The Construction of the Anderson Blacksmith Shop's Kitchen



The Anderson Blacksmith Shop's Kitchen, July 2010

On a visit to Colonial Williamsburg in July 2010, archaeologists were just uncovering the Anderson Blacksmith Shop's kitchen.  As months went by, I ended up visiting Colonial Williamsburg once again just a week before the construction of the kitchen in November. As one can only imagine, it was absoultly wonderful to see the progress in person. While unlocking a piece of 18th century history, archaeologists and tradespeople alike discovered many interesting things such as dog burial sites and even a wig curler. Now the walls are up and tradespeople in the brickyard are working on putting the chimney/fireplace in place! It seems with just a blink of an eye, the Anderson Blacksmith Shop's kitchen went from a new discovery, to on the road to being almost finished. But mind you, there still is quite a few more things to be done until it is completely done. Hopefully you, just like I am, are very excited to see the finished product of the kitchen. Updates on the construction of the kitchen will be posted later on!!



Anderson Blacksmith Shop's Kitchen, late December 2010
(Picture courtasy of Colonial Williamsburg's Brickyard)