| January 15, 2005 |
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Heritage Scrapbooks
It  may be the latest rage among domestic divas, but for hundreds of years women have been capturing their lives and loves in scrapbooks. They've memorialized Christmas cards and post cards, paid tribute to the movie stars of their day, and documented the political scene. For children, scrapbooking was a way to preserve precious school memories or record hobbies and budding interests. This collection of 21 heritage scrapbooks, some more than 300 years old, illuminates not only scrapbooking, but also the lives of ordinary citizens -- from their fashions to their food. Whether embellished with dried flowers, old newspaper clippings, or handwritten poetry, each page in these scrapbooks offers a delightful peek into the domestic life of days past. (in Arts & Crafts) |
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