Next session we’re stepping back into the 1910s and trying out a form of communication that was a little more hands-on than texting. We’ll be writing and mailing our own postcards, complete with a stamp and a real voyage through the mail. Don’t forget to bring the name and mailing address of someone special you’d…

We’ve moved into the 1910s. A lot of the things we’ve already talked about are still around, but new toys, new ways of communicating, and new technology are starting to show up too. Some of the biggest changes in this decade will come from electricity. This is also the decade that saw the founding of…

When we started looking at childhood around 1900–1910, one thing became clear: for kids, the world was changing rapidly. Electricity was still new enough that by 1910, only about 1 in 10 homes had access to it. Electric railways were quickly changing how people traveled. New inventions were grabbing headlines: air conditioning, airplanes, and even…

Often when we think about history, our thoughts go to facts, figures, and famous people. But there is another side of history that can be just as fascinating: the story of ordinary people, music, and things. My work at the museum focuses on telling the stories of the ordinary people who rode trolley cars in…