This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Life of a Turn-of-Century Kid in the 1900s
The Mini Page from the Strong Museum explains how childhood varied by income and location as the century turned. Wealthier urban and rural families enjoyed homes with bathrooms, while poorer city children faced tenements and shared facilities. Some kids worked long hours in mines, factories, or selling papers, with laws coming later. Chores kept households running as boys tended coal furnaces and girls helped in kitchens.
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