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Tballetta

Tballetta

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Of the series that ran on PBS that had families live together in period specific circumstances. I remember 1 episode where several families lived in a Jamestown type settlement and had to do every thing like those early settlers. It was an awesome series of authentic living conditions and requirements. they ran several series from different eras. I would love to find this set on DVD some where.
 
I forgot the name, but that was great! I saw one where folks are living like homesteaders in 1850's Montana, and another where some people are neolithic villagers in prehistoric England.

In a similar vein, I have a copy of a BBC show where they took eight guys, eqipped them as a squad in a Roman legion, and made them live as Roman soldiers in the field for a week.
 
PBS, over the years has done several, and shown series from other countries. Frontier house was the best domestic ones made. The last one made was Colonial House, and it was terrible. Not just my opinion, but anyone else I have spoken to about it. Plus it had a visit from Oprah, wooptee f####ng doo. Pioneer Quest from Canada is one of the very best. I have heard of, but not seen, a British series in which several families spent a year on an isolated island The PBS website used to sell a lot of these. Pioneer Quest was not released on DVD/VHS last I checked. I believe someone on BF said it is available now.
 
PBS has done a bunch of them

Frontier House, set in Montana.

Colonial House, set in Virginia I think.

Texas Ranch House.

Manor House,

The 1940s House.

They've sorta been a theme the last ten years or so.

Oh, and 1900s House was a British series that aired on PBS.
 
Only one I saw was 1900 house that (I guess) got re-aired on History Channel.

Couple things I like is how it pointed out why certain things were/are considered "women's work". Not because it's demeaning but because before, well really the 1950s, most of the housework was done manually and took All Freaking Day to accomplish, and had to be done while the men were out working (much of which was also manual labor that women don't have the strength for).

Also showed that certain modern ideas that our convenience culture make possible, weren't back then, such as veganism. Veggies were most often grown at the home, and you didn't have enough to only eat them. Store bought veggies were seasonal only, and expensive because they couldn't be kept long.

Also shows that entire career lines that don't exist anymore were required -- such as the guy who delivered milk, brought meatstuffs around in an ice-loaded carriage and such, because there wasn't time to take a horse or wagon down to shop whenever you wanted.

IMO 1900 house was also an important piece for those who are into end of the world scenarios because that's about as far as we'd fall on the tech tree (sorry, no new cavemen), and learning to live like that would make the transition easier.
 
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