Crafts and memoriesComparing capabilities
Carry and measure in the same container
Two pitchers, two documented capabilities.
Pedraça and Basto · material culture
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- Draw two bars with the same scale, one with 12 units and the other with seven.
- Calculate the difference in capacity between the two pieces.
- Write the inventory numbers next to the bars to keep each measure connected to the right object.
A paper comparison without needing containers or drinks.
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The flavours of CabeceirasCompare two Christmas memories
The bread also made the feast
In the scrambled, dessert is born in the pot.
Pedraça · testimony collected in 2011
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- Reads Pedraça and Outeiro.
- Note who shared each recipe, place and year of collection.
- It seeks a common ingredient and a difference in how to present the sweet.
A comparison of readings, which you can do on paper.
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Crafts and memoriesCompare two solutions
Behind the factory, another time
Souto do Rego guardes the passage from water to electricity.
Pedraça · industrial heritage documented in 2008
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- Split a sheet into two columns: before and after.
- Note the change described in the text and the date of the source.
- Write a question the document leaves open.
Exploitation of the document, no visit to the real estate.
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Crafts and memoriesTwo colors, two informations
One almude, two colors in memory
The inventory records more than the form of an object.
Pedraça · inventoried object 2015
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- Split a sheet between the original color and the color described in the inventory.
- Write down on each side the color indicated by the source.
- Adds a question that the text does not answer, such as the date the object was repainted.
Reading exercise of a historical description; it is not a restoration proposal.
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Crafts and memoriesTry creating
Linen and wool have gained new steps
Local knowledge gets into the shoe design.
Pedraça and Bucos · textiles and design
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- Read the stories of linen of Pedraça, wool of Bucos and clogs of Outeiro.
- Choose two mentioned materials and draw an object that could combine them.
- Give your idea a name and write down the knowledge that inspired it. It is your creation, not a historical piece.
A design and imagination proposal, with materials of your choice.
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The flavours of CabeceirasTry drawing
The oven gave a signal.
The batch was also done with attention to what was seen.
Pedraça · testimony collected in March 2011
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- Draw three cards: dough at rest, heated oven and round broa.
- Associate with each card the sign or gesture mentioned in the story.
- Compare it with a memory of your family's bread, writing down who told it and when.
A paper proposal to explore history at your own pace.
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The flavours of CabeceirasTry drawing
The bread kept the next batch
A small portion of mass attached one batch to the next.
Oral memory · March 2011
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- Draw two batches and connect them with an arrow representing the portion of stored mass.
- Add a second line with the change to bakery yeast described in the collection.
- Record the date of the testimony: it is not a description of all kitchens today.
A paper proposal to explore history at your own pace.
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Time travelTry watching
Pedraça is also counted by houses
Beyond the church, there is a housing landscape.
Pedraça · housing
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- Separates the text clues into two columns: place names and building characteristics.
- Choose a mentioned house and ask a question about its history.
- Distinguish what is already documented from the information that would still need to be sought.
A proposal to make at your pace, without collecting copies.
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Crafts and memoriesTry watching
A bowl of seeds, a knowledge that continues
Learning from someone else is also part of the heritage.
Pedraça · memory of learning flax
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- Orders four moments: seeds, cultivation, spinning and weaving.
- It identifies who contributed to the beginning of Fatima Mota's activity.
- He chooses an everyday object and imagines how he could incorporate a traditional fabric without erasing the work of those who did it.
A proposal to make at your pace, without collecting copies.
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The flavours of CabeceirasSave the story of a dish
Chestnuts in the spring?
The kitchen had the work schedule.
Oral memory · Pedraça
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- Choose a familiar recipe in the family and write down who taught it to whom.
- Record the time of year, the time and the time at which it was served. It distinguishes the old memory of the current habit.
- Ask them what ingredients were saved for another season. Add the date of the conversation and the name of the person, if they consent.
A proposal to make at your pace, without collecting copies.
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The flavours of CabeceirasSave a recipe with your story
A recipe also has someone who teaches it
The kitchen connects people, generations and parishes.
Cavez and Pedraça · transmission of recipe, 2011
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- Choose a recipe that is part of your memory and write the name by which you know it.
- In your notebook or document, register ingredients, gestures and occasions when it was prepared. Separate the quantities you know from those you do not remember.
- Add who taught you, the place and date of your registration. If you collect someone else's memory, confirm with them how you want to be identified before sharing it.
Proposal to make on your own. The site does not receive or store this recipe.
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Time travelThe text and file clues
A Pedraça call to Coimbra
In 1758, the parish priest's choice pointed out to the council.
Pedraça · Parish memories of 1758
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- Separates three dates: 1624, 1722 and 1758.
- It distinguishes the bibliographic references of the transcribed parochial account.
- Write a question that only reading the full document of 1624 could clarify.
A proposal to make at your pace, without collecting copies.
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