Colonial House DVD - PBS Home Video

The eight part Colonial House shatters historical myths and common misconceptions by tracking the first - hand experiences two dozen modern-day " time travelers" as they find out what life was really like in Colonial times as they live for five months on an isolated stretch of the Maine coast. What happens when people are removed from familiar modern convenciences and placed into a 1682-era society with puritanical civil laws, rigid class and gender roles, indentured servitude, and mandatory religious worship? Colonial House brings history to life and provides a glimpse into the daily life and experiences that helped shape our national character. 2004 Running time approx. 8 hours. Not rated.