Hello Hivers happy Wednesday. It feels good to be beyond the half way point. For today's blog I'm going to show you what home life was like in the past where I currently live. This is all courtesy of the Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska.
When people started to arrive in Omaha and the surrounding areas schools needed to be established. Many schools were one room classroom buildings for all grades. This was the way of school life for quite sometime depending on the size of the community. My father grew up in upstate New York and attended a one room school house during his grade school days (1940's). There was an abandoned one room school house near me close to where a grew up at (South Dakota). It was much smaller than the model depicted above. I wonder what it was like for the 1 teacher to balance curriculum for 20 students in grades 1 through 12.
Above is a replica of a log cabin. This would have been what the earliest settlers lived in when they first arrived here. Once the city grew these would only be found out in the country.It would have warm in the winter with the wood burning stove. During the warm months it would have been warm as well as air conditioning and electricity wouldn't be a thing for quite sometime.
What you see above is the Buffett grocery Store. This store began business in 1869 and went through 3 generations of Buffets before closing it's doors in 1969. Sidney is the founder and was taking over by his son Ernest. Ernest did some good things, he organized with 14 other grocery stories and bought food at discounted prices with some wholesalers. This allowed him to pass discounted prices to his customers. He also moved the store to it's final location in 1915. Ernest's son Fred was the last Buffett to run the business.
Does the Buffett name ring a bell? So Ernest is the grandfather of the famous billionaire businessman and investor Warren Buffett. Warren worked at the store under his grandfathers rain. Interesting thing is Charlie Munger worked at the store as well but at a different time than Warren and they didn't know each other yet. Charlie is basically Warren's right hand man and is the Vice Chairman for Berkshire Hathaway.
So this display in the museum is the store front of the Buffet Grocery Store. It's recreation was built with the Buffett family help. Some of supplied some stuff was donated to the museum from them and even a few pieces were from the store that opened up in 1915. I love old labels and products from the past. I thought this display really told the story. Prices for merchandise were what they were back than. Isn't that refrigerator case cool? No shopping carts a basket of groceries.
Cool looking old store clock right? This is the original one that hung in the store. Some old recognizable labels are show cased. I am absolutely crazy for that old cash register. You notice the old phone pictured in the right hand corner. Oh I want some spam for 7 cents, I could empty out this store if this was today's price value, hehe.
Got to like old machinery like this scale. No digital reading just an arm that points to the weight for whatever is on its platform. Something tells me back than the fruits, vegetables, fish, and meat would have been so much better than in today's super markets. No preservatives and chemicals were not used. Farm fresh at the grocery store!!
What you see above is what is referred to as Parlor house. It's a small one story home that had the basic necessities: kitchen, bed room, and parlor. A parlor is a place for the family to go after meals. These spring up all over South Omaha from 1860 to 1900. The residents were mostly those who did work for the railroads, stockyards, and meat packing plants. Living in this part of town made it easier for them as they were closer to their work. The kitchen served as a multi-purpose room. Not just for eating but also a place to clean up yourself and your clothes.
Above is a dining room look during the Great War, World War I. Residents had their own opinions about the war and the majority supported the Allies. There were many that enlisted or got commissions to fight in the war. Another thing was that many residents had family in war-torn countries on both sides. As far as support, the state of Nebraska led the country in war saving stamps per capital.
The 1930's brought some new machines such as this wash machine. The machinery of this time was not of the best quality. This is due to the depression. Work was hard to find and wages were low causing quality issues. I remember my mother having a wash machine looking very similar to this. I was fascinated with putting wet clothes through the ringer. After that was done clothes were hung up on a clothes line. We eventually got a dryer in the mid 1980's.
The 1940's & 1950's brought the outside world into the the houses of some of its residents. Radio boxes like the one illustrated showed up in houses. Radio brought news and gave entertainment to residents via things like sporting events. Even today you can listen to games over the radio. Television was a big thing but it took a couple of decades before some had them in their homes. Being a kid I remember watching television in black and white for awhile before getting a colored television. No remotes and if you wanted to change the channel you had to get up to turn the dial. Very limited channels I remember having just a total of three. Later they added another dial which led to more channels via UHF. How many remember these days?Television sets were like furniture with the exception some had wheels underneath them.
Well this is it for me today. The walk in Durham Museum has led to many articles for me. Also this is not it for here but I'm positive to let you know there are two left yet. So this is my submittal for #wenesdaywalk initiated by @tattoodjay
Thank you for taking the time to get this far. Take care, be safe and let's get to the weekend:)
What a nice history Bob and how I wish the prices was like before, I'll buy a lot of Spam hahaha. Gotcha the old phone an old design lol.
Yes was nice seeing all this. If the prices were what they were than now I'd back my car up to the store and fill my trunk !LOLZ
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Very interesting, I feel like I was there!
Glad to have given you that experience. Thanks for stopping by :)
Pretty cool!
This is cool to see. It is like you're transported to that era. 😁
We do still here in the Philippines. Taking advantage of the hot weather. 😆
Thanks for sharing this! Very cool!
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Thanks somethings are still happening. Clothes line in the country are still used today. Who needs dryer sheets or fabric softener when they are dried in nature, hehe. I loved the fresh smell of clothes when they were hung dried :)
What a cool museum really giving a feel of f what life was like back then
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bro i love the log cabin, it has that sweet air from the past, from living in the country hunting elk and cutting firewood.
That's great.
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I've been in a few real ones. I've been fishing and stayed a few days in one. It was a more modern one but not new. Everything in one room still.
That is very impressive, that has always been my dream.
What in the cool midwest country is going on here? That gave me a soulful, calm vibe. I love everything woodsy, big bro! Take me there now! 😀
Thank you living and growing up in the Midwest in both populated and non populated areas as been an exciting experience. You would be surprised what has survived in some of the smaller communities. The thing I like the most is the untouched land that hasn't been destroyed. Of course over the years it does get smaller and smaller. Thanks for dropping your kind words. Later Country girl!!
I haven't been to the Midwest, and this is another reason for wanting to go there in God's time. Thank you for sharing, big bro!
No problem and the good news is I will be showing more in the weeks coming :)
I'm a bit late, almost missed this wonderful post. Good thing I was working on the HPUD event and you landed on my list.
What a wonderful place, exactly the type I like, it takes you back in history. And I learn something about Warren Buffett too :)
I'd rather not. Our tv was mostly broken and there was no reason to repair it as all you could watch was the national channel, 2 hours per day, full of lies and brainwashing communist propaganda. Ugh, better to forget.
Anyway, thanks for this post, it's a nice one :)
Thanks Erikah it's really a great museum already wrote a handful of articles on it and two more to go yet. I didn't watch a whole lot of TV when I was a kid probably around that 2 hour range. I spent much time outside burning energy away not the case today with the new generation of kids. Anyways one more wake up and vacation time for me. It will bring many things I will be able to share with the community. Haha going on vacation and I'm thinking of future articles. Thanks for dropping your words
History always has its own thing, very nice photos of the museum, I was struck by the packaging of the oreo cookies. nice photos you have captured.
It was a joy seeing all those packages, somethings struct me not knowing somethings have been around a long time. Oreos were one of those.
Back then there was no preservatives so food and fruits were free of chemicals and they were pure.
Moreover, I love to see these all things from back times.
Yes it is interesting seeing things of the past. I find it neat to see things back than that are still here today. Of course the packagings are much different :)
Do you know which one is my favourite photo? 😁
So cool, I like to explore the past through these types of museums 😊
Haha I bet it starts with a P, hehe. It was a great time at this place. I think it # 4 blog on this place and two more to do yet. BTW going to mother's next week I will be able to cross off music/picture challenge of yours :)
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FYI, I didn't forget it hahaha, still waiting for that photo/music/story from your mother's place :D
How cool this museum is. I first noticed the tablets in the classroom? I had a second look! 😄
Old things are so interesting. It shows how ingenious people are.
Yes I haven't seen mini chalk boards to take notes on. I'm not that old after all, haha. Thanks for dropping by :)
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I thought those food displays are part of the exhibition 😂
It's a nice place to walk back to the past..
I like old labels too and historical relics..
Yes it was a nice walking back seeing how things were. Still more to come from this museum :) !HUG
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