After that. The defense began its case. Wsls tens Bethany Teague was in court all day. And says white testified. And got emotional during her time on the stand. White said. She previously told noah not to play on the septic tank lid because she was afraid it would crack but said. She never inspected it herself. The defense also called a Health Department representative to the stand. He said a childproof lid is required for the type of septic tank that was in the familys yard. The Health Department representative said. The septic tank was the landlords responsibility. White also admitted to leaving noah and his little sister home alone when taking paul thomas to work. Thats because she said the kids were asleep. And she didnt want to disturb them. White also said she was on a medication at the time. To help her with her drug dependency. She says she voluntarily sought out treatment and counseling for the problem. Wsls tens Bethany Teague is still in court. And will bring us an update on
Ireland, you have a lot of rain. So even though it is raining, you are not inside weaving because you have too much farm work to do so you only weave at night after supper. Economically at the type, you would say he is a strong farmer. But he was a midland sort which means he was middle class. Not the wealthiest realm but far from being the poorest. In the early years of the linen trade, everyone is making money so life is good. But with the depression, things started going bad really quick. The linen board, when they the linen industry goes to Northern Ireland with the french huguenots so they start teaching everyone how things are done. And then they set up the lynnon board to kind of govern the production of linen. And for the girls, they would go there and learn how to spin. And they would start when they are really small, because they have the tinily little fingers so they could spin a finer thread. And part of the graduation present is they would get their own Spinning Wheel. Now
Basket of the area. And wheat here is like what tobacco was to the east of us. This 1820s American Farm was originally located about an hours drive north of here in what is now northern Rockingham County. When it was first built it was still augusta count. The main part of the house was constructed in 1773 from a german immigrant which is the typical story, coming down from pennsylvania, which is why the museum wanted the property because the family story was shared by others at the same time. Were in the parlor in this rather fancy it is fancy for a farmer. This was added by the original owner as grandson in 1820. But it is an older house. By the time this house looked like this, and by the time this parlor that we can see behind me look the like this in 1820, the frontier was quite far west. In fact it was basically in missouri. That would be the frontier, out to the mississippi. But when the main part of the house was built across the hall from us in 1773, it would depend from what
In the case of woodhouses. So second and third sons are left with, you could say nothing, tangible. An the second and third sons would be leaving and going to america to seek their fortune, you could say. Or they could choose the military, the university. And maybe be an apprentice to another tradesman much like Joseph Woodhouse was. The other thing that i would like to mention that is a Common Thread is people are wanting to have a place of their own. Whether it be english or irish or german. And so if the oldest son gets everything, then the second and third sons are going to need to leave to go to america if they want to have land. And if you came to america, before 1700, paying your passage, of course, on a ship bound to virginia, you had the right to receive 50 acres of land for free. So that was an enticement for many of the second and third sons. My name is jerry kester and im a costumed interpreter on the scotch irish farm. The time period here is between 1720 and 1740 and the
And hear historical interpreters describe daily life. We visit two farmhouses and a schoolhouse to hear how life changed over the course of the century and learn how National Politics impacted this area before the civil war. This is the second of a twopart series. Joe i am the director of marketing here in stanton, virginia. We are a Living History Museum with a mission focus on education. Our objective here is teach people how a unique folk culture was created through blending of european, african, and Indigenous Peoples cultures. Today we are going to be on the american side and will be looking at two farms and the early american schoolhouse. My name is stephen gallagher. My title here is interpreter those of us who are in costume, interpreting exhibits are referred to as interpreters. And i work on the 1820s farm. These folks were farmers, primarily wheat farmers. Like most folks in the valley, mixed grain and livestock, and they raised beef cattle for sale. They made butter and che