NURTURING POSITIVE VALUES THROUGH TOURING EARLY U.S. HISTORY
Have you ever wondered what the American pioneer women used to quell a stomachache? Have you ever wondered why it might have been safer to have a midwife deliver a baby in the countryside than a doctor who had just seen a person with scarlet fever? It turns out that the early settlers did not know much about infection control and that disease was rampant.
These are some of the topics that were addressed at the annual Fort Lee Historic Reenactment on November 23 in New Jersey.
WFWP friends gathered at 2 p.m. to take tours and learn about the lives of the early settlers. We could walk into replicas of cabins that housed six people and had a ladder leading up to a loft where people slept. We could see the cannons fire that the American colonists had used as they tried to fight off the British during the Revolutionary War. We were permitted to walk back in time and glimpse at what cost freedom came to us who now live in the America that those brave men and women fought and gave their lives to establish.
The members of the Hackensack Chapter of WFWP love to gather and take educational tours. We started group tours with an emphasis on values, history, and appreciation of our forefathers. So this event was family-friendly and we invited ladies whom we have met over the years to join us. During the reenactment, we could even see children dressed in colonial costumes, which gave us a feeling of really being there. As we learn and speak about the history of America, we are seeking to nurture ourselves in positive values, good will, positivity, and cohesive families.
We want our chapter to develop into a group of meaning and heart to do volunteer work to help the community where we live and work. Through this, we are upholding the values and focus of WFWP all over the world, from the ground up, to educate, nurture, and uplift those we come in contact with in our daily lives.
