Today we went to Barkerville, a restored 1860’s gold rush town complete with stage coach, original church, smithy, general store (check out the name–any kin in Canada, Mason’s?) theater, and much more. We were pleasantly surprised as townspeople in period dress gave great history lessons and showed authentic activities typical for Barkerville during its heyday. The girls and I attended a lesson in the original school house and received instruction on everything from the proper way to address someone in public (curtsy and bow with Ma’am and M’ lord), to how to write properly and only right handed ( everyone wrote right handed, lefties would smear the ink as their hand move across the page…) We even had to wear bonnets as one did not go uncovered to church or school.
We ate in the Barkerville china town café…and learned about the oppression and discrimination against the Chinese during this time. The theater hosted a “Gold Rush review” that was a real treat. The singing, costumes, comedy and dancing were all very professional and greatly enjoyed. They even got David and several other s on stage for a hilarious number we got on video!
Both moose and bear have been spotted on the side of the road – wild, really.
Both moose and bear have been spotted on the side of the road – wild, really.
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