Posted by Peter Hyland on April 17, 2007 at 12:54:35 from 217.42.255.138 user Peter_H.
In Reply to: Re: Charcoal burners' wives? posted by Jenny Berki on April 17, 2007 at 11:47:14:
winter home and occupation
An internet search has not revealed what charcoal burners did in winter. One important factor may be that they were dependent on wood-cutting, and followed the woodcutters about - we see this in Swallowdale. On two sites I have found, they say that burners' families lived in the camps, but I suspect that customs varied, and that this would not include winter.
There is, however, some good info available on charcoal burning further south:
A more detailed and rather scientific account can be found at: