered around that table. I believe your table became a member of the family with your meal that evening.
Now hat you mention it Neva, I do believe your are bang on.
I was just saying to a friend that I haven't seen David Carradine in any movies recently so I was happy to see he's started this channel! You're one of my favourite actors and I love this new role! :)
It is crazy how often people say there is a resemblance… don’t see it myself.
I remember seeing tobacco hanging at my grandfather's place...and smoking his pipe.
It's one of those smell one doesn't forget...with fresh baked beans, fresh cooked bread. Even the smell of a fire stove I haven't forgotten.
Reminiscing the past with my grandfather, when he always inviting me to hook fishing at ambuaya lake and roam around the forest gathering forest tree fruits, likewise checking all his birds bait.
My respect, Sir.
Grandparents love...is adorable and bold.
It would seem that your Grandfather left a long last impression. We have 10 grandchildren and I love them all. Thanks for sharing your story.
I had watched this video a couple months ago, but I still enjoy the content enough to watch again.
I love this channel. I am a big history lover, and this channel makes me wish I could go back in time and witness many things long gone now. I once got to meet a 94 year old lady, who lived in a dogrun log cabin that was originally built in 1865. When you stepped on her porch, it was like stepping back in time. Of course the home had been modernized, but you could still see a lot of things the way they were back then. She gave my dad a board that come off the porch, had square nails in it. She also give my dad a jar with homemade lye soap in it she had once made. The old well still stood behind the house with the original hand pump still on it. I think the most memeorable thing I remember from that house, was her parlor. She had a piano her mother bought in 1890 something. I sat on a lounge bench of sorts made of wood with a cushion sown into it. The room had a gas lamp hanging from the ceiling. It also had a victrola record cabinet that still played. I was in such awe, she told me to have a look at everything I wanted. I was so afraid to touch anything because if something broke or fell apart, I could never replace it. She was trully a remarkable woman.
She sounds amazing and by your description, you too took a step back in time.
@@TheWoodlandEscape I did. Everything in her house had been there pretty much since her parents moved there. She still slept in the bedroom she slept in as a little girl. She had all her parent's furniture and things. I saw things that most people would only ever get to see in a museum somewhere. She played that piano in her parlor for me and it just tickled her to death that someone enjoyed her life as much as I did. The old smokehouse still stood outside, but had long been converted into a garage for her car. Dad said there was a barn out behind the house, made from the trunks of whole trees. He said they were placed so close together, that you couldn't slide a piece of paper between them. Heck, up until 2 years before she passed away, she had never had an indoor bathroom. My uncle who is a carpenter, put her first ever indoor toilet in her house. She was so tickled, she made dad go in and look at it..lol I didn't get to see it, but dad said she had a dresser in one of the rooms on the other side, that had a marble top on it that was cracked. He said she told him when he asked about it, "oh well that happened when it fell out of the wagon on the way here!" Can you believe that?! lol
As usual, your videos are ''Quality'' productions through & through ... (period)
Thank-you for inviting us (the YT viewer) to dine with your guests, the Stubs & your Good self : )
The Food Prayer (saying Grace) was Delightful to Mine Ears & Eyes ~
Please do Thank Melany for the lovely Bread & Cobbler demonstration / lesson, I learned much !! : ) Would love to see more of her cooking outside or inside in the future if possible ~ Again, Thank-you for a wonderful snapshot of a distant time so long ago, please know we are ''Much Appreciative'' of All that You do - just sad that Cathy missed out but understandably so : )
Modern cooks could learn a lot from Mrs. Stubbs!
calm and abundant life in time to know the things we love from Brazil
Thank you.
The world turned upside down was a popular song at the time and it was played by the British army band at the surrender at Yorktown as they marched out.
I am a 30 year member of the Sudbury Militia & Minute Men located in Sudbury, MA now relocated in Illinois after a long walk of 1200 miles (don't I wish for the walk). This video sure is in character. We are from 1775 and also enjoy open fire and fireplace cooking. You have inspired me to start wearing my outfit for every day attire. Great that you folks are keeping history alive! Regards, Rick
Thanks Rick and do get on your kit … I find the clothing much more comfortable than the modern stuff!
Oh, for such a time again, the social graces of people, hospitality. Thanks so much. In Joy
Glad you enjoyed it and social graces sure seem a wee bit lacking these days.
I think I was born in the wrong time period. I just love so much watching your videos. I have always felt I should have been from that time. And maybe at one time I was in that time period
One never knows but, the time period, I believe, was a much better time than our hectic world.
What a wonderful history lesson. Half my family was there so I appreciate what you've done. Excellent.
Better then National Geographic!
Wow, thanks!
Thank you for feeding my brain with your history lessons. 9:54 Cheers to your great talent to teach history.
G'Day,
As always, poetry for the eyes!
I retired early this year after being a baker for over 40 years, so I was very keen to see how Melany's bread turned out. It looked fine.
I often baked damper or soda bread whenever my son attended a primary school camp. Baked in a similar cast iron oven. Served with lots of butter and jam, none was ever wasted!
I make a soda bread/damper---an OZ term-- with white flour, baking powder, boiled potato, butter, salt, milk , parsley and Red Leicester cheese. It makes a delicious quick bread that would keep well due to the potato but it never gets the chance to go old!
Thanks for sharing the time you spent with your guests,
Kind Regards,
Steve, Lynda and Seth
Good food never lasts long in our cabin! As to recipes, simple will always outshine complicated in my books.
Nice to see the garden basket filled with lovely produce.
Hi, I love your videos. Your work is bealtifull and the world need to wacht it. It's a pleasure to learn whit you. I say hello from BRAZIL. 🔰
Hello from Canada, Diego, glad you’re enjoying.
It actually helps you get up off the ground, don’t kid me!
Such great quality and effort in these videos, I had to look twice as I thought it was 251k subscribers but to my shock it was 25.1k subscribers! I am glad to find this early to watch it grow and develop. I imagine it wont be long before it is 251k subscribers
Thanks Ben but, I think we are a long way from a quarter of a million. Your interest is most appreciated.
Mr. Stubs approach to the cabin and hollering out "Hallo the cabin" reminded me when I was little, my uncle who came to visit my grandparents and I at their place in the hills of Hocking County, Ohio. My uncle would holler out, "Haaaay" as he was coming up the path to announce his arrival. I suppose too, yelling out was to keep from getting shot at as well.😊😊
Announcing ones presence one the frontier during the turbulent 1700,s certainly prevented things going bad! So, Hallo the cabin to you Jason.
man, I your video's very much so on next time I would like to see you going in church somewhere near by you. Thanks.
Cooking is cooking. I am a good cook. Stews and soups are immaterial to the temp, which is why they were the most cooked items in a primitive setting. The longer both are cooked the better they are. I make a great beef, vegetable soup. It takes me an hour to throw it together and six hours to cook, however it is done in a couple of hours. As Charlie Wooster of Wagon Train said - the difference between hash, stew and soup is water. I cannot disagree with Charlie, however stew does require some flour for a thick gravy, while the other two do not, but they are basically the same. Brunswick Stew is similar but requires three meats, brown sugar and a few other things, like smoked pork. Bread is easy to make. I use the same receipt for rolls and white loaves, with loaves requiring a longer baking time at a lower temp. Kaiser rolls are my favorite bread. I use my stand mixer for all bread making, as well as active dry yeast.
As always cant wait til the next video and wanna see the cabin in winter months with the hearth to see how well heat stays in .. The history is a bonus to me cuz I like it but I really started watching over the log cabin build.. Include fishing and cooking back at your perfect homestead and how far it is from said big pond or lake
Peter Kelly I am always ready to see this I've watched them all thank you
That is a lot of viewing. Thanks for your interest.
This reminded me of my grandmother ( born 1880 last of 5 children) telling me many times about her Mother's ( my Great Grandmother's born 1850) ) wedding cake. She said they had a big table in the yard with a large round wooden tray in the center and every family brought a layer of cake as a wedding gift. Their choice of cake but Grandma and I like to talk of what cake they might have brought. We were certain they would have been creative with local berries, fruits and nuts added. Anyway, each layer when it arrived was stacked on top of each other with a layer of jam or honey between each layer. The idea was to see how tall the cake was in the end.
What a fantastic bit of family history. My grandmother lived to be 3 months short of one hundred. As a small child I would spend a few weeks each summer with her and her amazing stories flowed. Thanks for sharing your story, Sammy.
Your Grandmother saw a lot of changes in her lifetime. I would have enjoyed hearing her tell her life stories.
To have the opportunity to live the sensation to be surrounded by every seventeenth-century items, meal, to be protected by the fireplace heat inside of a log cabin, especially share those meals with people who really love seventeenth-century custom, must be an awesome experience. Congratulation to those people for recreating and keep their priceless heritage. I hope someday to have the opportunity to live this lifestyle, of course, if Peter and his family allow me.
Very high-quality living history.
Thanks James, we appreciate your kind compliment.
Excellent 👍👍🏴
🙏 Amen ! Great video!
I thought you were expecting BEARs but it is good to always be prepared.
Making a trip to grocery store 🤗
I found your channel through James Townsend. His shop isn't far from where I live in NE Indiana.
I have mail order stuff from Mr. Townsends site many times over the years. His historical TH-cam channel is excellent. Thanks for your interest.
I want to see your settlers cabin at night glowing with candlelight! Ohh, that'll be beautiful!
Your videos just keep getting better with every episode! Wonderful work! Thank you for sharing your passion!
We appreciate both your feedback and your interest, Stephanie.
I definitely was born in the wrong time period!!!! Loved the video.
Very interesting video. Mouth watering food. Loved it!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!
I really enjoy this channel. Just discovered it and now i am hooked. Thank you so much! Learn so much!
Aiming to live more and more this way everyday. God bless!
Thank you , agree.
@6:03 - I love this explanation of why you are always carrying your musket. Especially this: "It puts me in the frame of mind of what our ancestors would have experienced and had to do..." I can completely relate to this!
While I do not have such a beautiful firearm as yours, or get to recreate such a historical life, firearms actually remind me of history and how our ancestors would have lived. They would have ALWAYS had some sort of means of self-defense close at hand. When I see my own, albeit modern firearm, I am transported into history in some small way. Where I am is no longer a modern space; it is a quiet cowboy's cabin on the wild frontier, or a rustic yet romantic trek through a stunnning desert, or any evocative historic scene that brings the beauty of history to life that I could imagine it to be. I do not get that same experience with a cell phone or a computer or many of the items in our modern lives, but with a firearm, I most certainly do!
So many people think that if someone really enjoys firearms they must be bloodthirsty, or crazy, or dreaming of violence, or a threat to society. Yet for most of human history, having a means of self-defense was just apart of life. It was more what the person who owned it did with it and the meaning they put into it, rather than the weapon itself. After all, a car or a frying pan could be just as dangerous in the wrong hands, if not more so!
You have a beautiful channel and I hope that you will continue to make more wonderful videos! Thank you for sharing.
The firearms in that era were simply another tool. In our modern world it has become much more complicated.
M.E.... I think many ppl are afraid of guns/firearms mostly bc they know nothing about them other than the fact they kill. It isnt the gun that actually kills, it's the person holding It. (Don't know why ppl can't understand that, it's such a simple concept; which leads to a simple solution). It is especially advantageous to be trained in all kinds of firearms. Then ppl might not get so freaked out about them! It's just silly how a certain party freaks out at the mention of a gun. God bless.
@@dlspiritdancer9548 I agree completely. Perhaps part of the reason people today are so panic stricken at the mention of a gun is because of how our culture as a whole perceives a gun today versus how cultures perceived it in the past (when many people were actually trained in firearms, as you said).
A good correlative example would be the attitudes towards alcohol in different cultures. In America, people (not all, but many) tend to associate alcohol with out-of-the-ordinary events such as parties/bars/clubs, etc., and therefore tend to over drink when they do get around alcohol. This leads to drunk driving, and all sorts of problems that drunkenness provokes.
Yet there are still cultures today where alcohol is just seen as another facet of daily life. It is not seen as something extraordinary. Therefore when people do drink it, they tend to do so in more moderation, which is certainly better for everyone. Sure there are exceptions, but as a general rule it tends to lean this way.
Cultural attitudes can really have an effect on people. I would guess that the historical cultural attitudes to guns as apart of daily life played a huge part in how people saw them then versus how people see them today.
This is how my old age should be)) Thank you guys.
As I enjoyed this video, I was reminded that every pleasure was earned with a lot of sweat and toil.
Indeed Kelly, without the sweat there simply was no survival.
What a wonderful video!! Thank you for all the work that goes into making these authentic depictions of life as it used to be!!
Thanks Jan.
Thanks for sharing some interesting history and outdoor open fire cooking wow looks so good !!
Thanks Cheryl. Don’t know why but, food prepared over an open fire always tastes better.
Fine food, and good friends. It doesn’t get much better than that!
Indeed!
That was fun, thank you for letting us join in with your company.
Thanks Jeanie.
Almost bed time for me in South Africa but what a delight to first watch another fine episode in the journey. But I need to get to bed because I need to preach tomorrow morning.
Break a leg with your sermon tomorrow!
The American Revolution was indeed a very sad time. No war is worse than a civil war and that is essentially what it was and I believe it was especially vicious in the South. There was remark made by General Greene about the people in that area, something about people pursuing each other like beasts of prey. People on both sides were hung for their loyalties. Because of their stiff necked resistance Presbyterian churches were burned and there is one recorded instance where a pastor was thrown into his burning church and his wife hung. But I believe nobody suffered like the American soldier, marching and counter marching for days without food, sleep or water, sleeping with an empty belly and no shelter in the most extreme conditions, clothes ragged and unshod, where Washington's retreats and lines of March could be read by the blood in the snow. Contrary to common belief, it was not the militias who won that war. It was those steadfast trained regulars who fought unpaid, unclothed, and unfed. If Mr. Madison and other leaders had remembered that the War of 1812 might have turned out very differently.
It is indeed hard to fathom the conditions and the fortitude of those who went before use!
Wonderful video!
I just came in from picking tomatoes and a few chili's. Here in Texas was a ok year for gardening.
Enjoy the fruits of your labor.
I have spent many hours crawling through our potato patch also squishing the Colorado potato beetles. I even just gave up on the gloves and squished them with my bare fingers… ewwwwweee, but you can always wash your hands…Your garden looks great. Ours also did very well here in the NEK of Vermont. My clothes are patched too. Most of my tools home made by mostly my husband Tom.
Enjoyed immensely
Thank you!
Love seeing your garden and the harvesting of some nice looking veggies !! Melanie's beer bread looked delicious and her blueberry cobbler looked amazing, she outdid herself ! I can't begin to imagine how hot it was to cook over an open fire in summer sturdy souls from that time period !!
To add insult to injury, it was plus 90 with high humidity. Melanie is an amazing 18th century cook.
Oatstanding! lol
Awesome
Awesome and great to see Captain and Mrs Stubbs!
My son adds a cup of honey to his beer bread batter/dough, to make a more desert type beer bread. If you are using loaf bread pans, use those that are somewhat larger if making honey beer bread so it doesn’t rise over the edge. Baking time would be maybe 15-25 minutes longer.
Good to know, thanks for sharing.
BRAVO SIR, BRAVO.. ..ATB
As always appreciate your efforts and dedication. I enjoyed being able to sit in with you and your guest and take in a bit of history. The year 1812 was briefly mentioned. I am curious if either you or your guest have ever attended an event south of your border along the Mississinewa river. Thanks again and keep your powder dry!
No but, is that an invite, lol? I used to do Civil War mounted cavalry in many States.
@@TheWoodlandEscape it is where I started my reenacting. Which lead me to Backus Mills early on. I'm sure you would make the cut. I recommend attending at least once if you can. It used to be said that it was the largest 1812 event in the U.S. I could probably get more info to you if you would be interested.
Hello from Detroit Michigan USA Great video Brother thank you for sharing your time travel adventure with us and for sharing your knowledge and expertise
Being of good Irish stock, "Slàinte Mhaith" when you clink those glasses, or, just 'slan'.
Hi Peter,
This film was very informative and utterly charming. I have been watching this one whilst eating my lunch and was about halfway through, transported back to the 18th Century when I was rudely interrupted by the 21st Century due to the battery in the upstairs smoke detector decking it needed replacing! Battery replaced, lunch resumed and back to the 18th Century. Two questions; firstly, what is the recipe for the Beer Bread? Wouldn’t mind giving it a go. Secondly, only handsome chaps required to join the army? What about us ugly ones! 😂 Loving these insights into the 18th Century Canadian settlers way of life. Thanks.
Kind regards,
Mark
I do not know the recipe, Mark but, if you sent me an email I get it for you.
Hi Peter,
I can’t seem to find your Email address, could you either forward it to me or let me know where I can find it. Sorry to appear thick! 🤔
Hard but beautiful times 👍
Wow your Potato's did well. The garden looks like it will be a great harvest.
Good for us, extended family and friends.
I truly enjoy your unique videos. The tidbits of other history you toss in make them doubly enjoyable and relatable. I was in CCCP in 1989. The mostly empty shelves in GUM were memorable.
Great looking bread and cobbler. I love cooking over an open fire. It's an art form that takes time to master but I'm not there yet.
Another great video. Spending the long weekend at the Gettysburg Hotel on the square. Watching this video with the town of Gettysburg out my window. Spent the past few days walking through town reading the plaques and stories of the townsfolk here. I feel pretty humbled by what folks went through years ago just to survive. All of the sacrifice and hard work that many don’t understand nowadays. It boggles my mind. I appreciate your efforts to bring that era back to life.
We have a lot of fun creating these videos. I’ve been to Gettysburg many times, such a pretty town. Walking the battlefields is quite a haunting experience.
Wonderful, I feel like i am in the late 1700's now. I just need a great kilt on and me bonnet and I'll come a visitin.
The door to Cedar Hollow Tavern is always open.
Thank you for the wonderful video!
glad to see your livin the ole good life time of plenty do one in the mist of winter ?
As Always.... Another Great Video. Thank You .
What a 'lush' garden you have-
Wonderful work, and a wonderful show. You deserve every subscriber you get!
Thank you Avrose.
Fantastic stuff.
Well put together.
Good folk and great food.
Thank you kindly. They are indeed very good friends.
Thank you brother for sharing your thoughts and adventures and your family and everyone else and history
Love it all
follow the series with interest. Have grown virginia tobacco this is the second year but I have not learned fermentation and storage, brown they are quite good to smoke
I’m going to attempt to twist some once it has cured.
Love the video 👍🇵🇭
The garden is absolutely errupting
Another wonderful presentation with excellent content. I was chagrined to realize that following the end of the American Revolution persons/families who had been staunch and perhaps even lukewarm supporters of the Crown would have needed to head to lands northward in the face of the victorious colonies. I wonder, was this a more or less universal event or were there situations where exceptions were made with the former loyalists who were willing to swear loyalty to the newly established United States of America or perhaps even a relaxed accommodation among families that must have been related to one another? Again, great job all around.
On a personal note, my daughter who recently gave birth to my fifth grandchild used the services of a midwife, so my ears perked up at the news that Cathy serves the area in that capacity. The birth of my daughter’s now first child was “the most fun I ever had!” she tells anyone who will listen. Thanks, mostly, to the skills of the midwife and the rest of the team. Blessings!
There was no quarter given to loyalists and it often ended in breaking up families with different loyalties. They simply lost everything that could not be carried on their backs.
@@TheWoodlandEscape As a died in the wool child of the American Revolution I suppose I should say, sorry about that. So glad that mess is over! Just a quick reflection. Back in my younger days when I was a student at Princeton prepping to become a Presbyterian minister a bunch of my classmates and I sat around one day and wondered among ourselves who was the most “All American” guy in our somewhat diverse class? Well, after much discussion and too many cups of coffee my dear friend Paul Thompson was picked out among the crowd. He had everything. He was young, handsome, had been an athlete undergraduate and the sort of personality that everyone easily gravitated toward. When we announced our selection and informed him of our choice, we discovered that while. Paul had studied at Wheaton College in Illinois and also with us at Princeton Theological Seminary, he was in fact a proud Canadian, through and through! In the end it didn’t matter. We all concluded that the best representation of the American male turns out to be a Canadian whose family had-and here’s the connection to the above topic-been loyalists in New York State who had been forced to relocate to the slightly cooler climate of your neck of the woods.
Whewee that blue berry cobbler ! Yum yum , thanks for such a great look back at a much simpler time and more fulfilling life sharing sum great viddles with great friends ! As always great video ! Keep em coming!
It was pretty tasty!!
Very well done, enjoyed watching thanks for sharing
God bless you :)
Lovely
Sir from my experience that if it's a game chicken you a plucking you jus need feed it toba dog last time I killed a game pullet it was so tough even the gravy dulled my knife lol love you show though
It was a Road Island Red. There is a way to deal with them tough old birds … boil the heck out of them and build yourself a soup.
Good morning from Nz. Thank you again Peter for an outstanding episode. Again another Q+A. The English spoken in 18th century America, was it not a continuation of the old King James 1611...17th century English.?? Thee thou thy etc. As I said in my comment last week, I am interested. I was thinking about it while listening to you good folks talking together at the table. Thank you for sharing. Stay safe and atb from down here in Nz.
That eloquent form of language has been lost. Not good at re-enacting it myself but, I love to watch good quality movies of that time period that demonstrate it.
@@TheWoodlandEscape surely thou dost jest sire. Thy knowledge abideth deep within thee. Thy knowledge knows no bounds. I believe that within thee, is the path to everlasting knowledge of all things. Thou surely art hiding within thyself great things. Blessed art thou who imparts much knowledge.
Beautiful gardens 👍
That was lovely but what happened to all the vegetables you picked? Did you not eat them with the chicken?
Chicken cooked quicker than anticipated, so we ate the other food later.
@@TheWoodlandEscape the veg looked wonderful, especially the potatoes.
Thank you! Often when we read or study the American Revolution it is more from the victorious side. I suppose that is natural. I am not knocking it. But, that said, what did happen to the loyalists? We don't hear little if anything about them. Thank you for that insight. It is much appreciated!
There are a lot of proud loyalist families that live around us. The ancestors that fled their homes in those turbulent times.
It wouldn't have been out of the ordinary in 1770's Kentucky to see him in the garden with several Indians coming out of the brush and attacking him. I'm sure those folks carried what they could of armaments. Nice firearm, by the way.
Thanks Sw, it is one of my favorites .
And with regards to modern currency the wacky tabacky