| Growing
Up Victorian: A Kentucky Childhood
Growing up in the upper South during the second half of the 19th
century is the subject of this exhibit. Featured are room settings,
object displays, photographs, and other images that illustrate the
people, places, events, and ideas of a Victorian childhood. It links
the places and things of a Kentucky childhood with the written words
of Kentucky Victorians. Together they show how middle class values
molded young lives. Parlors, a nursery, a school room, toys, clothing,
and furnishings depict Victorian life. Visitor games, an audio tape
of 19th century parlor music, and a multi-media presentation about
four Kentucky Victorian women enhance the visual dimension of the
exhibit.
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