The Revolutionary War was not fought on a whim. People had ideals that they were willing to fight and, in some cases, die for. The people who fought the Revolutionary War wanted to change how their lives and the lives of those after them would be. They wanted to make the future theirs. Of course, the most immediate future is always the next generation of children. The minute ways you shape your progeny can change the world in ways that are borderline miraculous.

Each item was chosen because of the impact that it would have on children or because of the impact caused by the children. The quilt, for example, may not have been made specifically for Mary W. Taylor Galt's children, but the stress of raising fifteen children mostly by herself had to be released through some outlet. Caring for children is hard, so she used quilting as her outlet. The various paintings were indicative of the importance of children. Paintings were very expensive at the time, so getting a painting made of your child means that your child has value to you. The small teapot and sugar dish shows that education in manners was important enough to have special dishes made just for that purpose.

The items that I included in this collection are as follows:

• Child's Breeches
• Embroidered Quilt
• Blanket Chest
• Small Sugar Dish for Children
• Small Teapot for Children
• Painting of Girl
• Painting of Boy with a Finch
• Painting of Girl in Green
• Painting of Boy in Plaid
• Painting of Children Playing