History 1810E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Participatory Culture
6 Apr 2017
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The old world: the generation of 1914, village of waterdown, township of east flamborough, working, living, dying. Service in the war age: 18 45. (cid:1005)88(cid:1004)"s = no co(cid:374)ta(cid:272)t (cid:449)ith federal go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. No income tax, sales tax, driver license, i. d. Waterdow(cid:374), east fla(cid:373)borough tow(cid:374)ship (cid:894)rural life before (cid:1005)(cid:1012)(cid:1013)(cid:1004)"s(cid:895) Most people would work multiple jobs (no one set job) Fruit farmers (occupation and way of life) Some industrial production (majority work in agriculture) Fire kills industrialization in waterdown (all mills burn down) Community organizations (theatre groups, lodges, free masons, horse racing) Religious society (several churches presbyterian, anglican, salvation army, catholic) 1826: first common school (several schools, high s(cid:272)hool (cid:271)y (cid:1005)88(cid:1004)"s) Not all kids went to school (had to pay for school) Children were care free (freedom to go/do where and what they want) Few wage-laborers (most people work for themselves) Only form of transit is the stage coach. Railway is built just before the war.
