The Children's bedroom

Toys and Games created during the 1800's to mid 1900's were often made with the intention of educating children and preparing them for life by teaching them practical skills.

Examples of this include, 

• Learning numbers with dominos & playing cards.
• Building puzzles of maps to familiarize them with geography.
• Baking playsets for children to learn how to help their mother's in the kitchen.

This doll bunk bed was made for Gwen & Kathy by their father George Vanstone. It was built using wooden apple boxes in the late 1940's. 

The white satin crib quilt was also used by the children of George & Lucy Vanstone throughout their infancy.

These white baby clothes are very fragile and have seen many prior years of wear and tear. Often times, it was less expensive to purchase fabric and sew your own clothes than it was to purchase them new at the store. Many mothers would either hand or machine sew their children's clothing, making those pieces even more precious and irreplaceable to our museum.