The Brunk House

Harrison and Emily Brunk

They met in Kentucky and married in 1838

On April 4, 1849 Harrison and Emily traveled across the plains and around Mt. Hood on the Barlow Trail.

They settled in Oregon and built the Brunk House.

It took them about 3 months to travel along the Oregon Trail.

Here are some of the items they packed in the wagon

Barrel of sugar 15 lbs.

Desk 60 lbs.

They were buried in the Burch cemetery

In December 1888, Emily Brunk Died at the age if 68. Soon to follow was Harrison, who died in October 1895.

Family Tree

12 children, one of which was Thomas

Thomas and his wife Clara purchased the family home in 1891, where they raised

5 children.

Lets take a tour of the Brunk House when it was occupied by Thomas and

Clara.

In your journal, make In your journal, make connections between their connections between their

lifestyle and ourslifestyle and ours..

What is different?

What is the same?

Describe something you thought was interesting.

Do you wish you lived with Thomas and Clara

during the 1900’s—why or why not?

Kitchen

•Wood Stove

•Iron warming on the burner

•Kitchen appliances

•Butter Churn

Bedrooms

Guns for safety

Quilts to keep warm

Dresser for belongings

Children’s Dormitory

Siblings shared 1 bedroom

Things to do for fun

Create a Hair Wreath

Use the excess hair from your hairbrush and sew it together

to make a hair wreath

Quilting

Use fabric from clothing to create a quilt

Slide View

Look through the glasses to view a 3D image