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'> .?.<?-> '.yji . .'*?* .-'v ' v ..' . *> y By Merita Porto v> " his 'If your attic looks like a junkyard. . the don't fret and most certainly don't throw awav anvthinc. * Some of those things you think look tha like trash, may be items that have ing cultural and historical significance. . . po: Attics and basements are often.filled ' da^ with items that remain unrecognized ' but are of no less importance than no granamomer s weaamg dress and pie grandfather's old radio. wii ' ' ' ' try MICHAEL SCARDAVILLE, direc- ref tor of USC's Applied History Program ty, believes that today's society has blur- 1 red the' public's perception and a < understanding of what is culturally im- inf portant when it comes to salvaging wc items from our aincestors. wa "We live in a future-oriented, an throw-away society where objects are designed to be discarded," Scardaville th; said. - . cai He also noted that the mentality of tic such thinking has been promoted and im reinforced by the nation's fast food industry, which has adopted the use of disposable plastic and paper food pl< containers. ke Scardaville added that while family of nhnlnoranhc anrl rr*rr#?cr*r*nrl#>nr,f? mav vv.. vaKv..^v..vv be held onto as keepsakes, few people da realize the importance of such items to At I ' / 920 S. 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V^i I I IV V I IV 1 01 *<*?, proles torians seeking to accurately record people h life and times of our ancestors. methods < "Folk < EVERYDAY HOUSEHOLD items apprecij it were once used for cooking, work- awareness ; and entertaining may very well any broa ssess historical significance, Scar- significan yllle said. the hands Your grandmother probably had cheologisl !/!.? ?u~. .u~ ?:i. ??:??i.. - ? - iuta mac int quui sue pauciiu; llialiun ai ced together in preparation for cold Scardai liter months or to enter in the coun- way of sh fair would one day be an important over th lection of the history, of her socie- photograi " he added. HE SA For instance, Scardaville mentioned the 1940s :hild's chair on display at the Lex- the dinnei 5ton County Museum that shows '60s show irn arfnc in thp u/r?r?rl ujhprp thp fhair Tn a is tilted over and used as a walker documeni d later as a scooter. changing "You don't have to tell the public 50 years, at the Empire style chair is signifi- "Sout nt or that letters written by Revolu- historical >nary War era statesman are many pec iportant. through societies,' "IT'S THE common items that peo- "Beyoi s need to realize hold an important communi y in explaining the complete history out to otl our state and its people," he said. communi Another interesting discovery, Scar- material iville mentioned, was an ant trap. tnat is no :cording to Scardaville, for centuries 5 ? CURE THE MIDI FRID, 5 . 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