World history is often a chronicle of events that had a great significance on human affairs. Students study the social, political and economic events that had cataclysmic consequences for the world.
Local history is delegated to the study of influential persons and events and their effect on the local community.
But what is often overlooked are the banal day to day activities that defined the quality of life for an average person. For example, what did the average person growing up in Dryden during the 1930s and 1940s eat for breakfast? What were the chores that young people were obliged to perform? What type of clothing did people wear? How were clothes washed? What were working conditions like for a laborer?
This web page will attempt to document the daily activities of the average person during the 1930s and 1940s. The oral accounts of individuals are the main source of information for this document.