"Obadiah Comes Fourteen"  
Memorial Hall Museum Learning Log

Use Memorial Hall Museum to answer the following questions.  Click on Activities to start your adventure.
Click on Dress Up and start with Women's clothing 1700's.

In daily garments, what happens when you put your mouse on her skirt?

 

 

What would you call her outer layer?

 

 

Go back to dress up and select Men's Clothing 1700.

What is his hat called?

 

 

What is his hat made of?

 

 

What else was the man's great coat used for?

 

 

Bonus Question:  Why don't antique houses of this time period have closets?

 

 

 

 

 

Go back to the Activities page and click on the Magic Lens.  Click on Bill of Sale for Slave Named Kate.

Who bought Kate?

 

 

How much did Kate cost?

 

 

How old was she?

 

 

Bonus question: Who owns Kate after Samuel dies?

 

 

 

 

Your hard work is just about done.  Go back and click on Activities again.  Click on Video demonstrations of Early American Tools   Choose one or two of the videos and enjoy learning more about carding and spinning wool or firing a musket.  Do be PATIENT.  It may take minute or two for the videos to load BUT they are more than worth the wait.

If you have extra time on the computer, look at the many other exhibits on this web site full of fascinating information. Have fun exploring.

 

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