Wattle Fencing and the Collision of Two Worlds | 1492 | COLONIAL CONSEQUENCES |
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- Peter builds a wattle fence around the herb garden at the fort. He then gives a brief tour of the progress made on the palisade and discusses the Columbian exchange - the exchange of diseases, animals, plants and customs after Columbus arrived in the New World.
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Your channel should be required watching by all elementary students. I have learned so much that I missed in my history classes as a kid in school, from watching your channel. And I'm old enough to have had early American history in school. I don't think they teach it anymore in the US. It's a shame. But thanks to you and Cathy is on UA-cam for all to see. Thank you both for your efforts
I agree fully
When it’s one’s passion, it’s not all that much work. It comments like yours that keeps us motivated to keep at it and we thank you.
Your 'window wall' idea, protected by the swivel gun, is perfect. I agree with Kathy that the view of the pond is important.
She is happy for the view and I’m happy that that direction is still defendable.
WOW Peter you all have come a long way since we helped you set the one corner stone for the block house 8 months ago😮 Cathy keep him safe. Great video Guy's.
Indeed, it has come a long way and I try not to think of what is left to do, but focus on what I’ve accomplished.
Kelly Station is progressing very nicely. Thanks for sharing the results of all your hard work Peter and Cathy.
Cheers!
One log at time, lol. Before too long I’ll be standing the last one.
I love the “picture window” for Cathy. Opening video was beautiful. Me snake and Mrs Turtle were beautiful. Another wee bit of history.
She is pretty pleased and I still have a defendable wall … win win!
Many thanks for sharing another great video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow! the fort is really progressing. Amazing job, you and Cathy blow my mind with what you get done on top of everyday living. Videos are not simple things to produce. Your efforts are appriciated and don't go un noticed. Thank you!
Also thank you for any and all footage of your visit to St. Genieve for Ron and Justine's wedding. I am waiting rather impatently for the video of their wedding and your video helped pacify my impaitence. It looked like a wonderful experiance and a beautiful event.
Wishing you excellent health to both of you!
Thank you, Elizabeth for the kind words. Even though we participated in their wedding first hand, like you we too are looking forward to seeing the documentary. We sincerely appreciate your interest in our step back in time endeavour.
Great video! The fort is amazing. I am continually astonished at two things: the amount of work you do on any given day, and the ingenious resourcefulness of our ancestors. For these early hardy settlers, “Necessity truly is the mother of invention”. Keep up the good work.
We are lucky to work very well as a team and to share similar passion. Thanks for your continued interest, Peggy.
Your fort building endeavor is so close to completion, it's looking really good. I''m excited for the future visitors and living history events. The pond side wall turned out nicely, I agree with Cathy the view is worth the effort with the wall. Bob Miller certainly provided an excellent defense with his treasured gift.
As always, another interesting wee bit of history.
I hope you’ll be one to actual visit and yes, thanks to Bob it is well defended.
My great grandfather did of yellow fever in 1884.. his wife had died several days earlier from the same disease. This left my grandfather at age seven without any parents. He would be raised by his older sisters but he had to go to work at a sawmill to bring in the bacon, so to speak. His father was part Indian and had lived through most of the battles of the civil war from Antietam to Appomattox as first sergeant of the Georgia Brigade and had lost four brothers in the war. He was the Sheriff of Charlton County GA when he died at age 48. His wife was of Irish descent- O’Steen.
Fascinating family history.
@@TheWoodlandEscape my grandfather worked at the saw mill until he was twenty and ended up went to work for the railroad.p flooring box cars. Became foreman of that, later an engineer. Then, wreck train supervisor and later round house supervisor over a 40 year employment. He also acquired the nick name of “Captain Jack.”
Excellent, and I love the window in the wall 👍
Thanks 👍. Cathy is also pleased with it.
Cathy, you were right about the picture window. Every fort should have one.
Too funny.
I am totally amazed at what you have accomplished , great episode.
You and me both, Roger.
Greetings from the off grid cabin in Ohio. Progress looks great. God bless you and yours, be safe, man the fort.
Thanks, will do!
I love to chill with u for a week! U remind me so much of my grandfather and people of that generation you r fair realistic and honest granddaddy pond would b. 89 now keep the faith thanks for educating us youngsters!
There will be no "Chilling" in Kelly Station. There's jobs a plenty and no free rides lol. I wouldn't mind being beasted for a week cutting and stripping logs.
I’m always flattered when someone compares me to their grandfather and I thank you.
Thanks for the video, and giving talks about history. That fort is really taking shape!
Glad you enjoyed it and it coming along one log at a time.
The fort is looking amazing! You are doing a great job!
Thank you so much, appreciate your interest.
Your travel videos have been great, but it's nice to see you two back home. The fort is really coming along quickly!
Travel is nice, but nothing beats home. One wall to go on the fort.
I really enjoy the doves, they nest on our back porch 2 times for far this year.
They are indeed a pretty bird with a very soothing song.
STILL KEEPING UP ON YOUR VIDEOS. CANT GET OVER PROGRESS ON KELLY STATION. GREAT JOB. LOVE YOUR HISTORY KEN
Thanks 👍, Ken … it’s coming along!
Absolutely fascinating...thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it
Your mourning dove picked an excellent place to nest. She'll be safe and out of the weather.
She did indeed, no rain, breezy and cool!
It is always good to hear from you have a happy day
I appreciate that, you as well.
Very interesting 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you.
I understand that you're doing reenactment and history.And I love listening to your historical stories.However I really missed the view of the pond from your cabin😢
I hear you … tried to find a balance.
I love this channel
You flatter us, thank you.
The waddle fence was quite an amazing thing. Thank you for the wonderful video and the wee bit of history.
Wattle.
Glad you enjoyed it. It was a simple and efficient way to fence.
I can't keep up with all your 'adventurin' Emperor Peter! Must say that the last vid on the area of St. Genevieve, in the U.S. was very interesting! Blew my mind to think an entire building was built from bricks the French brought from France = YIKES! Baguettes, understandably but 'bricks'!!! 'Boys-a-Nellie'...talk about determined or is that 'stubbornness'? Methinks the latter and am of the same stock, so it's OK 2 dis a bit here.LOL! And then you an' the Empress Catherine did '25' feet of wall in a day? Dear Lord...what's cooking in your pot of meal? I never heard/saw a 'wattle' fence before...it's truly ingenious and even looks nice!. Luv your wee bits Peter and I thank the talented hands of Catherine for the fine intro of nature round your homestead = Simply lovely and abundant. The 'Morning Dove' found an absolutely perfect place to lay/warm her eggs! No dumb bird here!
"Kelly's Compound.... a Fort Fortified for the those of Fortitude!" Thank-you most kindly! Health and Blessings! :)
Now would that be a quote by Marie Leopoldo? I’m sure it will go down in history and most likely be quoted hundreds of years from now. The dove did indeed select well … shaded, cool and a nice breeze off the pond.
Hee hee hee...too kind! Just too kind! :)
I'm jealous of all your trees, I'm a Plainsman 🤠
I do find a unique beauty to the plains,but must admit, I ain’t no flat lander.
Nice history lesson Peter, great work on the fort and garden. Take care and keep your powder dry. Thanks
Thanks 👍. Watch yer top knot!
Your channel is gonna continue to grow with the content u and your wife put out. Ive sent tour channel ti many history living pals of mime. Keep up the wee bit of history!😅
Much appreciated, Michael, your support is greatly appreciated.
That waddle-fence was so interesting. I guess you had to have certain type of limbs in order to be able to bend them while not breaking them! You did a fine job on that, Peter. Blessingd.
Thank you. Willow is a very pliable material, especially when green.
It’s amazing,seeing how far you’ve come on the fort! Way faster than I expected! The swivel gun idea is excellent. And the wee bit of history is always so interesting!
I am pretty pleased with the progress. Although there is a lot to do, I focus on what’s been done!
What about wild rice? Any documentation on that? It was a native food source. I'm trying to find documentation on wild rice. Particularly, it being brought downriver to our neck of the woods. Any help from you or anyone is much appreciated. We try to run a pretty tight ship on our historical interpretation. I have multiple feelers out there, but your channel reaches far beyond!!!
There certainly is documentation to wild rice used as a trade item. Look up Gerry Neilands, he is on Facebook. He is a good friend and a walking encyclopedia on historical research.
Everything looks amazing at Kelly Station. The small garden with the waddle looks beautiful! Here in south east Pennsylvania we have the Susquehanna River and the main artery into the Chesapeake Bay. It was named after the Susquehannoux Native People who were mainly wiped out by smallpox. They were said to be very tall people. If you ever see a Susquehannoux stone axe it’s hard to imagine the strength taken to use it! They are huge. Talking to a Native Elder years back we were talking about tobacco and alcohol. Tobacco was of course was held sacred by the Natives while liquor was held sacred by the Europeans. So as it turns out the Natives couldn’t handle tobacco well and was not held sacred but abused. And liquor was abused and not sacred to the Indigenous. Even to this day we can see the devastation each caused on both sides. Both sides abused each others sacred substances. An interesting thought. Of course we can see addiction in both cultures. When you lose respect and abuse, it can lead to terrible results! Thus, we should respect all things, all life abs especially each other. Thanks So Much and Many Blessings! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
Very sad parallel of the two substances.
When my wife and family lived in North Carolina we had a deck on our house that was about 7 feet in the air. A pair of Morning Dove built a nest under the decking boards. We watched that nest the whole late winter to late summer. They must have had 4 or 5 broods! Typically in the spring there is more going on outside the house than inside the house! That's the best way I can put it!😂
I’d no idea they had that many a year … co me late fall she is in for a rude awakening when I get the toboggan down.
That's the biggest picture window I have ever seen, and well done Peter and Cathy the fortification of Kelly Station is almost rapped-up with stockade style cedar sharpened pencell sticks from every angle
Yup, just about 230 more pencils needed.
👍great video
Glad you enjoyed
I wonder what difference walling in the compound will have to the eco system within the palisade? Will it be warmer protected from the wind, will it be cooler in the Summer? Another interesting video sir, the fort looks great! 🏴
Great points and both I can’t quite say until it’s done. I’d hazard a guess that it will be protected from driving winds in the winter and perhaps a little cooler in the summer with the shade effect.
Howdy Peter
Great listening to your stories ....
It would be great to see you fort from a birds eye view when the walls are up .... maybe train Fred to hold the camera and fly over ! LOL
I notice all the iron cooking equipment in the fire pit .... did you make all in the shop ? If so did you video any ?
We might just do that, it’s a great idea. As to the fire irons, yes I make everything in the shop. Sometime a while back we did an episode on making a set of fire irons.
So interesting ❤
Glad you think so!
@@TheWoodlandEscape Big fan of Justine and Ron... That's how I found your channel. Love history so much so I'll be watching your channel faithfully!
Appreciate the history lesson! The fort looks amazing! I have just found this channel just a 2 weeks ago. David and Rebecca Rebecca Back from Menifee co KY.
If you don't give us a wee bit of history I don't thumbs up ..... That's lie' I like before I even watch the video. Thanks Kelly's!
You're the best!
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY United States of America
And to you, Earl.
Very interesting.
Glad you think so!
Great video! Kelly's station is looking awesome! I too am incorporating waddle fencing to keep critters from eating everything! I'm off every Sun and Mon if you need any help!
I’d hate to take you away from your own chores, but you would be always welcome. I’m waiting on logs now, so I’ve started the new stone fireplace for the gunsmith shop.
I just love your channel, glad that the too of you could make the wedding love the too channels (from Boonsboro)
Thank you so much, I’d like to visit your historic area someday.
Does your fort make you feel closed in or cut off from the forest? I’ve followed your channel since the beginning and I will admit the fort is the one thing that I don’t fully understand, but I hope it brings you joy and fulfillment.
I would rather see the natural surroundings. Plant more trees and enjoy them.
We plant literally 100’s of trees and will continue for many more years.
I’m attempting to recreate a bit of what life was like 300 years and no, I don’t feel cut off at all. I spend the bulk of my time in the forest and on the water, the fort is simply a refuge. I hope that makes some sense.
I think Kelly's Fort may lack an understanding among the common folk that those in the living history family understand. By leaving the "window", both worlds are represented. ❤
Nice pheasant backs at 5:25. They are really good if you harvest them before they get too big. After about the size of three fingers, they start getting tough. Slice them in thin strips, dip them in egg, shake them in flour and black pepper and fry them in butter.
Well sir, one learns something everyday, I thank you for sharing.
another great episode,,thank you !! You wouldn't happen to be attending Fort Loudon market fair in Pa?? I know you have been moving around quite a bit. be safe
I wish I could, but not this year. I’m hoping to make next years.
Fair coming along Mr Kelly. It would be nice to see you build some "Dorset Hurdles" . The uprights we call Zails and the ones that go across the way are wefts. Looks like you have a good spurce of whips there. The bonus with the Dorset Hurdle is, they are easily moved around to protect anynparticular spot from grazing. Ive always been fascinated with there construction and how they become self supporting due to the twists of the wefts around certain zails. Brilliant as usual Sir. Slange.
That’s a wonderful idea, perhaps a future project. Oh my, like I need another project!
God bless you mental and physical health, strength, stamina and determination.
I thank you for the kind words.
WOW I never managed to see a humming bird - not even in the carribean! But in a time when I was VERY often in the woods, I saw a little bird trapped in the entry of the company where I was working. A friend of mine, who lived in the woods permantently, had a relationship with the birds around him.When these birds where trapped in his little house or his wintergarden, he hold his finger up and commended them to come. They came, sat on his finger, he brought them out and gave the command "go" and they flew off. I tried the same thing, but puttig the finger on the brest of this little thing, the little bird sat on my finger, I brought him out through the door and told him "go" - and he flew off! I was delighted and astonished, but man - you should have seen the face of our receptionist. I played the cool (suit and so on) - she could not believe it and was aking me how I did that - my answer was something like: " Well, if you´re connected with nature, these things happen. I still have a real big grin on my face thinking about that. And still I think your project ist wonderful. And YES, our influence on the natives was catastrophic. Whe have a book here from "Wolf Dieter Storl" about curing lyme desease whith plants. In this book he describes, how natives had a medicin against it. This worked as well against syphillis and europeans who had the money, crossed the ocean to make the natives cure them. This plant we call here "wilde Karde" and they combined it with sort of sauna. Like 408 and greetings from Germany, Chris
Thanks for sharing such a grand story, Chris.
Love the series Peter. But, I have a question…. Where’s Fred?
He/she is back occasionally, but not on a daily basis… raising wee ones I suspect.
Your ne w video was great like i said before if i was 4o years younger isure could live in a fort like yours have a good day. Thomas young
Glad you enjoyed it. I plan to be spending a lot more time at the fort than at home once it is completed.
That "waddle" fence is totally different from the usual wattle fences that everyone else makes. Usually, they make a straighter fence that doesn't bow so much, and it's woven in panels that can be moved into position. Is yours more effective?
Ours was pretty easy, but you’re spot on, if it were a bigger garden I’d use the method you’ve described.
Kelly Station is looking great! I was imagining a big hunk of meat roasting on that spit in front of you. Lol. I gotta come up and see you soon my friend.
I’ll have the fire burning and a place for your bedroll!
Another very good video as usual. I forgot to ask you did you get your Egyptian walk? Onions planted. Mines going crazy here at the house right now. I think they’re delicious.
Yup, but aren’t doing so well. Cathy is sending you a picture. I’m sure they’ll take off. Can’t wait to try them.
If you have already seen it , please ignore my comment but if you have not then shooter 1721 has something from your time period. I believe kits still available.?
I’ll have to check it out, thanks for sharing.
I made my deer blind a couple of years ago using a waddle fence. So far it's worked pretty well, I've taken two deer from it.
Perfect … great idea.
You are a college of knowledge. I really like your channel. I do have a question you may not want to answer. Where are you at? I ask that because I am thinking of the growing season. People didn't have a hot house back then. I would think one pointed toward the south would help a lot if it was imbedding in the ground for warmth. Just thinking out loud.
Thinking out loud , but correct. The best garden plots are south eastern facing with a slight slope.
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Thank you.
Mr. Kelly , can you explain if not now ,in a future video the reason for crossing the pond and leaving the underneath open ? I understand the upper opening happy wife happy fort life😊. I'm just picturing the enemy sneaking through the water in the middle of the Night to gain entry.
It is a small area that you refer to and the rationale was to have a water source inside the palisade walls, I intent to rig a kind of lever to lower a pail, raise it and swing it over to the front veranda of the cabin.
14:20 also sugar
It started with sugar.
Indeed, I forgot it in my narrative, but we added a script saying sugar can at about that point in the episode .
How effective was waddle fencing against goats?
Not sure, but this one is quite rugged, I think it would keep the critters out.
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Didn’t the Romans have siphlous?
If they did, I believe it was undiagnosed. That remains the controversy with Columbus, did he bring it back or was it already in Europe but undiagnosed
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Thank you
Sounds like you need a chap to come and sit with a gun and pop rabbits? I volunteer my services but getting to you from England may be a problem.
Love what you do Sir I can't explain how amazed I am of what you are building, its fantastic.
Yup, a wee bit of a distance for sure. We are literally inundated with rabbits this year as well a snow shoe hares. Thanks for watching and the comment.
@@TheWoodlandEscape we don't any many rabbits any more because of myxomatosis.
@@moorshound3243 Pity, but good for your gardens, lol.
One of the sad things of modern times is blaming the introduction of diseases as if it was done on purpose. Yeah in later times there was some idea of spreading one during a conflict although there is no evidence that it worked. The main thing is no one knew much about the spread of infectious disease until the 20th century wchich was 500 years later. There are some even today that can't reason on it. Nor did they understand invasive plant species.
I was attempting to simply state the facts and not place blame. You are spot on with all your comments and I appreciate your feedback.
You are correct
At about 14:16 you state "the number of peoples captured brought across the Atlantic Ocean outnumbered by far the number of white European immigrants." Are you saying there were more slaves than immigrants in that time period? I'm confused.
In 1765, 69 percent of the population of the colonies were African slaves. The percentage in the southerners states was much higher than the northern states. Although slavery that time was legal in all states the north had a manufacturing economy while the south was agricultural economy,needing the slave labour, hence the population ratio.
Sorry, meant to roughly 60% not 69.
syphilis has been proven to a preexist the crossing in 1492 of the Atlantic in Europe there are cases of it in England prior to that about 200 years prior they found them in an abbey I forget wearing it but it was It was found on the corpses they did genetic testing of the tissue remaining and they found out it's syphilis so we had syphilis before they had simplest before but there's the Native Americans burden of syphilis is mild you get it as a kid you never get it again And they are immune to the pretty much the European version cause they've had it all their lives a mild version if they could just find that mild version and make a vaccine for it for everybody else and then we'd all be protected from it the same way that Native Americans are protecting from it.
That is some fascinating information and I thank you for sharing.
Meaning no disrespect, but your knowledge of the slave trade seems rudimentary at best and inaccurate. For example Europeans didn't capture black slaves, they bought them primarily from black African slave traders.
Non taken, it wasn’t my intent to suggest that they were running about the African continent rounding them up. I stand corrected if taken that way. Appreciate your feedback.
There was also slavery in North and South America before the Europeans arrived. There was also human sacrifice and cannibalism.
@@chuckg6723 Absolutely, but not on the scale of the African slave trade.
@@TheWoodlandEscape I agree. There was slavery in every part of the world at that time. Mankind had to evolve intellectually. I enjoy your videos and your vast knowledge about history. Keep up the great work. I'm glad I found your channel. 👍
This was awesome.
Keep on keeping on sir! Subscribed.
Awesome, thank you, we sincerely appreciate both your interest and support.
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Thank you.