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Items from Hodge's General Store, Stanbridge East, c.1930s-1940s.
It is often assumed that our ancestors lived a very restricted life with few luxury goods. The Missisquoi ledgers confirm that customers bought apples, potatoes and turnips, rum, gun powder and tallow; but they could also buy velvet, expensive green tea and spices, port wine and brandy, a large variety of cloth including silk, scholarly books, window panes and even chocolate. (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)
It is often assumed that our ancestors lived a very restricted life with few luxury goods. The Missisquoi ledgers confirm that customers bought apples, potatoes and turnips, rum, gun powder and tallow; but they could also buy velvet, expensive green tea and spices, port wine and brandy, a large variety of cloth including silk, scholarly books, window panes and even chocolate. (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)