tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post5125547149053285436..comments2024-03-27T05:15:49.616-04:00Comments on Around Roanoke, VA (A Daily Photo Blog): Signs, Signs - Civil War Laundress - Battle of Buchanan IIITanya Breesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-7688139048343792222014-05-12T18:49:26.868-04:002014-05-12T18:49:26.868-04:00Oh my word - I hate laundry at the best of times a...Oh my word - I hate laundry at the best of times and yet, really, I don't have to do anything but put in one machine and then another.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267623476290975654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-13056759616651496162014-05-09T17:17:24.510-04:002014-05-09T17:17:24.510-04:00Wasn't this informative! I never even thought...Wasn't this informative! I never even thought about laundresses before. If I had any ideas about women traveling with the troops, it was certainly a different kind of woman.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-32632320332444467542014-05-09T16:20:17.125-04:002014-05-09T16:20:17.125-04:00Wow! Such hard work! Very interesting.Wow! Such hard work! Very interesting.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763547174099448920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-39260651179358992272014-05-09T03:55:50.822-04:002014-05-09T03:55:50.822-04:00Fascinating! It all makes sense and really intere...Fascinating! It all makes sense and really interesting, Tanya, but not the sort of thing I would want to do :).LOLfromPasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885733052838545978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-7851856008729319902014-05-09T02:14:44.250-04:002014-05-09T02:14:44.250-04:00What an interesting story. I think everything was ...What an interesting story. I think everything was hard work in the "old days". This makes me even more grateful for my washing machine.Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-89505070910830817602014-05-09T00:04:31.297-04:002014-05-09T00:04:31.297-04:00Very interesting history!
~LindyVery interesting history!<br /><br />~LindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-30839863199891208252014-05-08T22:21:00.287-04:002014-05-08T22:21:00.287-04:00This is such an interesting story! I didn't kn...This is such an interesting story! I didn't know about women following the troops doing this.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-29526093211452944832014-05-08T21:33:04.135-04:002014-05-08T21:33:04.135-04:00Great post.Great post.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-40122847035000642952014-05-08T19:18:48.216-04:002014-05-08T19:18:48.216-04:00What a story! I never heard fo this before.What a story! I never heard fo this before.RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-37908587504057732342014-05-08T15:01:38.659-04:002014-05-08T15:01:38.659-04:00really? you don't keep one in your laundry roo...really? you don't keep one in your laundry room? ;)Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-49477580498777379272014-05-08T14:25:38.725-04:002014-05-08T14:25:38.725-04:00Hmm. I had to laugh at the hatchet. I guess it was...Hmm. I had to laugh at the hatchet. I guess it was for chopping wood for the fire but it made me wonder. I would never have considered that as indispensable laundry equipment!CountryDewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243893531509380824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-50410285008509813142014-05-08T12:48:31.222-04:002014-05-08T12:48:31.222-04:00Oh my gosh, how spoiled we are with our washing ma...Oh my gosh, how spoiled we are with our washing machines and dryers! Great post Tanya. DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-9561572569128662552014-05-08T11:20:05.214-04:002014-05-08T11:20:05.214-04:00Thanks for the interesting story!Thanks for the interesting story!Marleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15594342591135194794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-8902065156703930802014-05-08T10:48:56.454-04:002014-05-08T10:48:56.454-04:00How interesting! I had no idea that the troops ha...How interesting! I had no idea that the troops had laundresses. I didn't know that Procter and Gamble was around way back then and that's how they got started. I remember my mom and grandmother using bluing when I was a little girl.Grandma Barb's This and Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06639649601385700411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-65193775068511334202014-05-08T10:22:37.165-04:002014-05-08T10:22:37.165-04:00very interesting :)very interesting :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-89558484729000274412014-05-08T10:01:23.508-04:002014-05-08T10:01:23.508-04:00
Really extraordinary that the soldiers had to pay...<br />Really extraordinary that the soldiers had to pay washing your clothes!Leovihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970831445283294241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-72843294556145307512014-05-08T09:30:14.759-04:002014-05-08T09:30:14.759-04:00thanks for the education! and how p&g got star...thanks for the education! and how p&g got started, as well! TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-22640054451339172132014-05-08T09:05:40.810-04:002014-05-08T09:05:40.810-04:00Very cool, Tanya!Very cool, Tanya!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-90077486648555970252014-05-08T08:14:23.060-04:002014-05-08T08:14:23.060-04:00what a fascinating account - yes Asda is the UK of...what a fascinating account - yes Asda is the UK offshoot of Walmart.Gerald (SK14)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-43572063992309628902014-05-08T08:13:47.729-04:002014-05-08T08:13:47.729-04:00Oh wow, this is really interesting! I could do wit...Oh wow, this is really interesting! I could do with someone ironing stuff for me at the moment!cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-41614409673584502542014-05-08T08:12:41.275-04:002014-05-08T08:12:41.275-04:00Thank you for a very fascinating, informative post...Thank you for a very fascinating, informative post. I learned a lot. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923630536753873113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-47091190577552326972014-05-08T07:34:26.744-04:002014-05-08T07:34:26.744-04:00I don't think I would have enjoyed that job. I...I don't think I would have enjoyed that job. I liked the last entry on the list, "ladies garments washed with discretion". And blueing. My mom used to put blueing in the rinse water tub back when she had a wringer washer. That was a few years ago. Roanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01841824351740989301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-29478487504327208122014-05-08T06:14:28.419-04:002014-05-08T06:14:28.419-04:00When the soldiers came home after the war, the fir...When the soldiers came home after the war, the first thing was to give them a bath and burn the bug infested clothes so it was not too clean in reality. I suspect the officers were the ones with the clean uniforms. Some of the old men told my grandfather how they would fight over a rat for food when in the trenches around Richmond so they were not as well fed as the modern version looks. Not a good time for sure.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-65065692201083809332014-05-08T05:53:54.143-04:002014-05-08T05:53:54.143-04:00What horrible times those must have been for every...What horrible times those must have been for everyone.... so sad really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-7195136670719524742014-05-08T05:21:52.139-04:002014-05-08T05:21:52.139-04:00interesting post, I would not have like this job a...interesting post, I would not have like this job at all!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458351240865452950noreply@blogger.com