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History Where You Live

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As middle school children develop their understanding of history, they may begin to look around their own locations and notice how things have changed over time in their local environment. This could be in a variety of locations - houses, churches or other buildings, or perhaps their school or local park.

How has the place where you live changed over time?

1 .

Where could you go to find out what names people had in the past?

The supermarket

The post office

The gasoline station

A graveyard

The graves may tell you some old names not used anymore today

2 .

What might you find out from looking at an old photograph of your town or village?

What people sounded like

How many people lived there

What the weather was like

How things have changed

If you compare an old black and white photograph to a modern image, you may spot all sorts of differences!

3 .

What else could be useful to a history detective?

Sturdy shoes

A plastic bag

Some candies

Memorials or monuments

There may be dates and names on a monument or memorial and you could find pictures in local history books

4 .

How could you find out more about the history of your own house?

Ask the police to draw a sketch

Look on the internet or at the library

Picture it in your mind

Write a story about it

There are lots of sources which can help you find out how your house might have looked

5 .

What kind of buildings probably wouldn't help you find out about the history of where you live?

Public buildings like schools

Brand new houses

Bridges

Railroad stations

Many old buildings hide a lot of secrets about why and when they were built

6 .

What could you look for to help find the age of a house?

A neighbor

A milkman

A parking meter attendant

A date stone on the building

Older buildings often had a date stone built into them - some modern houses have them too!

7 .

Older houses where you live may have what?

Much smaller windows and doors

Only been built last week

Been made entirely from plastic

Been made from paper

People were shorter in the olden days so doors were smaller. Windows were sometimes taxed and glass was difficult to make so windows were small too!

8 .

Any enormous trees near you may what?

Not be much use to a history detective

Fall down tomorrow

Have been planted a very long time ago

Only have been planted yesterday

Some kinds of tree can take 100 years to fully grow!

9 .

Which two kinds of buildings are often the oldest in an area?

Movie theaters and libraries

Shops and offices

Pubs and churches

Garages and supermarkets

Some pubs and churches are hundreds of years old and have a lot of history

10 .

Who could help you find books on local history?

A librarian

A doctor

A grocer

A police officer

Most libraries have a section devoted just to local history!

Author: Angela Smith

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