familes

=FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND SCHOOLS By Annabelle= ====When the gold rush started, young men traveled west, hoping to strike rich. Some were married. Some of the men who where married brought their wives, but it it was unusual for them to bring their children. It was rare that you find a family like this. Years passed. Men searched for gold. Some of the men spent many years trying to find gold. Finally, some gave up and went home. Some of them that stayed started mines.==== Mining became popular. Families settled in towns close to mines. Children went to small one- roomed schools. As the towns grew bigger, so did the schools. Some got as big as four-roomed. Schools where mostly made out of logs with mud in between them.