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My History Fix

the Fun Side of History!

Home Life

Our lifestyles have changed so much over the years. Today’s simple chores are yesterday’s monumental tasks. Shifting societal norms and improving technology have affected every aspect of the way we live. Check out the wow-thank-goodness-I-don’t-have-to-do-that’s and the nostalgic heart-warmers too.

29th Jan 2017RUSTIC FURNITURE

Categories: Home Life, Interior DesignTags: back to nature, furniture, rustic lifestyle, rusticity, twig furniture, victorian

RUSTIC FURNITURE

13th Jan 2017FRIDAY THE 13TH…WHY SO UNLUCKY?

Categories: Home LifeTags: bad luck, friday the 13th, knights templar

FRIDAY THE 13TH…WHY SO UNLUCKY?

1st Sep 2016ROSIE THE RIVETER

Categories: Civics & Rights, Home LifeTags: feminism, girl power, Norman Rockwell, we can do it, womens rights, World War II

ROSIE THE RIVETER

5th Aug 2016EDUCATION OF A WOMAN

Categories: Civics & Rights, Home LifeTags: chemistry, domestic science, education, Ellen Swallow Richards, housekeeping, MIT, victorian, women's history, womens rights

EDUCATION OF A WOMAN

17th Mar 2016VICTORIAN BREAKFAST, THE AGONY OF MAKING IT and…HUNGER

Categories: Food, Home LifeTags: breakfast, closed range, diet, hunger, open range, Victorian breakfast, Victorian cooking, Victorian era, Victorian kitchen

VICTORIAN BREAKFAST, THE AGONY OF MAKING IT and…HUNGER

2nd Mar 2016WALLPAPER: SIGN OF THE TIMES

Categories: Home Life, Interior DesignTags: antique wallpaper, Interior Design, vintage decor, wallpaper

WALLPAPER: SIGN OF THE TIMES

24th Aug 2015WEEPING AT A HOUSE MUSEUM

Categories: Home Life, In & Around New England, Interior DesignTags: concord, house museum, Old Manse, Revolutionary War, This Place Matters

WEEPING AT A HOUSE MUSEUM

22nd May 2015PETS: THEY’VE ALWAYS BROUGHT US JOY

Categories: Home LifeTags: antique photos, cats, dogs, funny pets, pets, vintage pets

PETS: THEY’VE ALWAYS BROUGHT US JOY

29th Aug 2014BACK TO SCHOOL: CIRCA 1642

Categories: Civics & Rights, Home LifeTags: back to school, colonial times, education, history of education, hornbook, new england, primer

BACK TO SCHOOL: CIRCA 1642

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