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Our Community (1952) — Vintage Video Thursday

April 5, 2018 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

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

March 29, 2018 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

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

January 25, 2018 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

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

January 11, 2018 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 9 Comments

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

October 20, 2016 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

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

October 13, 2016 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

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

October 6, 2016 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

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

September 29, 2016 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

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

September 22, 2016 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

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

September 15, 2016 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

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

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About Frugal Upstate

About Frugal Upstate

I’m Jenn –an Upstate NY wife, mom, blogger and veteran. I talk very fast, read constantly, take on too much and make plenty of mistakes. I’m a real person, not perfection. I love to talk about the frugal lifestyle, “Village Homesteading”, living a more sustainable lifestyle and being prepared for all the curves life throws at you.

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