Murray Peterson a local historian came in to talk to the class about the differences between 1850 and today. He discussed how our world has changed and how in some ways it has stayed the same. Here is a list of some of connections the students made about this discussion:
1850 - 2013
no iPods or technology in the 1800's
no cars - they used kayaks, canoes, or walked
buildings - they used to live in teepees, and log cabins
recycling is different
clothing - no zippers - back then buttons
population - now there is 7 billion
More mega cities today
food - how we get the food, how we make it and how we prepare it
back then winter was the vacation time - easier to get around on the rivers
summer was time for working - hunting, gardening, prepping for winter
Murray also talked about the "Battle of Seven Oaks" and how pemmican was a valuable asset in the 1800's. So much so, that people were willing to go to war over the control and the sale of pemmican.
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