Resources
Depicting Life in Antebellum America
- Worcester County Mechanics Association: The First Exhibition (lithograph, 1848)
- Crystal Palace (lithograph, 1858)
- Tavern Sign (artifact, 1838)
- Trunk (artifact, 1820-30)
- Stage Depot Chest (artifact, 1810-30)
- Accomodation Stage (broadside, late 1830's)
- Steamboat Ticket (book excerpt, 1914)
- American Stage Wagon (image, 1807)
- The Stage (image, 1828)
- Form (image, 1837)
- Young Couple Reading (image, 1839)
- Family Scene (image, 1834)
- One Room Schoolhouse (image, 1826?)
- Girls at their Labor of Love (image, 1853)
- Spinning by Hand with a Single Spindle (image, 1867)
Travel in the United States
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Barnum Bolton’s Plans (letter, 1812)
- Mrs. Childs Condemns Travel (book excerpt, 1832)
- The Long Journey West in 1825 (book excerpt, 1825)
- A Trip to Saratoga in Search of Health (book excerpt, 1879)
- Table of roads from Boston (almanac, 1825)
Women's Roles and Lives in Antebellum America
- Accepting a Marriage Proposal (letter, 1840)
- Choosing a Husband (book excerpt, 1833)
- Mary Livermore Seeks an Education (book excerpt, 1899)
- Pamela Brown at Twenty (diary excerpt, 1836)
- Letters to Cousin Sabrina about Women's Work 1839-1840 (letter, 1839)
- Opportunities for Females in Mill Towns (letter, 1839)
Men's Roles and Lives in Antebellum America
- Advice on Choosing a Place of Residence (book excerpt, 1839)
- Advice on Choosing a Wife (book excerpt, 1839)
- Charles Quill on Apprenticeship (book excerpt, 1843)
- Daniel Webster, Autobiography (book excerpt, 1829)
Money
- French Coin 1824 (artifact, 1824)
- French Coin 1800 (artifact, 1800)
- French Coin 1811 (artifact, 1811)
- Hartford three-dollar note (artifact)
- Boston five-dollar note (artifact)
- New York one-dollar note (artifact, 1831)
- New Haven one-dollar note (artifact, 1824)
- New Haven five-dollar note (artifact, 1823)
- New York one-dollar note (artifact, 1821)
Events from the 1830s
Increasing Sectional Tensions
- "Dangers" that threaten the Union, from Democracy in America (book excerpt, 18--)
- Memoir of Catherine Brown Anderson, Rufus