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1. Occupations in Colonial Georgia Part 1 Weavers

2. What jobs do you know? The Cooper Turner Carpenter Mercer Vinter Silkman Peruke Maker Cordwalner Wainwright Apothecary Upholsterer

3. Savannah- The Original Settlers • James Goddard- Carpenter • Walter Fox- Turner • John Gready- Farmer • James Carwell- Peruke Maker • Richard Cannon- Calender • William Cox- Surgeon • George Symes- Apothecary • Joseph Fitzwalter-Gardener • John Sammes- Cordwalner • John Warren- Flax and hemp dresser • Joshua Overend- Mercer • Francis Mugridge- Sawyer • Paul Amatis- Silkman • John Penrose- Husbandman

4. Savannah- The Original Settlers • Joseph Hughes- Cider Tader • Richard Hodges-Basketmaker • James Muir-Peruke Maker • Tomas Christle - Merchant • Joseph Cooper-Writer • Joseph Stanley-Stocking Maker • Robert Clarke-Tailor • Peter Gordon-Upholsterer • Thomas Causton-Calico Printer • Joseph Vanderplank-Seaman • Thomas Young -Wheelwright • Joseph Coles-Miller and Baker

5. The Tanner  • The tanner is found in most towns, unlike the tailor. • He is very busy. The tanner makes clothes from animal skins. • He also makes leather buckets, leather saddles, and leather mugs.

6. The Tailor • The tailor is very similar to the tanner. • The tailor was extremely busy. • He sews all of the clothes by hand. • The tailor makes the clothes out of regular cloth.

7. Peruke Maker • Today we might call a peruke maker a wig maker. • If you wanted to be fashionable in 1790s,then you needed to wear a wig. • It was almost a fashion necessity for gentlemen and successful businessmen. • Just being able to afford a wig was a means of showing your wealth and status.

8. The Cobbler or CORDWAINER: a shoemaker or worker of leather •     The cobbler makes shoes. He is a very busy man because people walked a lot. • The cobbler fixes old shoes and makes new ones. It’s very expensive to get a new pair of shoes, so colonists make sure their shoes are well worn before getting a new pair or getting them fixed! • The shoes aren’t very fancy, in fact, the cobbler uses the same pattern for every shoe, and it makes no difference whether it’s left or right! • Each shoe is exactly the same.

9. CHANDLER: • CHANDLER: originally, one who made or sold candles and soap.

10. Basketmaker • BASKETMAN: person who made baskets and furniture from wicker. • Basket making was mostly made by the family for their own use rather than a business. • Most families made their own baskets – which lasted many years. • They made baskets of all sizes and shapes for personal family use.

11. Carpenters • In the colonial times when most buildings were made from wood, no tradesman was more useful than the carpenter. • The main business of the colonial carpenter was to cut and join timber and board into sturdy wooden homes and shops. • Carpenters built new homes, shops, outbuildings stables, sheds, and they also made repairs.

12. The Town Crier  • The town crier is how we get our news in the town. • He travels from town to town ringing a bell to get everyone's attention. • When he tells the news he doesn’t give very much detail just a statement like: "War was declared today".

13. The Printer • The colonial printers were more than operators of print shops. • They were also America's first publishers of newspapers, magazines, and books.

14. Black Smith • SMITHY was a person who made or repaired metal items. • Blacksmiths used a special fireplace called a forge to heat the metal to a temperature hot enough so that it could bend and be shaped. • The metal needs to reach a temperature of about 2000 degrees. • He made pots, tools, cooking utensils, locks, latches as well as horseshoes.

15. To Be Continued!! Coming Soon: Part 2

16. Links to Colonial Occupations • Definition for Colonial Occupations • Colonial Occupations- definitions • Colonial Williamsburg • Weavers • American Centuries Memorial Hall Museum Online • Same site but Just for Kid • Colonial Williamsburg Trades • Colonial Occupations – Thinkquest