Part One – Dolly’s Story
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Challenge at Home:
- Search through your family photos/memory books – what can you find out about your relatives?
- Ask one of your relatives about their childhood experiences.
- Find out about your family history.
- Try fruit picking like Dolly.
- What are your family traditions?
Challenge at School:
- Find out about workhouses.
- Find out about your local history.
- What fruit is seasonal in Norfolk at the moment?
- What are Norfolk’s top foods?
- Find out about farming in Norfolk.
- Look at your school’s log book to find out about what happened in the past.
Part Two – My Life in Service
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Challenge at Home:
- What did your relatives do as jobs?
- Make “proper” gravy.
- Make your own soup.
- Make rice pudding.
Challenge at School:
- What jobs were available in early 1900s.
- What is a parlour maid?
- How do you become a nanny nowadays?
- Investigate the history of electricity.
- Find out about Great Yarmouth’s pleasure beach.
Part Three – Background to Dolly’s Story
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Challenge at Home:
- How have buildings changed in your locality over the years?
- Visit Norfolk archives or your local library to find out about your local history.
Challenge at School:
- Find out about country houses in Norfolk.
- Find out more about Sandringham and the Royal family.
- Investigate the history of your local town or village.