September 27, 2013 Genesee Country Museum

First of all, this is Ben's mom (Sandy) typing today. Ben takes so incredibly long to type that he gives up on his entry long before he's finished with what he wants to say. Today, I had him simply handwrite his entry so that I can type for him.
I had an awesome time at the Genesee County Museum today. I met a friend at the entrance. One of the things we saw was a demonstration of how Civil War Soldiers fired a cannon in the Civil War. It made a loud bang, and we covered our ears. We also went inside a where we saw a hot air balloons. The Union soldiers would spy on the Confederates, using hot air balloons. We climbed in the basket and Mom took a picture. One of the exhibits was how the soldiers inflated the hot air balloon. They did not have helium, so they made hydrogen. The soldiers combined iron and sulfuric acid to create hydrogen. The hydrogen inflated the balloon. The person at the museum set the hydrogen on fire to teach us hydrogen is flammable, and helium is not. We went to more tents from the Civil War. Inside two of the tents we saw a wooden bed and tables. On the tables were apples, silverware and cups. The wooden beds reminded me of the cement bed that I slept on in China. Some people were saying that the wooden beds looked uncomfortable, and I said that I slept on a cement bed in China. After lunch, we went to a place where we pretended to pack a baggie full of stuff for the soldiers. We went outside to sign up to be a soldier. The person who worked there, used an inkwell and quill pen. Then we stepped up the Doctor that checked our teeth. We had to take an oath. Then we got our picture taken with a musket. I wanted a picture with the bayonet, but the museum worker wouldn't let me. Then we went to the Hamilton house and we saw a stove that reminded me of a stove in China because it was old fashioned and needed fire. Then we went to a house, but I don't remember who lived in that house. It was an octagon house. The owner was a doctor and his wife was a music teacher. The teacher asked if anyone knew why the house was octagon, and I knew that it was to help to bring in light. Then I went to George Eastman's first house, when he was a little boy. It had a picture of him when he was four years old.  We also saw a tinsmith work. The last thing I did, was I went to an exhibit where a person explained the weapons from the Civil War. He talked about the General's sword and about a pistol that can only shoot close. The musket can shoot five football fields. They talked about the bullets, and how if someone was shot in a bone, then the doctor had to cut the arm or leg off. I had a great time at the Genesee Country Museum. I hope I can go back.