4th Grade Student Key School Interpretation of William Buckland's Life
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Children's Quotes:

"The one thing I learned was that rooms had to be balanced."

"At the Hammond-Harwood House, I learned how to write with a feather and ink!  The feather was a little stiff at the bottom and when you write it makes a scratchy nose [sic]!"

"It was really funny that they built these doors that did nothing just to make it look balanced."

"My favorite thing at the Hammond-Harwood House was the settler's clothes because we got to dress up in them."

"I learned that the colonial people put mirrors behind the candles so that there would be more light."

"The most favorite thing I liked is the children's bed room.  In that room they had a doll from the 18th century."

"I like when I got to dress like a Pilgrim and make my own back yard design."

"The Hammond Harwood House is one of my favorites.  Hope to see you around the house some time soon!"

"I liked going in the basement and playing cards because we got to bet our old time hats and coats."

"My favorite thing in the house was the ball room.  I liked that room because it was verey vibrant and verey preety [sic]."

"They used quil [sic] pens because they didn't have real pens like they have now."

"I learned about gib doors.  I didn't know about them until now."

"I liked the hands-on part because we don't useally [sic] get to toch [sic] things in a museum."

"I learned at the Hammond-Harwood House how to write with a fether [sic] and how to put dove tails together."

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