Colonial Life


This web site from Colonial Williamburg's researchers offers
information on daily life, customs, and trades in Colonial
Virginia.
http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm

Colonial Kids: This prize-winning site is a Thinkquest entry.
Although the material is researched and written by students,
teachers double check for accuracy.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/

Colonial Williamsburg information on Apothecary, Blacksmith, 
Founder, Harnessmaker, Milliner, Printer & Bookbinder, 
Shoemaker, Silversmith, Wigmaker (teacher site)
http://www.history.org/History/teaching/tradsamp.cfm

The web site of the Noah Webster House Museum in West Hartford
offers information about daily life in Connectict in the 1770s.
Select from the drop down menus under "Learn About Noah."
http://noahwebsterhouse.org/

Colonial Times includes information on farming, religion,
food and schooling. This website is written by David White, an 
education professional. 
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/colonialtimes.htm

This Social Studies for Kids site has information on 
religion in Colonial America
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13colonieschurch.htm

This Library of Congress site explains the role of 
religion in the 1700s.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/rel02.html

A Boston college professor of architecture has collected
photographs of Colonial houses and other buildings from 
the 17th and 18th centuries and shares them on this site.
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/contents.html

Daily life on a Colonial farm is shown on this site from 
PBS educational television.
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/perspectives_daily.html

Colonial links
http://www.proteacher.com/090169.shtml


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