Hi folks My goal with this genealogy is make make a gift of a story - the story of my ancestors and their lives in their times - to my descendants, relatives and their extended families. To do that I need a very good grasp of daily life as the centuries roll by - life on the farm, life as a house carpenter and so forth. From availability of horses, to nature of farming, to dentistry and health care and education and leisure time (was there any?) I read the suggestion of "Larks Rise" but that is I presume a snapshot of a particular moment. Does anyone have a suggestion about the type of reading that can take me from say 1000 to 2000 ? Not the life of the wealthy, nor the abject poor - the common man - and woman and child. Nasty, brutish and short, I understand; but a bit more detail needed. Thanks Rod

I would really welcome sight of such a book as I have been trying to do the same as Rod, so I hope any replies will go on the 'list', Joyce Perry 7037 -----Original Message----- From: sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Rod Blaker Sent: 28 February 2008 13:32 To: SFHG@rootsweb.com Subject: [SFHG] life in the ....century Hi folks My goal with this genealogy is make make a gift of a story - the story of my ancestors and their lives in their times - to my descendants, relatives and their extended families. To do that I need a very good grasp of daily life as the centuries roll by - life on the farm, life as a house carpenter and so forth. From availability of horses, to nature of farming, to dentistry and health care and education and leisure time (was there any?) I read the suggestion of "Larks Rise" but that is I presume a snapshot of a particular moment. Does anyone have a suggestion about the type of reading that can take me from say 1000 to 2000 ? Not the life of the wealthy, nor the abject poor - the common man - and woman and child. Nasty, brutish and short, I understand; but a bit more detail needed. Thanks Rod ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A few website suggestions: Sussex Weald and Downland Museum http://www.wealddown.co.uk/ shows many buildings reascued and restored to as near "original" as possible from a variety of centuries and of varying status. Medieval English Towns http://www.trytel.com/~tristan/towns/towns.html has information on urban life and extensive bibliography for the earlier period. Farming http://www.soilandhealth.org/01aglibrary/010136ernle/010136toc.htm. Gives the background within which you need to imagine your ancestors life A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain: 1066 - 1999 http://www.chronology.org.uk/ - the State's role in health care. Not exactly what was asked for but may be of interest to some. BBC History site http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/ is well worth delving into. A particular favourite of mine is the Paston letters. Also the Spartacus educational site http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Sitemap.htm could help. I also enjoy the information that can be gleaned from paintings with due allowance for artistic licence. The country may be different but I doubt that English life would be that different. For example try Googling "Book of hours" or Brueghel and looking under the image category. HTH Chris Member #12513 A Blaker family researcher. Rod Blaker <rod.blaker@gmail.com> wrote: To do that I need a very good grasp of daily life as the centuries roll by - life on the farm, life as a house carpenter and so forth. From availability of horses, to nature of farming, to dentistry and health care and education and leisure time (was there any?) --------------------------------- Yahoo! Answers - Get better answers from someone who knows. Tryit now.

There are two good Social Histories of England, the precise names of which I forget, but the standard work is by Trevelyan; there is also a more populist work by Asa Briggs, probably called "A Social History of England"! I'm sorry to have to tell Bob Waters this, but "Anne Hughes her Boke" was proved some years ago to be a fake! I have a copy published by the Folio Society, and the introduction is entirely taken up with a discussion of the book's authenticity, or lack of it. The writer comes down in favour, but a few years later there was a brief reference to it in a newspaper, saying that it had been proved fraudulent. I'm afraid I can't say how this was done, as the purported original had been lost, so it can't have been by dating the paper or ink. A good read, nevertheless, but no longer in the Folio Society's back list! Mike Snatt 4711 ----- Original Message ----- From: Rod Blaker To: SFHG@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 1:31 PM Subject: [SFHG] life in the ....century Hi folks My goal with this genealogy is make make a gift of a story - the story of my ancestors and their lives in their times - to my descendants, relatives and their extended families. To do that I need a very good grasp of daily life as the centuries roll by - life on the farm, life as a house carpenter and so forth. From availability of horses, to nature of farming, to dentistry and health care and education and leisure time (was there any?) I read the suggestion of "Larks Rise" but that is I presume a snapshot of a particular moment. Does anyone have a suggestion about the type of reading that can take me from say 1000 to 2000 ? Not the life of the wealthy, nor the abject poor - the common man - and woman and child. Nasty, brutish and short, I understand; but a bit more detail needed. Thanks Rod ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.1/1302 - Release Date: 27/02/2008 16:34

I`d like to suggest that you study life today in third world nations, for insight into our ancestors living conditions. History repeats itself. My opinion only, regards Joe Austen 9934 in OZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod Blaker" <rod.blaker@gmail.com> To: <SFHG@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 11:31 PM Subject: [SFHG] life in the ....century > Hi folks > > My goal with this genealogy is make make a gift of a story - the story of > my > ancestors and their lives in their times - to my descendants, relatives > and > their extended families. > > To do that I need a very good grasp of daily life as the centuries roll > by - > life on the farm, life as a house carpenter and so forth. From > availability > of horses, to nature of farming, to dentistry and health care and > education > and leisure time (was there any?) > > I read the suggestion of "Larks Rise" but that is I presume a snapshot of > a > particular moment. Does anyone have a suggestion about the type of reading > that can take me from say 1000 to 2000 ? Not the life of the wealthy, nor > the abject poor - the common man - and woman and child. Nasty, brutish > and > short, I understand; but a bit more detail needed. > > Thanks > > Rod > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.1/1302 - Release Date: > 27/02/2008 4:34 PM > >