Prairie Bluestem

Some of the sights around Hopkinsville, KY Old iron tools It's good that the 400 Mile Yard Sale is held for 4 days. This year, ...

How a man I never knew changed my life forever When I was a little kid, Brent was my dad's best friend. Mom will tell you that Brent...

One of my unsolved mysteries About five years ago, I found an old seal on eBay. Or maybe I should say that I found a seal-maker ....

A curious advertising image from 1899 I once bought a grimy box of junk at a farm sale to get an old scales I had seen in it. This picture...

History preserved in Van Buren, MO Wanda Newton is the owner of the Hidden Log Cabin Museum in Van Buren, MO. She was born and raised in V...

Faithful service rewarded with a watch Quoted from a Hamilton Watch advertisement that appeared in the December 1948 National Geographic ma...

Get a picture while you can. Two red barns in evening light In April, 2007, I wrote a post titled " Two Red Barns on Edwards Mill Road ...

Another Tall Corn Image c. 1920 A homesteading book lists eight different types of corn that have been developed over the years. How m...

All In The Family... Another Trip Down Memory Lane... History and Old Stuff... Isaac and I traveled a few miles of the Kentucky 400-Mile Sal...

History and Old Stuff... I believe this is a 1937 Plymouth . If you disagree with this identification, please let me know! This vintage aut...

History and Old Stuff... Remember when these wooden wall plaques were very popular, back in the 1950's and 1960's? It would be impo...

History and Old Stuff... Blogs and Blogging... One of the interesting things about having a blog is observing the many internet travellers ...