Activities from "Turns of the Centuries" Exhibit
Interactive activities let you explore objects, pictures and documents featured in our online exhibit "Turns of the Centuries".
Family Life
1680 - 1720
Childhood: Fleeting Mortality
Gender Roles: Beliefs and Gender Roles
Education: Print and Protestantism
Customs: Possessions Reveal Social Standing
Getting Things: Importing Status
1780 - 1820
Childhood: Discovery of Childhood
Gender Roles: A New American Woman
Education: Educated Citizens
Customs: Marketing Gentility
Getting Things: Adding Up
1880 - 1920
Childhood: Play Imitates Life
Gender Roles: A New American Workforce
Education: A Revolution in Education
Customs: True Refinement
Getting Things: The New Consumer
Native Americans
1680 - 1720
Place in Time: Land and People
Two Worlds: Bridging Cultures
Points of Contact: Sharing and Adapting
1780 - 1820
Place in Time: "A martyr to his cause"
Points of Contact: Traveling Old Trails
1880 - 1920
Two Worlds: Moving Between Worlds
Points of Contact: Ethnicity and Tourism
African Americans
1680 - 1720
Struggle for Freedom: "Run-away from his Master"
Working: "Servant for Life"
"Black Yankees": Slavery in New England
1780 - 1820
Struggle for Freedom: A Peculiar Institution
Working: "Where art and strength combine"
"Black Yankees": Revolution
1880 - 1920
Struggle for Freedom : Churches and Community
Working: Finding a Place
"Black Yankees": After Reconstruction
Newcomers
1680 - 1720
New Groups: A Great Migration
Working : "To 1 day work at my house"
Beliefs: A City upon a Hill
1780 - 1820
New Groups: A New Society
Working: An Industrial Revolution
Beliefs: An Age of Optimism
1880 - 1920
New Groups: A Nation of Immigrants
Working: Factories and Farms
Beliefs: American Religion and Immigration
The Land
1680 - 1720
Agriculture: Agriculture and Community
Industry: Harnessing Water Power
Understanding Landscapes: A Howling Wilderness?
Public Space: The Meeting House
Private Space: Shared Space
1780 - 1820
Agriculture: Agrarian Rhythms
Industry: Transportation Technology
Understanding Landscapes: A Pastoral Landscape
Public Space: Common Institutions
Private Space: Separating the Public from the Private
1880 - 1920
Survival and Revival
Transforming Rural Landscapes
Back to Nature
Balancing Diversity with Community
Ensuring Privacy
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