Tag: history
The Fourth of July that saved the fate of the nation
Alan Guebert details Abraham Lincoln's first Fourth of July as president in 1861, and the actions that ensured freedom and equality for all in the U.S.
Many arms (and legs) were required at a house raising
Paul Locher details the dangerous and exciting process of raising a house on the frontier of the Ohio Country in the 1800s.
Lessons to be learned from a World War II soldier’s journal
Judith Sutherland shares some entries from a World War II soldier's journal.
It’s time to bring on the schnitzelbank
Paul Locher details the special tools early settlers required to construct sturdy roofs for their homes in Ohio and Pennsylvania in the 1800s.
Welcome to Coolspring, Pennsylvania!
Paul Harvey shares the history and the events that led to the establishment of Coolspring, Pennsylvania — his home and home to Coolspring Power Museum.
Preparing for construction was heavy, muddy work
Paul Locher details the special tools early settlers would have needed to start constructing buildings when settling in Ohio and Pennsylvania in the 1800s.
Do you recognize Item No. 1270?
Item No. 1270 comes to us from Jay Goodell, of Goodell Family Farm, with no additional information. Can you help us solve the mystery?
The failure to learn history’s simple lessons
Alan Guebert recalls the brilliance of Theodore W. Schultz, “perhaps the world’s most pre-eminent agricultural economist.”
Bringing out the broadaxe and hewing to the line
Once early settlers had felled, sectioned and de-barked trees, it was time for the hewing process to begin, which required a broadaxe and a marking axe.
