Tag: history
Paul Harvey plans to share lifelong passion of gas engines with...
Paul Harvey shares a biographical sketch of his life and the series of events that led to his collection at Coolspring Power Museum in his first column.
Woodcock Creek offers April programs
Crawford County Conservation District’s Woodcock Creek Nature Center is offering a variety of educational programs in April.
You couldn’t pioneer without a felling axe
Paul Locher continues his "An American Tale" series by introducing readers to the most important tool used to open the American frontier — the felling axe.
Help us solve the mystery of Item No. 1267
If you recognize Item No. 1267 or have any guesses on how it may have been used, let us know by commenting or emailing us at editorial@farmanddairy.com.
Recycling Conestoga wagons
After Conestoga wagons made their journey to the frontier in the early 1800s, they would be disassembled and their parts would be reused in households.
Help us identify Item No. 1266
Item No. 1266, features a flat wooden surface with a post protruding from a hole in the center and a handle at one end. Do you know what it is?
Conestoga wagon was the Swiss Army knife of vehicles
The Conestoga wagon had many tools that helped families move westward in the 1800s. Paul Locher gives a detailed description of its most important features.
Calling all antique aficionados to solve the latest Hazard A Guess?
I'm not convinced our Hazard A Guess? savants will be stumped by Item No. 1265, as I'm certain I have seen these lying around antique and thrift shops.
Conestoga wagons hauled possessions and dreams of early settlers
The Conestoga wagon was a sturdy, dependable vehicle that could handle the rugged and virtually non-existent trails to carry early settlers west.
Smalley, still single, works and plays
Alexander Smalley continues his bachelor life, sometimes working hard and spending time with friends and relatives.
