Books/articles to support the project:
In Small Things Forgotten by
History is recorded in many ways. According to author James Deetz, the past can be seen most fully by studying the small things so often forgotten. Objects such as doorways, gravestones, musical instruments, and even shards of pottery fill in the cracks between large historical events and depict the intricacies of daily life. Deetz has added new sections that fully acknowledge the presence of women and African Americans in Colonial America. (Syndetics,9/2018)
A Midwife's Tale by
Drawing on the diaries of a midwife and healer in eighteenth-century Maine, this intimate history illuminates the medical practices, household economies, religious rivalries, and sexual mores of the New England frontier
A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America by
A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America holds a place of honor among historical archaeologists. It is a classic, highly sought-after handbook for the professional archaeologist, museum curator, antiques dealer, collector, or social historian. Though first published more than thirty years ago, Ivor Noel Hume's guide continues to be the most useful and accurate reference on the identification of artifacts recovered from Anglo-American colonial sites. (Syndetics, 9-2018)
More Work for Mother: the ironies of household technology from the open hearth to the microwave by
This book has a dual focus. As its title is meant to suggest, it is a history not just of housework but also of the tools with which that work is done: household technology (Syndetics, 9/2018)
Never Done by The library does not carry the following tittles (listed below). However, you can borrow them through MeLCat, a service that borrows books from libraries (academic and public) from around the state (including UM-Ann Arbor). You can also borrow through Interlibrary Loan, a service that borrows books and other materials from libraries throughout the U.S.
The Great American Housewife by 
Uncommon Ground by 
