Wash Day teaches kids about old ways

WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield Historical Society Museum held its annual Wash Day on Saturday afternoon. Several local children attended the event.

The museum had several vintage washing implements out on the lawn. The children were outfitted with aprons and bandanas before they took to the basket of "dirty" laundry.

Several volunteers from the museum were on hand to teach the kids about how laundry was done before the invention of modern washers and dryers.

The volunteers brought out and explained various laundry items from the time period, including: handkerchiefs, dish towels, long johns and clo...