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Research Questions What did they do for recreation? How did they spend their leisure time? What hobbies did they have? Did they take vacations? Where did they travel to? Did the family get a daily newspaper? Weekly newspaper? Were there magazines and books in the house? Did they play a musical instrument? If so, what? What style of music was popular when they were young? What radio or television shows did they listen to or watch? Did the family like to go to the movies often? Were there recreational offerings in their community? What kinds of games did they play? Did they live near the beach or the mountains? Did they recreate at these locales? Did they pay frequent visits to neighbors and family? Did they go to dances? |
Resources on the Web Popular Songs in American
History Music for
the Nation - American Sheet Music - 1820-1860 Published
Music in America 1870-1885 Civil War Music Site Toys for a Lifetime Timeline covering the years 1862-2000 The Fifties Web is a web site devoted to everything from the 1950s.
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Music from the Early 1900s Original Dance Music of the 1920s and 1930s The Great War: Classical & Popular Selections from the Time of WWI Songs That Got Us Through WWII GI Jukebox: Songs from World War II Chart Toppers: Dance Hits from the 50s
Print Resources An abundance of print resources are available to help you research entertainment of the past. Many of these books are available at your local library, favorite bookseller, or online at www.amazon.com. Colonial
Games, Pastimes, and Diversions Colonial
Children's Games, Pastimes, and Toys Baseball:
A History of America's Favorite Game Timeless
Toys: Classic Toys and the Playmakers Who Created Them The
Civil War Songbook The
Jazz Age: Popular Music in the 1920s America's
Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan
Alley Sounds
in the Air: The Golden Age of Radio Raised
on Radio The
Games We Played: The Golden Age of Board and Table Games
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Social
History Resources: Entertainment