New Location, New History

As you all have probably guessed by now, I like history.  I don’t just like to write about it, I also like to see it and absorb it.  And not just about major events.  To me, it is also fascinating to see everyday objects used in the past by everyday people. 
 
One unexpected advantage to my upcoming move, I am realizing, is the opportunity it presents to experience history which is “new” to me.  Or should I say “older” history? 
 
What I am trying to say, is that we will soon be moving to an area which was settled much sooner than where I live now.  This means there will be a treasure trove of new things for me to see and learn about which pre-date the history in my current region.  Hence, things which are both “new” to me yet also “older” at the same time.
 
I am looking forward to exploring once we are settled.  If I am lucky, I will find some old shops to wander through, where I can pick up old household items and wonder about the people who used them in the past.  What stories could these objects tell from years ago?  (After all, if walls can talk, why can’t other objects?)
 
The move will also provide history opportunities on a larger scale.  We will be within driving distance of many interesting locations.  I can only imagine the fun days I could spend wandering through old homes or on old battlefields.  (Note to self:  Be sure to wander around some of the historical locations where I am now before we move – the places I always thought I would go see “one of these days.”  These days are numbered now!)

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I am trying to hold on to this happy thought of new or different history as I deal with the craziness of the actual move.  (And to also remember the other advantages which prompted this move in the first place.  Living near our son and his family is the primary benefit.) 

After all, once we are settled, the stress of the move will become merely a page in our own history.  Then I can forget about the headaches and get back to enjoying the “new” history around me.

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