Sometimes I wish I could go back in time and see what life really was like back in my parent’s and grandparents day. I’ll drive through a small rural town with it’s shuttered storefronts and sleepy feeling and try to imagine what it must have been like back when each community had it’s own small… Keep Reading
Here Comes Peter Cottontail — Vintage TV Thursday
Do you remember the days when special TV programming for each holiday was eagerly looked forward too? When I was a kid (which isn’t all THAT long ago folks) we lived in an area that cable TV wasn’t available. Sure, plenty of my friends had it by the time I was in Jr High, but… Keep Reading
How Much Energy Does a 1950’s Housewife Use in a Day? — TV Thursday
Here’s another vintage housewife educational film for this week’s TV Thursday. One of the things I find fascinating about domestic history in the early part of the 20th century is it’s emphasis on science. Time-motion study had become an exciting new concept in business and management, and was being applied to home management as well…. Keep Reading
A Step Saving Kitchen from 1949 — TV Thursday
Most of you who have followed this blog for years know that I am a huge reader. Over time I realize that my taste has turned from fiction to more practical and historical topics. I especially enjoy learning about the past–not just “history” as it is taught in the schools, but the “domestic history” of… Keep Reading
Victorian Pharmacy Episode 4 — TV Thursday
This week for TV Thursday we are watching the final episode of Victorian Pharmacy! If you didn’t catch them, make sure you also watch Victorian Pharmacy Episode 1, Victorian Pharmacy Episode 2, and Victorian Pharmacy Episode 3. As a reminder, this 4 episode series is by the makers of the Wartime Farm series and features Ruth Goodman as the domestic/lifestyle specialist… Keep Reading
Victorian Pharmacy Episode 3 — TV Thursday
We are back at the Victorian Pharmacy this week for TV Thursday! If you didn’t catch them, make sure you also watch Victorian Pharmacy Episode 1 and Victorian Pharmacy Episode 2. As a reminder, this 4 episode series is by the makers of the Wartime Farm series and features Ruth Goodman as the domestic/lifestyle specialist along with pharmacy professor Nick Barber… Keep Reading
Vintage Columbus Day Shorts – TV Thursday
This week for TV Thursday in honor of Columbus Day, we are taking a break from the Victorian Pharmacy and watching a couple of very short vintage cartoons/videos. The first is a five minute cartoon that explains Christopher Columbus’s journey. It was a very straightforward historical account with a few songs. I thought it was… Keep Reading
Victorian Pharmacy Episode 2 — TV Thursday
For this week’s TV Thursday we are back on High Street (that’s the British version of “Main Street”) to spend some time at the Victorian Pharmacy. If you didn’t catch it, make sure you watch Victorian Pharmacy Episode 1. This 4 episode series is by the makers of the Wartime Farm series andfeatures Ruth Goodman as the domestic/lifestyle specialist… Keep Reading
Victorian Pharmacy Episode 1 — TV Thursday
Do you love learning about the past? Then I’ve got a new 4 episode series to share for TV Thursday that you are going to love–Victorian Pharmacy! These 4 episodes are made by the same folks who did the Wartime Farm series. The “boys” aren’t in this one, but it features Ruth Goodman as the domestic/lifestyle specialist… Keep Reading
American Blackout — TV Thursday
Welcome to this week’s TV Thursday! September is National Emergency Preparedness Month, so I though this would be the perfect time to share National Geographic’s “American Blackout” movie for TV Thursday. Here is the premise of this 2013 made for TV movie: A cyber attack causes a cascading failure of the entire American power grid,… Keep Reading
