The Beamish foundation in Northern England has constructed Joe the Quilter's cottage from the remains that were excavated.
Interesting 15 min video here.
Go check it out.
Robin
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Thanks so much for posting about this, Robin. I had never heard of Joe the Quilter and found this really interesting. I have ancestors who lived in the Durham/Northumberland area in the early 1800s (maybe earlier, except I haven't found them yet!) through the 1860s. Unlike Joe, they were coalminers so I suppose their homes were not so much like Joe's. And I loved the accents of the people on the video. Again, thanks for sharing!
Fascinating.
I had never heard of Joe the Quilter, either.
Apparently I have many ancestors from England/Scotland/Wales/Ireland. But I haven't looked closely enough to know if Northumberland is an area from which any of them come. I will check that out.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention!
I'd never heard of him either. Thanks.
Thanks for this link. I had heard of Joe, but didn't know about this - it's not close to me, but I'm going to try to get up there to see it in person.
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