General Store Etext
Context: What is a General Store?
Submitted by marilynm on Sun, 12/09/2007 - 18:43.A general store was a building where people went to to buy household goods, fabric, food, medicine or other items. The general store didn't carry anything that was not needed or necessary to have for survival. It was one-stop shopping, even though there wasn't a wide variety to choose from.
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George Dalton and Holman's Department Store Vol.4
Submitted by michaelah on Tue, 04/22/2008 - 23:33.On November 7, 2007, my class met George Dalton at the university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He talked to us about life in the early 1900's and general stores.
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4:11 min
George Dalton and Holman's Department Store Vol.3
Submitted by michaelah on Tue, 04/22/2008 - 23:19.On November 7, 2007, my class met George Dalton at the university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He talked to us about life in the early 1900's and general stores.
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5:11 min
George Dalton and Holman's Department Store Vol.2
Submitted by michaelah on Tue, 04/22/2008 - 23:11.On November 7, 2007, my class met George Dalton at the university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He talked to us about life in the early 1900's and general stores.
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7:53 min
Interview with James (Jimmy) Rogers
Submitted by haileyr on Wed, 12/19/2007 - 23:43.This video shows an interview with my grandfather, Jimmy Rogers, about what general stores were like and about what doctors and medicine were like when he was young.
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1:34 min
