Article: ABOUT THE SERIES Series: 2003 to 1803: Living History

* TODAY: MEET THE HIPPLES, A FAMILY OF FIVE FROM SIDNEY THAT STEPS BACK IN TIME TO LIVE A WEEK AS OHIO PIONEERS WOULD HAVE IN 1803. THE HIGH-TECH FAMILY GIVES UP COMPUTERS AND MICROWAVES FOR A LOG CABIN AND A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME HISTORY LESSON. PIONEER VILLAGE IS A RE- CREATED OHIO PIONEER TOWN IN WARREN COUNTY. IF YOU LIVED 200 YEARS AGO IN OHIO, YOU FACED BOBCATS AND WOLVES, OUTBREAKS OF CHOLERA, SCARLET FEVER, DIPHTHERIA AND HARSH WINTERS WITH WEEKS OF ISOLATION.

* MONDAY:

LIVING AS A PIONEER PROVES MORE DIFFICULT - NOT TO MENTION COLDER - THAN SOME FAMILY MEMBERS EXPECT.

* TUESDAY: COOKING FOR A FAMILY OF FIVE IS AN ALL-DAY PROJECT AND MORE THAN A LITTLE DANGEROUS.

* WEDNESDAY: IN 1803 ...

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