. >> my name is jerry koester i am a costumed in order -- interpreter. this house comes from the northern province of ireland. this is the home of a farmer as well as a weaver. 1720, that is when people started to leave ireland to come to america. part of the reason they are leaving isn't there a -- is there is a big depression. there are famines and food shortage. in thebig depression market, the landlord with a double and triple the rent, so you could not afford to live there anymore. if you want a better life, you sell everything you have too good to america. go to america. you wake up early, the women and ladies cooked breakfast. they make butter, take care of the kids. the most important job, they needed tos in -- they spin. the girls are quite busy doing that. they will probably start working early and get awfully in the day. in the day.ate and boys are out in the fields working. , theys an important job need to get this harvested, or they will not have anything to eat. very important jobs, everybody. in the meantime, you have other farm jobs, taki

. >> my name is jerry koester and i am a costumed interpreter on the scotch irish farm. the time between 1720 and 1740. the farm comes from the northern province of ireland. this is the home of a farmer as well as a weaver. is when people start leaving ireland to come to america because they want a better life. part of the reason they are leaving is there has been a big depression and the london market because there has been a series of droughts. you are also having food shortages and famines. the quality of living is bad. there's a big depression in the market. when the lease runs out, the landlord doubles and triples the rent. economically, you could not afford to live there anymore. if you want a better life, you sell everything you have and off you go to america. daily life, you get up early. the women and girls start milking the cows, could exist, dishes, -- cook breakfast, do dishes, take care of the kids and sew. the most important job they have to do is spin. it takes three spinners to keep up with one weaver. they will probably stop working late in the day, get

. >> my name is jerry koester and i'm a costume interpreter on this scotch irish farm. the time. between 7020 and 1740. that is when these people start leaving ireland to come to america for a better life very -- for a better life. economically you would say he was a strong farmer, but he was middle us. definitely not the wealthiest but definitely not the poorest. days, everyone is making lots of money so life is good. but then with the depression things started going bad really quick. a lot of people ended up in philadelphia because pennsylvania had such strong ties with the linen trade, and of course you arrived in the delaware valley or philadelphia. being farmers you look for cheap land. you could end up in some on place at the -- called the shenandoah valley. >> we are at the 1840's american settlement, also known as the backcountry of the american colonies. here it is very different. it was difficult here. climate is very different. ,arsher summers and winters which would affect your crops. it is also different in that it is verywooded, which different especially if you're

koester, and jerry i'm a costumed interpreter on the scotch irish farm. home of a farmer as well as a weaver. that is when these people start leaving ireland to come to america because they wanted a better life. economically, you could say he was a strong farmer, but he was middle-class. definitely not the wealthiest, but far from being the poorest. in the early years of the linen trade, he was making money so life was good. in the depression, things went bad quick. a lot of people landed in philadelphia because pennsylvania had strong ties with the linen trade. you would either arrive in the delaware valley or philadelphia. being farmers you look for cheap land so you come south on the great wagon road. you ended up someplace odd call the shenandoah valley. >> we are at the 1740's american settlement, also known as the backcountry of the american colonies. here, in comparison to the old world, very different. it was difficult here. climate was very different, harsher summers and winters which would affect crops. it is also different in that it is very wo