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Social History Topics
Research Questions How large was their family? How many sons? Daughters? How far apart in age were the children? Were there extended family members living with them? How old were they when they got married? How did they choose the names for their children? What chores did the children have? Were there special stories handed down by grandparents? Did the family have pets? What were their names? Did the family keep in touch with relatives, near and far? Who was the oldest relative you remember as a child? Did more than one generation live together? What were the courtship practices? |
Resources on the Web Colonial Kids: A Celebration of Life in the 1700s The 1900 House 19th
Century Education Housework in the Late 19th Century The Authentic History Center - Images of artifacts and historic sounds from American popular culture from the Civil War era to present day. 1900: A Year in the Life of America The Evolving Classroom - Schools in the 19th century. |
Print Resources An abundance of print resources are available to help you research the daily life activities of our ancestors. Many of these books are available at your local library, favorite bookseller, or online at www.amazon.com. Home
Life in Colonial Days A
Little Commonwealth: Family Life in Plymouth Colony As
Various As Their Land: The Everyday Lives of Eighteenth Century Americans
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Reshaping of Everyday Life 1790-1840 American
Home Life, 1880-1930: A Social History of Spaces and Services Frontier
Living The
Uncertainty of Everyday Life 1915-1945 From
Catherine Beecher to Martha Stewart: A Cultural History of Domestic Advice
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Social History Resources: Family and Home Life