Department of Parks Fort Boonesborough State Park Hosting “Women
on the Frontier” April 28-29 RICHMOND, Ky. – Find out about the
life of a woman on the frontier during a special program at Fort
Boonesborough State Park, April 28-29. During this interpretive
and interactive “Women on the Frontier” event, there will be
demonstrations and hands-on learning of 18th century life skills
and daily activities in the lives of women. On the frontier,
women were frequently called upon to do many things that might
be more commonly associated with men. Guests will be able to
learn about primitive cooking techniques, including cooking
meats and bread on stones, baking potatoes under the fire,
making ash cakes and hoe cakes, and roasting a pig. See how
women prepared for the journey to the frontier, packed a horse
to carry family belongings, and carried their own personal
baggage. Many women of the time were skilled in woods lore and
used the knowledge to help their families reach their frontier
destination. Some women even