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Paper cuttings made by 17th-century schoolgirls discovered beneath floorboards

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210 points benbreen | 2 comments | 23 Jul 24 04:33 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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lholden ◴[27 Jul 24 06:04 UTC] No.41084741[source]▶
My mom lived in a historical house when she was a kid in the 60s. Since then, the house has become a museum. There are a lot of "artifacts" on display that "came from the 1800s" that are actually just toys my moms brothers made. My mom got a good laugh about it when she took me to visit the place.

I'm sure these finds must have dated in some way to verify the authenticity, but I always think back to seeing my uncles toys on display as if they were historical artifacts when I see stuff like this.

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CalRobert ◴[27 Jul 24 07:17 UTC] No.41084973[source]▶
A lot of these historical house “museums” are a pleasant diversion for tourists more than anything else. Note how they are all haunted - ghost tours are pretty easy money
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1. elric ◴[27 Jul 24 10:27 UTC] No.41085618[source]▶
I have never come across a house museum that claims to be haunted. Must be a cultural thing that doesn't exist in Belgium. Possibly because loads of things are ancient here anyway, no need to embellish with more nonsense I guess.
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2. whimsicalism ◴[27 Jul 24 14:59 UTC] No.41087010[source]▶
yes, probably an american thing. i am very much not a fan of these “ghost tours”