A couple who live in the 1800's - Today.
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
March 3, 2017 5:57pm CST
I am sure a lot of us like to "visit" the 1800's. Perhaps that means going to a setting where re-enactments are made. Perhaps that just means staying at home and reading literature from the era, or watching documentaries. I know for me it means those things, either going to a setting where I can watch (or participate) in reenactments or simply staying at home to entertain myself with 1800's literature.
However, there is a young couple living here in the US that actually lives as if they are in the 1800's. Everything from their home to their clothing is authentic. Even the food they eat is based on recipes from the 1800's.
Of course, this isn't always easy for them. Going outside, in today's society, is especially hard. People don't understand what they do, or want to "grope" them to see if they are "real".
Would I want to perhaps don the apparel of that day for one day? Maybe. I might even want to live in a home with all the fittings of 1800's comfort, but I wouldn't last more than a few days at best.
Would you?
Here are two things, the article I read about them, and their own website.
http://www.thisvictorianlife.com/our-victorian-home.html
They loved the Victorian era, so they decided to live in it. - #history, #victorian, #old school, #couples
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Mar 17
Why do you think the ladies "swooned" ? They certainly couldn't breathe or do much movement in them! 
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@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
4 Mar 17
They just didn't breathe, lol. But I know the life expectancy was shorter back then too
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@topffer (42155)
• France
4 Mar 17
I visited a village in Denmark where people were living like in the Iron Age. It was an archeological experiment and tourists were admitted only 2 days/week. It still exists, but it is only for tourists now, and some people are paying to spend a weekend in a hut with a central fireplace full of smoke. Compared to this, living like in the 19th C would be Heaven
. I am not interested by this kind of living. I have heard recently of a couple of rich people in Paris living like in the 18th C in their home, and forcing their servants to be dressed like under king Louis XV. It is their life.
. I am not interested by this kind of living. I have heard recently of a couple of rich people in Paris living like in the 18th C in their home, and forcing their servants to be dressed like under king Louis XV. It is their life.2 people like this
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Mar 17
Oh wow. I suppose anyone with enough money can do anything they like.
It would be interesting to visit that village in Denmark. I do not know that I could last more than a night, but it would be interesting to say the least. I think I'd be more intrigued with the tools they used to hunt, the bowls they used to eat with, how they cooked their food.
A bit off topic, but there is a youtube channel that you might find interesting. It is called Primitive Technology and this man goes out into the woods and builds different style of shelters, tools, and even starts a farm. He never speaks during the process, but I think that allows for you to pay more attention to his tasks.
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@topffer (42155)
• France
5 Mar 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum Thank you for the suggestion, I will have a look at this channel. The Danish archeological experimental center is now an opened museum called Land of Legends, and I believe it is still something interesting to visit if you go to Denmark.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Land of legends (Sagnlandet Lejre)) Jump to: navigation, search Lejre Experimental Centre The Land of Legends, Centre for Historical-Archaeological Research and Communication (in Danish "Sagnlandet L
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Mar 17
@topffer I just skimmed the wikipedia article. It seems like it would be quite an experience.
Of course, this type of thing isn't really new. I remember reading about a German gentleman who spent some time living as if he was from a different era. I can't recall the era, but he lived in a cottage in the woods and had to forage for food, make tools, and all sorts.
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@garymarsh6 (24028)
• United Kingdom
4 Mar 17
I am intrigued by the Amish community living the way they do.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Mar 17
I haven't yet had a chance to visit an Amish Community. Though I have been told there's one in North Carolina (where I live). There is also one in Pennsylvania and Ohio. I'm sure there's probably more that aren't as well known.
I almost envy them. They do not have the same worries we do. Though I know they have their own different worries, theirs are not centered around modern technologies and trends.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Mar 17
@garymarsh6 The one in NC isn't really "confirmed." I was told by a friend of mine, but I hadn't done the research for it.
Well he was right. This Amish Community is only about an hour or so away, not too far.
North Carolina is home to a single Amish settlementNorth Carolina has a limited history of Amish settlement. Today, a single church district is found at Union Grove in the western part of the state.The Union Grove, NC AmishNorth Carolina is not known for
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@garymarsh6 (24028)
• United Kingdom
5 Mar 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum I didn't know about NC but I knew about Pennsylvania.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Mar 17
I am sure there are many more people who do not want to do it than there are that do. In our modern world it would be even harder to transition back.
I can see someone in the 50's being able to transition to a life like that much more than someone today.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Mar 17
@NJChicaa I realize I may not have been very clear with that statement. When I say 50's I am referring to the decade, not the age.
The 50's did have quite a bit of technological advancements, but I still think that they might be able to transition better than later generations. Obviously the closer the decade was to Victorian age, the easier transition.
You are right though, that it's still quite a transition and not one to be taken lightly.
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@NJChicaa (127172)
• United States
5 Mar 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum I don't think anyone could transition to a lifestyle like that unless they made a big choice to do so. 50s or my generations, doesn't make a difference. Living like that takes work.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Mar 17
Yes, the general consensus is that people who do these things are strange. I can't say as I blame them for wanting to live in what, in some ways, was a "simpler time".
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@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
4 Mar 17
Well, if they're comfortable with this, then I say go for it! Me personally, I don't think I could live liKe that, that would drive me nuts
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Mar 17
They do everything in the Victorian ways. Their appliances are Victorian, their furniture as well. The woman wears corsets and dresses! I don't want to think of how she takes care of her "monthly"
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
4 Mar 17
@librarygeek1980 i certainly hope these "modern 1800s people" are bathing regularly regardless. Thouh I do know they had different perfumes and hair products to help keep them smelling okay. If I'm not mistaken they believed bathing regularly wasn't healthy? Or maybe I am thinking of centuries prior to this.
You know, the corset thing? It's really not all that much uncommon anymore. There are people who still make corsets today and wear them.
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@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
4 Mar 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum ouch, corsets, pain inflicting torture devices lol. I would hope the appliances are up to code, but then again everything was wood burning back then.... I know they didn't bathe regularly back then either... yikes!
@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
5 Mar 17
Pretty neat in a way, but I would want to stick to my T-shirts and bluejeans. Plus, a lot of those clothes are ridiculously nice compared to the technology they had at the time. That is one era where people really liked fashion and looking nice it would appear. I hate dressing nice. lol To much work and never can get comfortable.
@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
5 Mar 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum Itchy indeed and they were always wondering why kids were so fidgety. lol
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Mar 17
@crossbones27 I feel sorry for those children. Always made to keep still and yet it had to be nearly impossible to do that!
I never could when I wore itchy clothing.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Mar 17
Imagine how itchy the clothes they wore were! You are right, ti was all about fashion, but not just in what they wore. Their homes were as opulent as each family could afford.
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