Past Columns

On the origin of fireplace tools

Collectors often referred to fireplace implements as “furniture.”

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Read it Again: Week of March 27, 2003.

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

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Read it Again: Week of March 20, 2003.

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

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Rail wood burners light Americana

By mid-1800, rail systems were consuming more than four to five million cords of wood per year. More than 5,300 men earned a living in Massachusetts supplying the local railroads with wood.

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Read it Again: Week of March 13, 2003.

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

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Western pulp magazines pave theway to fantasy and entertainment

Antique columnist Roy Booth tells the wild tales of pulp magazines.

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Bicentennial barns bring big celebration

The fourth annual Ohio Barn Conference will celebrate Ohio’s bicentennial April 25-26.

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Wooden boxes with many uses

Today’s cardboard boxes don’t have the charm (and uses) of yesteryear’s wooden boxes, says columnist Roy Booth.

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Read it Again: Week of March 6, 2003.

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

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Candy containers capture childhood

Antique columnist Roy Booth remembers when he was 7 years old and receiving a candy container was the highlight of his day.

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Read it Again: Week of Feb. 27, 2003.

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

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Colonists coveted Chinese porcelain

Chinese potters began to export porcelain to Europe and America early in the 1700s.

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Read it Again: Week of Feb. 20, 2003

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

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Collectors warm up to ice box items

Does anyone remember when a refrigerator was truly an ice box? Columnist Roy Booth reminisces about keeping ‘cool’ as a youth.

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Read it Again: Week of Feb. 13, 2003

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

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Read it Again: Week of Feb. 6, 2003.

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

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Talking films approach perfection

Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the progress of “talkies.”

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Read it Again: Week of Jan. 30, 2003.

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

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Overland’s economical, elegant cars

Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the economical, yet elegant, vehicles of yesteryear.

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A closer look at the Fox and Hounds Barn

A decorated barn in southern Ohio reminds Friends of Ohio Barns member Tom O’Grady of the heritage that abounds across farm country.

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