In this case were looking at a couple of objects that relate to the president s use of the house as his office. This is a side chair, called the gothic style, was made in 1845 probably. It was purchased in 1845 anyhow. It wasnt especially made for the white house, it was a style of chair that was made by many cabinetmakers and could be purchased on the general market. What made these interesting was that there were 24 of these black walnut side chairs that were purchased by the white house for use around the president s office table, the cabinet table, on the second floor of the house. There was no west wing until 1902. The president occupied the rooms on the second floor, both for his family and for his offices. So this chair would have seen was purchased under president james k. Polk so it would have been occupied by members of his cabinet during the next can american war and all the activities that went on then. It would have been used throughout the 1850s, was still in use in the 1
Each week american artifacts takes you to museums and Historic Places to learn what artifacts reveal about American History. In sanford virginia the Culture Museum tells the story of early american migrants from europe. We visit original houses from england, ireland and germany relocated to the museum. Interpreters describe daily life. We ask what would have motivated the europeans to migrate to america and what belongings they might have brought with them. We will also see it in American Farm and discover similarities and differences with farms in europe. This is the first of a twopart series on the frontier Culture Museum. We are a Living History Museum with a mission focus on education. Our objective here is teach people how a unique folk culture was created through blending european, african, and indigenous cultures. Today we will start on the old world side and we will see the english farm, the irish farm, and the german farm. And then we will see the 1740s American Farm settlemen
Takes you to museums and Historic Places to learn about American History. The Frontier Culture Museum tells the story of the early american frontier. We visit original 19thcentury houses from the shenandoah to the museumed and here historical interpreters described daily life. Visited to School Houses farmhouses and the schoolhouse to hear how life changed over the course of the century and learn how National Politics impacted this area before the civil war. This is the second of a twopart series. I am the director of marketing here in stanton, virginia. We are a Living History Museum with a mission focus on education. Our objective here is teach people how a unique folk culture was created through blending of european, african, and Indigenous Peoples cultures. Today we are going to be on the american side and will be looking at two farms and the schoolhouse. Steven my name is stephen gallagher. Costume,us who are in and iing exhibits work on the 1820s farm. These folks were farmers, p
Syracuse happened to be one of the smaller ones because this was a swampy area. One thing that the canal did is it rain drained the swamp and that allowed for a lot of commerce to take place here. We have buildings all the way up and down the south side of the canal that would have storefronts facing the canal and storefronts facing the land. Things would be brought from the land to supply, and it was a very efficient way of carrying on business. Just about everything that could be purchased at the time was purchased in syracuse and was carried here by boat from other parts of the world. One thing that comes to mind is hats. They could buy a hat that was me here, they could i had that was made in england. What was shipped out of here was salt. We had salt springs here. A lot of salt was shipped out of here. This building was constructed in 1850 two way the votes that were carrying cargo on the year he canal. A fee was assessed for the weight of the cargo. Every vote was weighed at the
To the hudson river and went to new york city. Settlements on the frontier. One thing that the canal did was , and made itmp possible to build a larger settlement here. It also allowed for a lot of commerce to take place. We have buildings up and down the south side of the canal that are called double anders. They the storefronts facing the canal and the land. Material would be brought in off the boats and things would be to supplyom the land the bottles. It was a very efficient way of carrying on business. That couldeverything be purchased at the time was purchased in syracuse and carried here by boat from other parts of the world. One thing that comes to mind is hats. They could buy a hat made here or england. What was shipped from here was salt. We had salt springs and a lot of salt was shipped out of here. Building waslock constructed in 1903. A fee was assessed for the weight of the cargo. Every vote was made at the beginning of the Navigation System and each time it carried cargo