children – Land Between the Lakes

24 Mar 2015

Time Travelers Guide to the Homeplace 1850s Working Farm and Living History Museum

Customer Service, History, Homeplace1850, animals, chickens, children, ducks, etiquette, family, farm, friends, garden, hands-on, heritage breed, history, homeplace, kids, land between the lakes, livestock, living history, mule, museum, oxen, programs, sheep, tennessee, time travel, working

Submitted by Brian Truskey, Communications Department Apprentice and Cindy Earls, Lead Interpreter at the Homeplace 1850s Working Farm and Living History Museum. Head through the doors at the Homeplace 1850s Working Farm and step back in time. Experience what life was like on a middle Tennessee farm in the 1850s. Since many people have never been on a farm, let alone an 1850s farm, we put together this time traveler’s guide to improve your understanding of the mid-1800s. As any experienced time traveler can tell you, the best way to visit the past is to blend in. This guide includes…

05 Nov 2014

By LBL_Admin

Who is Racheal the Rag Doll?

History, Homeplace1850, children, Christmas, doll, farm, girls, homeplace, playing, Rachael the Rag Doll, skills, toys

Have you ever heard the story of Racheal the Rag Doll? Racheal Victoria McManhon is a hand made doll, much like one that would have been given to a young girl in the 1850s. Specifically, Racheal would have belonged to a little girl from a 2nd generation farm family or settlers to the area who's ancestors were Scotch-Irish, probably 4 or 5th generation. Her middle name and blue eyes were both chosen to honor Queen Victoria, who was quite popular at the time. Dolls like Racheal served as more than just toys for children. Although little girls would play with them, taking care of…

Tag: children