Past Columns

Read it Again: Week of July 11, 2001

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

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Background of Japanese ceramics

Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the Far East’s excellent pottery over the last 4,000 years.

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Read it Again: Week of July 4, 2002

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

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A traditional timber frame craftsman

Ohio mourns the death of a third generation Amish timber framer and barn builder who carried on a rich family tradition of crafting buildings for the American farmstead.

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Remembering yesteryear farm tools

Antique columnist Roy Booth explains some of the more curious tools used in days gone by.

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Wool-stuffed bags bring up spinning era

Antique columnist Roy Booth writes of the days when the Hartzell and Bedell farms were busy with sheep shearing in North Benton, Ohio.

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Read it Again: Week of June 27, 2001

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

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Catching the world by stereoviews

Antique columnist Roy Booth writes of his first trip to Salem Library.

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Read it Again: Week of June 20, 2002

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 June 13, 2002

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

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Sun or downpour, mail is at your door

Antique columnist Roy Booth writes of the history of the postal service.

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Releasing creases: How it all began

You don’t usually think of irons when you think of Holland, but columnist Roy Booth says that’s where pressing irons flourished.

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Read it Again: Week of June 6, 2002

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

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Exploring barns in Hocking County

Our monthly column on the preservation and restoration of barns takes a look at a 1890s three-bay English threshing barn in Hocking County.

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Collectors willing to fork over money for old kitchen utensils

Antique columnist Roy Booth writes of the kitchen utensils of yesteryear.

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Read it Again: Week of May 30, 2002

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 May 23, 2002

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

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Sweet finds: Custard glassware

Antique columnist Roy Booth warns to beware of antique copycats.

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Read it Again: Week of May 16, 2002

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

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Air apparent: Wicker’s lure continues

Columnist Roy Booth traces some of wicker furniture’s lure, both in yesteryears and today.

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