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Aunt Gloria was Born in Canonsburg PA
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TECHNOLOGICAL IMPACTS
Uncovering the differences in technology and the changes that have occurred in the lifetimes of 3 Generations of Calloway's from the 1950's up until Today -
People had Radios in there homes to hear the news during this time. Word of mouth was also very popular. The family didnt have a telephone at this time and wouldnt for another 5 or 6 years
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During this time my family used Kerosene lamps and candles for lighting at night and relied on sunlight during the day
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During this time it was common to use outhouses. There were no indoor bathrooms for the Calloways
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The family owned a car during this time. It was there main source of transportation besides their two feet. My aunt also remembers fondly the use of ferries.
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Coal stooves were used as a source of heat and warmth during this time
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During this time people stored their meats in something called a Smokehouse. They also canned food which they stored in a backroom. My great grandparents also owned an Icebox
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During this time My Great Uncles worked in the bean fields and tobacco fields. Great grandpap worked in the coal mine and my Great grandmother was a housewife
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Closest Doctor was in Brownsville PA. Doctors sometimes made house calls
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My mom, Sharon, was born in Smithfield Pa
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Food was stored in what was called an Icebox
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My mom remembers having a single bulb hanging from the ceiling. There were no light fixtures
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They had different sources of heat during this time. Some had fireplaces. Some also used coal heat or oil burners in the dining room
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Food was cooked on cook stoves.1 side was used to place coal, the other side is where the cast iron and kettle was kept
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There was 1 maybe 2 phones in the house at the most. 1 in the kitchen and one possibly in the sitting room
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My mom fondly remembers the family's pastime of dancing and playing "LP's"
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MY mom said during her adolescence you could find a payphone almost everywhere. Back then they were $.10 and eventually went up to $.25
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I was born in Portchester NY
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I remember learning to use the typewriter in my first grade classroom.
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When I was younger we had an oil man that brought oil to our house for heat
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This is something I was on everyday all day
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On my block we were outside having fun most of the time. Double dutch, tag, riding bikes, roller blading, etc
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In NY we had pretty much every form of transportation that you cn think of. I took the bus to school everyday or walked once I got to 4th and 5th grade
