Sunday, September 11, 2011

Vacation Day 3 (House/home)




This looks much like the cottages my ancestors live in back in Ireland. This building actually comes from Northern Ireland. It was taken apart and reconstructed at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia. The museum has farms from the Old World cultures that formed frontier society in the Shenandoah Valley: English, German, Scots-Irish & West African (the latter having arrived unwillingly as slaves.) These are compared to American farms from 1740, 1820 & 1850. It's fascinating. We spent nearly the entire day there.
365/2011

6 comments:

  1. I love the roof! The processing you chose suits the building well.

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  2. Good to get back to your roots, even if you miss out on the trip to Eire!

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  3. It is fascinating to visit the old world museums. Love the processing on this image.

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  4. Very cool cottage...love how the processing takes us back to your ancestors time!

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  5. What a history! Perfect shot of this lovely cottage.

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  6. Your processing makes me think this cottage is back in the old world. Nicely done!

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