Colonial jobs were jobs done by hand because electricity had not yet been harnessed.The two-page spreads include Jabs at home ( weaving and candle making), miler (grinding grains into flour), blacksmith (shoeing horses, making nails, tools, and cooking pots), cooper ( making wooden barrels and containers), carpenter and cabinetmaker ( built buildings, and furniture), cobbler and tanner (making and repairing leather shoes, belts, and saddles) , milliner ( sold fabric), wigmaker, and trading with the Native Americans.

Each job description is given in a paragraph or two, along with “Words to Know” side-bars, and trivia – “Did you Know?”

Includes museum and/or websites.