By Jacquie Foote The children of early Geauga were very…
By Jacquie Foote The children of early Geauga were very busy in the gardens, especially in the early summer when the garden plants and the…
Read this article »By Jacquie Foote In addition to seeing to it that…
By Jacquie Foote In addition to seeing to it that their children were well mannered, literate, knowledgeable about math and their country's history and government,…
Read this article »By Jacquie Foote As has been said before in this…
By Jacquie Foote As has been said before in this column, one would be quite mistaken to think of early Geaugans as rude rustics people…
Read this article »By Jacquie Foote So … children in Geauga for most…
By Jacquie Foote So ... children in Geauga for most of the 1800s were no longer expected to be adult-like at the age of 5.…
Read this article »By Jacquie Foote Is it because of the sameness of…
By Jacquie Foote Is it because of the sameness of the mass entertainment role models, or does it say something about the mediocrity of American…
Read this article »By Jacquie Foote When considering childhood in Geauga in the…
By Jacquie Foote When considering childhood in Geauga in the early days (1800s), it is impossible to avoid mentioning education. The settlers who came to…
Read this article »By Jacquie Foote When Mom got dressed in the morning,…
By Jacquie Foote When Mom got dressed in the morning, an apron went on over her dress before she walked out of the bedroom. And,…
Read this article »By Jacquie Foote Aprons, as we have seen, are ……
By Jacquie Foote Aprons, as we have seen, are ... and were ... worn for a variety or reasons. At a time when people had…
Read this article »By Jacquie Foote Well … its early spring cleaning time…
By Jacquie Foote Well ... its early spring cleaning time again, so ... its back to aprons. As you may remember, wall paintings in Egyptian…
Read this article »By Jacquie Foote Well, another St. Patricks Day has passed,…
By Jacquie Foote Well, another St. Patricks Day has passed, having been well celebrated by us here in Geauga. There were services at Catholic churches,…
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