ARH 227 - Everyday Life in the American Past: From Colonial Times to the Guilded Age

3 Credits

Combining lectures, readings, and field trips to historic houses and history museums, the course focuses upon the everyday lives of people of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries by examining people’s daily work, living arrangements, family patterns, and leisure-time activities. The course meets on campus one evening a week and on Saturdays for field trips.