[Lilred]

lol...probaly not cold compared to where you are...but..back then..highs in the winter would have been in the 20's or 30's at best. Lots of snows too.
You are right, dsyentry was a big killer then..and scarlet fever.
But to be honest I would much rather live in a place like that than in some "gated community" somewhere.

I have no Irish in me...I am Scottish. My folks went from Scotland to Ireland durin the early 1600's in the northern part, where the king of England gave the Scots land and rid himself of the troublemakers lol...cause then they was too busy fightin the Irish. With my folks, it aint last 20 yrs fore my first ancestor to America came over. He returned to Scotland and sent his sons and their wives back to America 9 years later. They ported in PA and came straight to VA and found their deeded land in Augusta county. We have been here ever since tormentin the residents lol
Clans Anderson & Campbell are my scottish heritage.

My hubby swears there is Viking in me somewhere...but I dont believe him :P lol