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Hands-On History: Growing Up in the American Colonies

  • Des Plaines History Center 781 Pearson Street Des Plaines, IL 60016 United States (map)

How might your life be different if you were growing up around the time of the American Revolution? Children can explore life in the colonial era by making hornbooks, doing chores like making candles, and trying traditional games like Nine Men’s Morris.

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