Everyday Life in Early America: Day 1 Reflections: I really enjoyed our first day at the Banke. The presentations did a great job of giving us the background of the Banke history and also setup the context of why the Banke and other settlements like it were set up in such a way.
This brings us to the saying, "Half the grain, and half the hay, must still remain, on Candlemas Day." I find this saying to really depict the harsh reality that life was during the pre-modern historical era. The fact was that planning for survival consumed most of the time of the people of this era. If you didn't plan your rations accordingly, all in your family, town and even region would suffer. It was not based on today's individual attitudes and the cries for "what about me?" It was about "we" as a community and survival. I found that to be very humbling because of all the things that this generation takes for granted and how society treats one another. Imagine our generations living in that era? I don't think we could last...
