Between rivers and mountainsWater that moves and water that is distributed
Peio also made flour
A river connected fields, dams and mills.
Saint Nicholas · hydraulic heritage inventoryed in 2008
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- Draw a channel and five mill symbols, such as inventory scheme of 2008.
- Add two cards to Casa do Casal and Quinta do Boyinho, without assigning watering durations that the reading does not provide.
- It distinguishes the physical elements of the channel of agreements between users.
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Time travelCompare places and distances
When the chapel shortened the path
The distance from the church also shaped the villages.
Saint Nicholas · testimony of 1758
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- List the three chapels and their places mentioned.
- Imagine the difference between having to reach the matrix and having a chapel in place.
- Do not turn this comparison into a current path: the document describes needs of 1758.
The proposal starts from the historical document, without calculating current travel times.
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Time travelCompare details
Three houses, three details
A chapel, a staircase and a portal to read architecture.
Built heritage · St Nicholas
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- Make three cards with the names of the houses.
- Associate with each other the detail mentioned in history.
- Mark the uncertain date of Casa da Breia with a question mark.
You can compare from the text without entering properties.
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Time travelCompare pictures of churches
Five altars, many stories
The memory of 1758 lets you look inside the church.
Saint Nicholas · interior described in 1758
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- Count the altars mentioned and separate the main of the rest.
- Compare the description with the church stories of Bucos and Alvite.
- Register what you cannot conclude about the present interiors from these accounts.
A reading of historical sources without presupposing access to buildings.
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Crafts and memoriesDraws a working day
By nightfall, cattle would come home
Between the fields and the mountain, there was a daily rhythm.
Saint Nicholas · testimony of 1758
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- Draw three places: field, mount and house.
- Trace arrows to represent the movements described.
- Separate the reason for seeking pasture from the moment you return to the shelter.
A paper interpretation of the account of 1758.
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Between rivers and mountainsTry watching
The fish that entered the memory
An ancient document also speaks of life in rivers.
Saint Nicholas · environmental history of 1758
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- Read the names of the fish registered in 1758 and look for quantity in the text.
- Compare this memory with the reading of the blackbird: which describes an old document and which includes a local photograph?
- Write a question that these sources leave open about the current river. Do not turn the lack of information into an answer.
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Crafts and memoriesImagine a new life for a building
The school brought the village back together
In Celeirô do Monte, a school building gained a new use.
São Nicolau · Celeirô do Monte, reuse reported in 2016
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- Choose a building from your memory and write down an old usage you know.
- Draw a community activity you would like to imagine in this space. Identify it as your idea, not an existing project.
- Add two questions: who could participate and what conditions of access would be necessary?
Exercise on paper or a personal document, without entering the building or sending proposals by the site.
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The flavours of CabeceirasConnects four parts of rural life
Not all the cereal was the same
Rye, target corn and million appear side by side in the old account.
Saint Nicholas · agriculture described in 1758
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- Write four words on a leaf: fields, mountains, water and animals.
- Draw arrows for the relationships described: water for the fields, mount for the pasture, animals that gathered at night.
- It follows the history of cattle and adds a question about the organization of work.
The scheme summarizes historical testimony, without rebuilding current paths or times.
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Between rivers and mountainsPass, grind or water
A bridge for loaded cars
Three springs and a crossing connected two parishes.
Saint Nicholas and Painzela · testimony of 1758
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- Draw three symbols for bridge, mill and haul.
- Connect each symbol to the function described in the 1758 testimonial: cross, transform cereal or drive water.
- Create a different caption for the structure already ruined in the account, without treating it as a current passage.
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Between rivers and mountainsA bridge, several questions
Bridges that winter put to the test
The crossing was part of life by the river.
Saint Nicholas · rivers in 1758
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- It makes three lines: Sendim, Cerdeiró and Bridge of the Cattle.
- Write down the material, path and height differences that the document allows to compare.
- It distinguishes what the author states from what does not indicate: the exact position and the current state are not deduced from this description.
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