057: Gilded Age Hobbies: A Tour Through Gilded Age Activities and How Leisure Time Was Spent

Hello! In this weeks episode we are taking a look at what our gilded age ancestors did in their Leisure Time. From activities like walking, atttending sporting events, reading, and traveling, we will take a look at what we used to do for fun.    Sources for todays episode include: An article from the Frick Pittsburg museum entitled People at Play: Sport, Leisure, and Fun in the Gilded Age by Dawn Reid Brean An article from driehouse museum titled Gilded Age Toys  An article from eEncyclopedia titled Gilded Age Leisure and Recreation   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!