Puritan family of early New England

Duration: 11

Year Published: 1980

Creator: Coronet Film and Video

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: Shows the many activities of a Puritan family living in a small New England coastal village. The children learn from a horn book, dig clams, and spin wool; the mother cooks cornbread and makes soap and candles; the father hunts and dresses skins., Describes the daily activities of a Puritan family living in a New England coastal village. Shows the father hunting and dressing skins, the mother making soap, candles, and cornbread, and the children spinning, digging clams, and doing school work. Explains the importance of religion in daily life and the dependence of the early settlers upon each other. Includes scenes of an Indian introducing the Puritan children to popcorn. Educational Collaborator: Roy A. Price.

Complete Record: Shows the many activities of a Puritan family living in a small New England coastal village. The children learn from a horn book, dig clams, and spin wool; the mother cooks cornbread and makes soap and candles; the father hunts and dresses skins., Describes the daily activities of a Puritan family living in a New England coastal village. Shows the father hunting and dressing skins, the mother making soap, candles, and cornbread, and the children spinning, digging clams, and doing school work. Explains the importance of religion in daily life and the dependence of the early settlers upon each other. Includes scenes of an Indian introducing the Puritan children to popcorn. Educational Collaborator: Roy A. Price.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.