Trades

Please answer the following questions

  1. What, exactly, do you do for a living?
  2. What kind of training did you have to have?
  3. What are some interesting facts about your job?  (At least three.)
  4. Describe a typical day in your life.  (Be as detailed as possible in this section).
  5. Draw your shop sign:  (Remember!  Many people could not read!  You still want their business.  Make a sign that will let EVERYONE know what you do) You may use the computer, instead of paper, to draw, if you wish.

Each trade is listed below with helpful websites listed after the name of the trade.  You may still need to visit the library to find all of your answers.

apothecary shop Apothecary:


 Trades in Colonial Williamsburg http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm
Descriptions of many trades and additional links for further research

Medicine in the Colonies http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle/medicine.html
PBS's LIBERTY! Chronicle of the Revolution

Advertising Health to the People http://www.librarycompany.org/doctor/helfand.html#2B
Apothecary information

Domestic Medicine - 18th century http://www.americanrevolution.org/medicine.html
Reprint from Dr. Buchan's book, 2nd ed., 1785.   Advanced site.

picture of blacksmith Blacksmith


 Trades in Colonial Williamsburg http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm
Descriptions of many trades and additional links for further research

Blacksmithing Activities for Kids http://www.earlyamericanmuseum.org/blacksmith_kids/blacksmith_fr.htm
Early American Museum in Illinois


Makers and Fixers: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/makers.html#makers
Colonial Albany's economy and tradespeople; from New York State Museum

picture of cabinetmaker Cabinetmaker


 Trades in Colonial Williamsburg http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm
Descriptions of many trades and additional links for further research

picture of cooper's shop Cooper


 Trades in Colonial Williamsburg http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm
Descriptions of many trades and additional links for further research

picture of printer Printer


 Trades in Colonial Williamsburg http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm
Descriptions of many trades and additional links for further research

Makers and Fixers: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/makers.html#makers
Colonial Albany's economy and tradespeople; from New York State Museum

picture of shoemaker Shoemaker


 Trades in Colonial Williamsburg http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm
Descriptions of many trades and additional links for further research

picture of silversmith Silversmith

Trades in Colonial Williamsburg http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm
Descriptions of many trades and additional links for further research

Makers and Fixers: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/makers.html#makers
Colonial Albany's economy and tradespeople; from New York State Museum

picture of saddlemaker Tanner/Saddlemaker

 
Leather  Working  http://www.regia.org/leatwork.htm
How leather is made.


Makers and Fixers: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/makers.html#makers
Colonial Albany's economy and tradespeople; from New York State Museum

picture of wheelwright Wheelwright


 Trades in Colonial Williamsburg http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm
Descriptions of many trades and additional links for further research

picture of wigmaker Wigmaker


 Trades in Colonial Williamsburg http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm
Descriptions of many trades and additional links for further research