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Eva Sulkusky (8-14-72) House #113

The parlor in Eva's house, when she was a
child, was very similar to the parlors of other
Eckley people. The floors had no carpeting, but
rather, were exposed wooden floors. The floors were
scrubbed every week to keep them clean & fresh
looking. The floors were hand scrubbed with soap
& water. In, about, 1918, Eva's mother had linoleum
flooring put throughout the first floor of the house.
The walls had only religious pictures on them, as
well as other religious pictures throughout the house.
Very few other pictures were hung on the walls;
nothing but religious pictures in the parlor. The
room was furnished in wood. A solid back
rocking chair with no cushions was in this room.
Two or three solid wooden chairs were also present.
Against one wall was a chest-of-drawers-like
piece of furniture, which resembled a bureau. In
this piece of furniture was kept cloth goods, under-
garments, towels, & tablecloths. On the top of
this piece of furniture were some religious candles
and other religious objects. These religious articles
were placed on top of a hand-embroidered piece
of fabric which was white in color. In the
middle of the room was a round table on
which a white tablecloth was lain. This tablecloth
reached to the floor. On top of
the table stood a kerosene lamp. This was the
only object on the table. It was also the
only light in the room. The parlor was always
kept clean, but was not the main living room
in the house. The kitchen was the room which
the family used most. The kitchen also had
religious pictures and objects in it. After every
supper meal, the family would pray at Eva's
house. This seems to have been a standard