Any one up for the ultimate pioneer/homestead adventure?

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/frontierhouse/

I recieved this on my e-mail today. I would love to see someone from our forum do this. Why Montana though? Brrrr! It could be done, but they sure chose a difficult climate for this. I would consider it, but I am already on my own homestead adventure. Besides the only way I'd do it is if I got to keep the homestead and they moved south.

Little Bit Farm

-- Little bit Farm (littlebit@calinet.com), December 07, 2000

Answers

I printed out the app and am going to discuse it with the family .How cool would that be ?

-- Patty (fodfarms@slic.com), December 07, 2000.

I have to confess that I've been keeping quiet about this since I didn't want additional competition. You see, I am indeed applying. I told a co-worker who I thought might be interested, and she and her other 6 family members will also be applying. I also told an old family friend about the project, and he pitched it to his wife. She promptly pitched it out the backdoor. lol. He's asked me to buddy up with him and go with him just as two men of the time would have as they searched out new territory to take their families to.

Teaming up with my friend Neil should be a natural since my ancestors upon their arrival in Kansas in 1886, stayed with his great grandparents until a shelter of their own could be built.

Neil is a volunteer at "Old Cow Town" in Wichita, so he has current hands on 1880s experience.

On a bright note on the humorous side, during my on going research, I did learn that toilet paper was available in the 1880s. WHEW! lol. Sears catalogs weren't quite on the scene yet.

Good luck to all who apply. I myself would appreciate your support.

-- Notforprint (Not@thekeyboard.com), December 07, 2000.

I think it sounds wonderful and I hope you get to do it!

-- Suzy in 'Bama (slgt@yahoo.com), December 07, 2000.

To bad they wouldn't do a small community of countryside folks .

-- Patty (fodfarms@slic.com), December 07, 2000.

I like your idea, Patty.

-- Cindy (atilrthehony_1@yahoo.com), December 07, 2000.

I vote for Patty's idea too.

I would also like to see changes made to the project. While it will be a few months in duration, I would enjoy seeing, or participating in a longer project, at least one full year.

I should mention too, that reruns of the 1900 House Project will air beginning Sunday, on PBS at 1:30 p.m.

-- Notforprint (Not@thekeyboard.com), December 07, 2000.

Just a comment on the type of people that eventually get chosen - From reading the criteria for choosing the family of the 1900 house - "A typical modern day family" they said, they did not want anyone too knowlegeable about the "old" ways. I took that to mean they didn't want them to make it look too easy and they wanted entertainment (conflict whether with each other or their environment) for the viewing audience.

-- R. (thor610@yahoo.com), December 07, 2000.

I am hoping to get a response .I emailed them with my idea .Many a time people would travel by wagon train to the wild west , why couldn't they do a segment on a small community .And what better people than us !Put say a dozen groups together and what out here we come .

-- Patty (fodfarms@slic.com), December 07, 2000.

Sounds something like the homesteaders version of Big Brother!! But then again, what do I know as I didn't read every detail. The word Montana was enough to make me shiver away!!

-- kelly (kellytree@hotmail.com), December 07, 2000.

Sound like another yuppie "survivor" show. Patty, if you are interested there are segements of the Oregon Trail that people still use to provide a wagon train "experience" every summer.

-- JLS in NW AZ (stalkingbull007@AOL.com), December 07, 2000.

I think this sounds like a wonderful experience... I wish those of you who will be applying the best of luck! If they hadn't discouraged families with young children, We would have applied ourselves. Let us know what happens with the interview process!

-- Kristin, in C. Alabama (positivekharma@aol.com), December 07, 2000.

If any of you get in on this, and IF you're allowed to write letters, you'll have to let us know how it's going.

This makes me think of the Canadian project that's going on. There's a thread on it somewhere.

-- Joy Froelich (dragnfly@chorus.net), December 07, 2000.

The website for the canadian program is www.pioneerquest.com Two couples have to make it 365 days on the Manitoba prairie.It was -17c last night.BRRRRRRR!!!!!!!I have the 1st 2 hour episode on tape it was awesome though I think as a countrysider I see things a little different than most folks.Have fun at the url.ter

-- teri m (mrs_smurf2000@yahoo.ca), December 08, 2000.