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Social History Resources: Work/Occupations |
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Research Questions How did the family earn its income? What type of work did they do? Was there special training or an apprenticeship period? Did the wife contribute to the family finances? Was he self-employed or did he work for an employer? Did he change jobs and/or careers during his work life? When did he retire? Did the children work? What did they do?
Many of our earlier ancestors were farmers: What animals did he raise? What crops did he grow? How large was the farm? Did he have laborers to help on the farm? Did the children help on the farm? What chores did they have? Was the farm land fertile? Who inherited the farm? |
Resources on the Web Colonial
Occupations Occupation List with definitions from Genealogy Quest Obsolete
Occupations Mountain Men and
the Fur Trade Civilian
Occupations during the Civil War The American Blacksmith The Telegrapher
Web Page Trade Goods What is a Cordwainer? And
What is Their Background? |
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