On Monday we went to the Brunner Mine site. We dressed up and did a role play thing. I had to be a priest and pray because the person with me had to be a girl pretending to cry for her dead husband. We were all laughing even the people playing the dead miners. I think we have some photos on the school blog.
After we went on a walk. First she showed us the old coke ovens and we got to go in there. I thought there would be a spider in there but there wasn't so I went in. The bricks had been melted inside and it felt smooth. Next she showed us to the first mine that had been blocked off because it was down at the water so no-one could enter. Then she brought us to the new mine entrance but I don't think you should enter because you will get overcome by the gas.
Then we found out how they made bricks because they had a clay mine. That was when we found a 100 year old piece of coal, well maybe it was 100 years old. Then we went over to the statue with 65 or 33 names then we went over to something and I think it was called a bee hive oven? It was called that because they were all in the shape of a bee hive.
Then when we came back we had to make another role-play thing then we took a class photo. After that we went over to the Stillwater cemetery and went over to a giant tomb stone and there in that giant tomb was 33 of the miners buried in that tomb. There are still others buried in other tombs.
It was a great day.
you will get overcome by the gas. 
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