Day 2 in Modern History has us begin to THINK like a Historian.

Please complete the directions for the Exeter Family History assignment:

Historian as Detective

In many cases when trying to figure out how a culture lived, a historian must act like a detective.  Just as a detective looks for clues to solve a case, a historian looks for clues to explain what was happening politically, economically, culturally, religiously, and

technologically in a particular society.  These clues often are artifacts, letters, primary source documents, or essays from people during in the society during that time period.  This assignment allows the student to play the role of historian by looking at facts, figures and information to discover what was going on during a particular period in history.

Directions

1. Set up into groups of four.  The four of you will need to have one finished paper by the end of the time period for this assignment.

2. You have received a copy of a family’s checkbook register.  That is, the portion of the checkbook where the check number, the date, whom the check was payable to, and the amount payable to is listed.

3. You and your partners are to write a family history for the Exeter family based on the checkbook register.

-use the dates, the “payable to” and the amount of the check as clues as to what events were occurring in the life of the Exeter family.

-through the information provided by the check register, your group should come up with a thorough family history of the Exeter family.

-your group can not mention the checks in the family history.  The history should be in the 3^rd person (he, she, they, the Exeter family, or Mr. Exeter, etc.).

-The family history should take into account each check written.  In other words, all of the checks correspond to some event in the life of the family.

-Each group should be imaginative and creative when doing this assignment.  Use your critical thinking skills to develop the events that occurred in the life of the family.

-Be a historian!

 Date
Payable To:
                   Amount
   Signed
8/30/1903
Goosie Gander Baby Shoppe
$148.00
    Lawrence Exeter
9/2/1903
Hollywood Hospital
$100.00    
Lawrence Exeter
10/3/1903
Dr. David M. McCoy
$475.00
Lawrence Exeter, Sr.
12/19/1903
California Toyland Co.
$83.20
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
10/6/1909
Palisades School for Boys
$1,250.00
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
4/18/1910
City Bicycle Co.
$52.50
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
8/26/1915
Columbia Military Academy
$2,150.00
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
9/3/1921
Hollywood Cadillac Co.
$3,885.00
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
9/7/1921
Wilshire Auto Repair
$288.76
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
10/15/1921
Stanford University
$339.00
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
6/1/1923
Miss Daisy Windsor
$25,000.00
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
6/9/1923
French Line
$585.00
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
8/23/1923
Banque de France
$5,000.00
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
2/13/1926
University Club Florists
$76.50
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
6/23/1926
University Club Florists
$312.75
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
8/11/1926
Riviera Heights Land Co.
$56,000.00
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
10/30/1926
Renaissance Interior Decorators
$22,000.00
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
11/16/1926
Hawaii Steamship Co.
$560.00
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
11/18/1926
Beverly Diamond and Gift Shop
$678.00
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
11/21/1926
Lawrence Exeter, Jr.
 $       200,000.00
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
11/22/1926
Ambassador Hotel
$2,250.00
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
12/1/1926
University Club Florists
$183.50
Lawrence Exeter, Sr
12/18/1926
Coconut Grove Sweet Shoppe
$27.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr.
7/16/1927
Parisian Gown Shoppe
$925.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
12/1/1927
Anita Lingerie Salon
$750.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
4/1/1928
Parisian Gown Shoppe
$1,150.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
11/1/1928
Moderne Sportte Shoppe
$562.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
7/1/1929
The Bootery
$145.25
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
8/23/1929
Tony Spagoni
$126.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
8/30/1929
Tony Spagoni
$126.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
5/25/1930
University Club Florists
$87.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
5/28/1930
Broadway Diamond Co.
$575.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
11/13/1930
Miss Flossie Wentworth
$50,000.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
11/14/1930
Wall and Smith, Attorneys at Law
$525.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
11/15/1930
Mrs. Lawrence Exeter, Jr.
$5,000.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
6/20/1931
Clerk, Reno Municipal Court
$52.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
6/20/1931
Marie Wharton Exeter
$175,000.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
6/20/1931
Walker and Walker
$700.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
6/20/1931
Wall and Smith, Attorneys at Law
$450.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
7/1/1931
Tony Spagoni
$100.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
7/2/1931
Tony Spagoni
$100.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
7/3/1931
Peter Ventizzi
$25.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
7/5/1931
Hollywood Hospital
$100.00
Lawrence Exeter, Jr
7/15/1931
Dr. David M. McCoy
$175.00
Lawrence Exeter
7/16/1931
Hollywood Mortuary
$1,280.00
Lawrence Exeter