Tag: history
Completing the punch list before occupying the barnhouse
Once the the main log crib of the barnhouse was built, there were still a number of tasks to complete before it was ready to occupy through the winter.
Helping family members in need
Judith Sutherland transcribes Alexander Smalley's journal entries from 1873.
Recalling a wet CPM Fall Exposition in 2011
Paul Harvey takes readers back to an exceptionally rainy Coolspring Power Museum Fall Exposition in 2011.
After the house raising, there was still plenty to do
Paul Locher continues the journey of early settlers in Ohio by detailing the work they did following a house raising in his latest An American Tale column.
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.
