While there are much more methods to record our lives now they are not as permanent as the older methods as they are not hard copy. Historians and reenactors rely on diaries and documents from the past for information. It is an actual concern that in the future the plethora of records being made will not be available to future generations.
To give an idea of what one can learn from diaries – when our unit does an annual candlelight nights event – done by candlelight, we have a much larger number of candles in use by us for members to be able to see music sheets, song sheets and so on – perhaps a dozen candles just by the music/singers plus those to light the rooms in general. In a period diary that husband read (they are widely available either published as books or online) a young woman writes about going to a party at the governor’s house in her colony and says “the room was ablaze with the light of 6 candles”. So we know that 6 candles in a large room would be unusual and can use this info when talking to people.
We know that the man who owned the house that is our unit’s headquarters had at least 2 male slaves (African servants in period) as two of same witnessed his signature on a legal document – which also tells us that slaves were able to witness legal documents and the documents were considered properly witnessed.
So to keep people in the future from thinking that we all walk around with ear buds all the time – or even what same are for – plus other details of our living that we might think to mundane to record for posterity, it is important that written records such as diaries and other papers must be left.
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
sure you do, Baldomero
Michael G. almost 5 years ago
If he doesn’t get off his posterior, he will leave nothing to posterity.
WCraft Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I thought today’s youth tweeted, blogged, face-booked, or took selfies of every event in their lives. Why would you need a diary?
gammaguy almost 5 years ago
I don’t think he knows what the word means.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 5 years ago
Baldo knows enough to not want to have it down on paper.
craigwestlake almost 5 years ago
“Try to make each precious day one you’ll always rue”… – Camelot
bakana almost 5 years ago
Posterity doesn’t mean what Baldo thinks it means.
mafastore almost 5 years ago
As an 18th century reenactor -
While there are much more methods to record our lives now they are not as permanent as the older methods as they are not hard copy. Historians and reenactors rely on diaries and documents from the past for information. It is an actual concern that in the future the plethora of records being made will not be available to future generations.
To give an idea of what one can learn from diaries – when our unit does an annual candlelight nights event – done by candlelight, we have a much larger number of candles in use by us for members to be able to see music sheets, song sheets and so on – perhaps a dozen candles just by the music/singers plus those to light the rooms in general. In a period diary that husband read (they are widely available either published as books or online) a young woman writes about going to a party at the governor’s house in her colony and says “the room was ablaze with the light of 6 candles”. So we know that 6 candles in a large room would be unusual and can use this info when talking to people.
We know that the man who owned the house that is our unit’s headquarters had at least 2 male slaves (African servants in period) as two of same witnessed his signature on a legal document – which also tells us that slaves were able to witness legal documents and the documents were considered properly witnessed.
So to keep people in the future from thinking that we all walk around with ear buds all the time – or even what same are for – plus other details of our living that we might think to mundane to record for posterity, it is important that written records such as diaries and other papers must be left.