Article: A tour of the Clarke House takes children back in time

If your children get churlish about chores, take them back to the 19th century, when youngsters were the family's workhorses, with jobs such as cleaning sooty fireplaces and emptying chamber pots. By comparison, the work around your house will seem like child's play.

Modern-day kids can learn about chores, games, unusual beverages and other aspects of the daily life of a child 150 years ago during a fascinating, family-oriented tour of the Clarke House at 11 a.m. tomorrow. (The tour will be repeated at the same time Feb. 10 and March 10.)

Painstakingly restored and fully furnished, Clarke House is Chicago's oldest surviving dwelling. Built in 1836, it escaped the Chicago Fire of 1871 ...

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