City Project :::

World History - Create Your Own City Project

Websites:

Internet Modern History Sourcebook - The Industrial Revolution

Great Inventors of the Industrial Revolution

History Learning Site: Industrial Revolution

Learn History: Crime, Punishment, and Protest Through History

History Learning Site: Life in Industrial Towns

Fancy Ephemera: Historical Brides (1830's -1900's)

O'Reilly's Gallery : Civilian Gallery (pictures from the time period)

Victorian Dictionary: Exploring Victorian London

Ideas to research for "fun things/places" during the time period might include:

  • Pub/saloon/public house
  • Millinery or dress shop
  • yard good/dry good store
  • barbershop
  • grocery
  • theatre
  • bakery
  • cigar/smoke shop

Ideas to research for jobs during the time period might include:

  • Industry and manufacturing jobs, such as textiles and clothing; glass manufacturing, metalworking, leather, building trades, salt manufacturing, processing food and drink. 
  • Coal mining
  • Ship building
  • Wainwright