FORT VALUE (CBSDFW.COM) – History comes to life at Fort Worth’s Log Cabin Village, a living history museum owned and operated by the city of Fort Worth.
The village is dedicated to preserving both architecture and way of life during the border days of the 19th century. There are six 19th-century log homes on the property that have been restored and relocated to give a vivid impression of what life was like on the Texas border.
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Rena Lawrence is the director of the village’s historic site and offers visitors a chance to reflect on the differences between life then and now.
I always hear the phrase, ‘Oh, life was easier back then,’ ”explains Lawrence. “But oh, it was absolutely no easier. Perhaps quieter, but it wasn’t easier. “
Linda Sanders is one of the historical interpreters at the Log Cabin Village who dress in historical clothing and educate visitors about the history of Texan life on the frontier.
“It was a life without washing machines, a life without television, a life where you had to get up in the morning and work with animals before going to school,” explains Sanders. “All the difficulties in life and that everything took longer.”
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Sanders says The Village offers visitors the chance to escape their reality.
“You can leave your present and dive into the past for an hour or so and find out what it was like to live in another time,” explains Sanders. “Find out what is different and what is also the same.”
Hoping that visitors will make a connection with the past that will affect their future.
“We want you to take something with you from your visit, to have built a real connection to the place, to the people, to have established not only our museum, but also to really appreciate museums in general,” says Lawrence.
The Log Cabin Village is located on 2100 Log Cabin Village Lane in Fort Worth.
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The current opening times for The Village are Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Living History Museum is closed on Sundays and Mondays.
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