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Reading a Town Record is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on using a source to study the past, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.10.K-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Reading a Town Record

D2.His.10.K-2

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Look at the source, then answer the questions.

1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Museum Label: Mill Shuttle

A label beside an object in the town museum. WEAVING SHUTTLE Made of boxwood, about 1868. Used at Bridge Mill, which stood by the river. The mill employed 200 people, many of them children. Given to the museum by the Shaw family in 1954.

  1. 1. How many people worked at Bridge Mill?
  2. 2. What is the shuttle made of?
  3. 3. Who gave the shuttle to the museum?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Letter From a Mill Worker

A letter written in 1868 by Emma Shaw's mother, kept by the family. Dear sister, We are all at the mill now, even Emma. The bell rings at half past five and we walk down Mill Row. The work is hot and the noise is very great. We are glad of the wages, but I would rather Emma were at school. Your loving sister, Alice

  1. 1. What time does the bell ring?
  2. 2. Why did Alice write to her sister?
  3. 3. Who wrote this letter?

LessonPrint · D2.His.10.K-2 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Reading a Town Record

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. 200 people. 2. Boxwood. 3. The Shaw family.
  2. 2.1. Half past five. 2. To tell her sister that the family is now working at the mill. 3. Alice, Emma's mother.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.10.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.