Can you imagine having only a sea chest to keep every belonging that you own? Do you think that you could get used to eating hard tack and salted pork for dinner every day? How about sleeping on a hammock with others above, below, and right next to you? If this does not sound appealing to you, you are not alone. The eighth grade students at P. S. Jones were introduced to these facts and many others when they viewed a living history presentation on the life of a sailor. The students learned about not only the meals and sleeping arrangements of eighteenth century sailors, but also their clothing, personal belongings, jobs and pay. The students listened intently as the presenters explained the difference between a pirate, a privateer and a Royal navy sailor and as they demonstrated everything from the navigation techniques to the games that were played on board ship. This presentation coincided with the topic of Blackbeard in their North Carolina history classes and was presented by one of the social studies teachers at P. S. Jones — Jana Otte and Christopher Madden. Both are members of the Crewe of the Archangel, a living history organization that travels the east coast attending events and providing living history on the life of privateers and civilians during the Golden Age of Piracy.