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April 15, 2020

Oh, the Places We’ll Go and the Things We Will See!

Since no one is traveling much right now, let’s check out when our families did. Both the Hegeler and the Carus families were world travelers and with the Hegeler’s 8 or the Carus’ 6 children, it took a lot of containers to hold everything. Up in our attic, we have what is fondly referred to […]

Article by hcf.admin / Blog / attic, whole house

April 14, 2020

The Little Tub

There was a lot of interest yesterday about the little bathtub. At that time, big baths were “once-a-week” activities. These tubs were more for daily wash ups. You would sit on the rim with your legs in the tub and do a “sponge bath”. Or you could sit down in it with your legs hanging […]

Article by hcf.admin / Blog / whole house

April 13, 2020

The Victorian Privy

There has been a lot of focus on toilet paper lately which got Cindy thinking about the bathrooms at the Hegeler Carus Mansion: The Mansion was one of the first homes to have indoor plumbing in the area. There was not a lot of plumbing expertise yet and as a result there was also a […]

Article by hcf.admin / Blog / tile, whole house

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