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• catalog abstract "Old Sturbridge Village presents a vivid and unforgettable portrait of life in a country village in early-nineteenth-century New England. It takes the reader from the rustic farmhouse kitchen to the genteel parlor in the finest house on the Village Common, from the blacksmith shop with its ringing hammers to the rural printing office with its bookstore, stopping along the way to examine and explain home furnishings and decorative arts, costume and dress, food and cooking. Utensils, and implements and devices of all sorts. Eight well-illustrated chapters explore the historical background of changing New England: farming with its seasonal tasks and customs; women's lives and their households; mill neighborhoods; artisans and rural industry; the center village, more attuned to the winds of change emanating from the cities; community events; and the story of Old Sturbridge Village itself, where a rural community of the 1830s has been. Re-created down to the smallest details. This outdoor museum, which celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in 1996, has set new standards for the historical study of material life. With more than forty buildings - ranging from private homes to a working sawmill and gristmill - and an ambitious program of using interpreters in period costume to interact with and educate visitors, Old Sturbridge Village has made the past come alive for millions of people. This book extends. That mission beyond its borders. Particularly noteworthy are the many photographs, including landscapes and interiors with natural lighting, that show artifacts, dress, and comportment in historically accurate settings.".
• catalog contributor b9294341.
• catalog created "1996.".
• catalog date "1996".
• catalog date "1996.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
• catalog description "Old Sturbridge Village presents a vivid and unforgettable portrait of life in a country village in early-nineteenth-century New England. It takes the reader from the rustic farmhouse kitchen to the genteel parlor in the finest house on the Village Common, from the blacksmith shop with its ringing hammers to the rural printing office with its bookstore, stopping along the way to examine and explain home furnishings and decorative arts, costume and dress, food and cooking.".
• catalog description "President's Message / Alberta Sebolt George -- Introduction: A Great Picture of Society / Jack Larkin -- Ch. 1. Roots of Rural New England -- Ch. 2. Farms -- Ch. 3. Households -- Ch. 4. The Mill Neighborhood -- Ch. 5. Artisans and Industry -- Ch. 6. The Common -- Ch. 7. Community -- Ch. 8. A Museum of Everyday Life.".
• catalog description "Re-created down to the smallest details. This outdoor museum, which celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in 1996, has set new standards for the historical study of material life. With more than forty buildings - ranging from private homes to a working sawmill and gristmill - and an ambitious program of using interpreters in period costume to interact with and educate visitors, Old Sturbridge Village has made the past come alive for millions of people. This book extends.".
• catalog description "That mission beyond its borders. Particularly noteworthy are the many photographs, including landscapes and interiors with natural lighting, that show artifacts, dress, and comportment in historically accurate settings.".
• catalog description "Utensils, and implements and devices of all sorts. Eight well-illustrated chapters explore the historical background of changing New England: farming with its seasonal tasks and customs; women's lives and their households; mill neighborhoods; artisans and rural industry; the center village, more attuned to the winds of change emanating from the cities; community events; and the story of Old Sturbridge Village itself, where a rural community of the 1830s has been.".
• catalog extent "224 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Old Sturbridge village.".
• catalog identifier "0810936860".
• catalog isFormatOf "Old Sturbridge village.".
• catalog issued "1996".
• catalog issued "1996.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Harry Abrams,".
• catalog relation "Old Sturbridge village.".
• catalog spatial "New England".
• catalog subject "974.4/3 20".
• catalog subject "City and town life New England History 19th century.".
• catalog subject "F74.S93 M44 1996".
• catalog subject "Old Sturbridge Village.".
• catalog tableOfContents "President's Message / Alberta Sebolt George -- Introduction: A Great Picture of Society / Jack Larkin -- Ch. 1. Roots of Rural New England -- Ch. 2. Farms -- Ch. 3. Households -- Ch. 4. The Mill Neighborhood -- Ch. 5. Artisans and Industry -- Ch. 6. The Common -- Ch. 7. Community -- Ch. 8. A Museum of Everyday Life.".
• catalog title "Old Sturbridge village / Kent McCallum ; with photographs by Thomas Neill ; Jack Larkin, consulting editor.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".