Forts used for protection from hostiles
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the numerous rebuilt evidences and records of forts in Ohio and western Pennsylvania that tell a story of the settlers who sought protection from hostiles a century and a half ago.
Read it Again: Week of Sept. 6, 2001
Each week Farm and Diary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Read it Again: Week of Aug.31, 2001
Each week Farm and Diary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Pens, inks and dyes were homemade
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about making quill pens and ink out of saw filings and vinegar for school back in the days when little was store bought.
Read it Again: Week of Aug. 23, 2001.
Each week Farm and Diary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Larding needles weren’t for sewing
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about what some of the terms included in old cookbooks mean in terms of fireplace cooking.
Corn remains as a stable crop
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes on the debt that American history owes to corn and to the native Americans who shared their knowledge.
Read it Again: Week of Aug 16, 2001.
Each week Farm and Diary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
A collector of vegetables
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the joys of gardening, a delightful hobby and occupation.
Read it Again: Week of Aug. 9, 2001
Each week Farm and Diary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
