Family and Town Life

. Miners' wives usually did not work outside the home although they were industrious and busy raising families and doing household chores. Family income was generally low and frugality was practiced daily. In 1918 a pandemic flu devastated hundreds of town residents. Gardens were kept and the produce was canned or stored. Housewives used plants and other home remedies for certain illnesses. A number of families kept chickens, pigs, and even cows on their small lots. Meals reflected the ethnic heritage of a family. Weddings, funerals, and other major life events were often occasions when town residents came together to contribute food and support of various kinds to their friends, families, and neighbors. Memories of Family and Town life

Photos and Documents Township census showing presence of boarders, 1910 Two men and young boy, 1918 Town wedding, 1915 Two young women and girl Four people on porch, 1917 Young boy on pony, 1930 Food advertisement, 1931 Ladies dresses advertisement, 1931 Men's and women's fashions, 1932 Three generations on steps of double outhouse, 1934 Formal wedding, 1935 Boys' boots, early 1930s Young woman in simple dress, 1937 Double outhouse Page from diary of town resident, 1938 Victory garden, 1943 Immigrant grandmother with grandchildren, 1944 Wash day, 1945 Condolence letter to McIntyre mother on death of her son, 1945 Related Web Sites Mangia! An Italian Cookbook My Grandma's Old World Polish Recipes The 1918 Flu Pandemic The Century in Shoes Fashions, 1910s Fashions, 1920s Fashions, 1930s Fashions, 1940s A Woman's Day in a Coal Town American Cultural History, 20th Century Home Page McIntyre Page .