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A Town Named Audacious and African American Homesteaders
“Learn to do common things uncommonly well; we must always keep in…
History of the Outhouse: The Poo Papers, Part 1
Okay, raise your hand if you have ever used a privy. My…
The First Homesteader: Daniel Freeman
Clearly, it was not the best day in Daniel Freeman's life. He'd…
Turkey Day… or Should It Be “Corn Day”?
I admit, I am very pro-Thanksgiving. What's not to like about Turkey…
Salvage is the Soul of Our Homestead
A girl about the age of twelve, sporting a French beret, stands…
Sylvester Graham and His Wonderful Cracker: History of Graham Crackers
Long before I'd heard of Sylvester Graham, when I was a child,…
Non-Electric Dreamin’: Lehman’s Store Serves the Amish, Homesteaders, and the Big Wide World
Jay Lehman had a dream. It was a modest dream. But the…
The Fine Art of Moonshine – The History of Moonshining
It was a simpler time, before railroads were built or the coal…
Letters of a Woman Homesteader 1: The Arrival at Burnt Fork
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The writer of the following letters is a young woman,…
Maple Sugaring: Boiling Down a Long History
When you think of maple syrup, perhaps you get the picture of…
Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton: A Legend in His Own Time
I first learned about Popcorn Sutton by trawling the viewing options on…