We visited Naper Settlement to see what it had for us to look at for our website. We found some things to look at that would tell us about the 1800 s. The blacksmith was a good visit because in the story, Jessie s father is one.
Blacksmiths make tools from iron.
They use fire on the iron to make different. The final job is coating the tool with bee s wax. We also visited a typical house Jessie and her family would live in. It has one main room and a loft. The parents would sleep on abed in the main room, and the children would sleep on the floor in the loft.