Home Sweet Home
Life in Nineteenth-Century Ohio

This presentation on parlor music in 19th-century Cincinnati, Ohio focuses on themes that reflect the social, economic, and religious values of the time through recorded and printed music . Since the songs were created for home performance, they give special insight into the domestic life in which these values developed.
Special Presentation Sections:
Browse Articles:
- Life in 19th Century Cincinnati by Kathryn Kish Sklar
- Understanding the Music by Jon Newsom