Life on the farm
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Telling stories at thanksgiving is a great plan. That ship receipt is awesome.
I have an interest in Genealogy. When I was asked to speak at my father in laws funeral this year, I spoke about his lineage to president Abraham Lincoln, and how the Lincoln’s were some of the early settlers in the area.
I had several people later tell me they had no idea he was related to the president, and some asked me for a copy of my notes, which I explained I didn’t have any real notes, but just a few names and dates scratched down so I wouldn’t forget as I spoke.
I did later email some of them my genealogy notes on the Lincoln’s, many of the relatives buried in the same cemetery.
We have furniture from my wife’s GG grandfathers house, that her dad once owned and sold. Her family line in Virginia began in 1760 with her 6G grandfather moving there from Massachusetts , He is also presidents G Grandfather. There’s a house near her moms that was built by her 5G gf around 1800. Sorry if I may have covered this in the thread earlier.
I have an interest in Genealogy. When I was asked to speak at my father in laws funeral this year, I spoke about his lineage to president Abraham Lincoln, and how the Lincoln’s were some of the early settlers in the area.
I had several people later tell me they had no idea he was related to the president, and some asked me for a copy of my notes, which I explained I didn’t have any real notes, but just a few names and dates scratched down so I wouldn’t forget as I spoke.
I did later email some of them my genealogy notes on the Lincoln’s, many of the relatives buried in the same cemetery.
We have furniture from my wife’s GG grandfathers house, that her dad once owned and sold. Her family line in Virginia began in 1760 with her 6G grandfather moving there from Massachusetts , He is also presidents G Grandfather. There’s a house near her moms that was built by her 5G gf around 1800. Sorry if I may have covered this in the thread earlier.
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Good Plan. Enjoy family while you have them. My Mom passed away at 49 and I miss her every day. Far to young to be gone. We all tend to think that we have time so we put things off. Don't! Learn all you can now while people have answers.
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I think I might have mentioned our milk cow brownie. I was looking thru old pictures last night to see when dad had added on to side of garage to house a stall for her. I think it was 1967. Dad would squirt milk at us if we came around while milking. Lol.
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Our baseball field.
My loved to play baseball in the front yard. We had a large bare spot for home plate, and bare spots for the bases. We would usually use whiffle balls to avoid losing the ball in the field beyond the yard.
One year we made a portable backstop, old boards nailed together and wheels on the bottom so we could move it. We cut wooden bases and a home plate. We would play ball till it got too dark to see.
When I was young our garden was also in left field. Dad eventually moved the garden to a different area and that became hay field. Center field was the end of a strawberry patch. Right field had cherry and apple trees. We never chalked lines, and the bases weren’t exactly square, but we had fun.
My loved to play baseball in the front yard. We had a large bare spot for home plate, and bare spots for the bases. We would usually use whiffle balls to avoid losing the ball in the field beyond the yard.
One year we made a portable backstop, old boards nailed together and wheels on the bottom so we could move it. We cut wooden bases and a home plate. We would play ball till it got too dark to see.
When I was young our garden was also in left field. Dad eventually moved the garden to a different area and that became hay field. Center field was the end of a strawberry patch. Right field had cherry and apple trees. We never chalked lines, and the bases weren’t exactly square, but we had fun.
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He started it, I just drifted it a bit.
It's a great thread. Buckeye's historic data and supporting pictures tell a great story about his farm!!!!
Glad to have the participation!!!
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I bring up this 1963 picture, not for the awesome cute kid yours truely, but to mention the ash tree that grew up along the old house.
We were building our new house at this time, and my older brothers say they used to climb this tree to get on the roof of the old house.
Pic of new house being built.
The house was torn down after moving into the new house in 1964. That ash tree got big. At one point there were 2 limbs about 5-6 ft off the ground, where we could hang upside down with our legs over one limb and hook our feet under the other.
A few years ago lightning hit the tree and it died. It’s becoming very rotten now.
Last weekend picture of the tree.
I told dad it needs to get cut, for when the left side falls it’s going to land on top of his car, and take down power lines to the barn.
He had me call a tree company, and they quoted $2500 just to cut it, we would clean it up. Uh, no thanks. Dad is parking out of harms way. Last weeks winds brought down one of 3 tall limbs. If 2 more fall, it won’t reach the power line. I told him to let winter take it down, and if it takes the wires we can fix that.
If we still had the dozer with winch we could just pull it over. We brought a lot of trees down that way in the 70s.
We were building our new house at this time, and my older brothers say they used to climb this tree to get on the roof of the old house.
Pic of new house being built.
The house was torn down after moving into the new house in 1964. That ash tree got big. At one point there were 2 limbs about 5-6 ft off the ground, where we could hang upside down with our legs over one limb and hook our feet under the other.
A few years ago lightning hit the tree and it died. It’s becoming very rotten now.
Last weekend picture of the tree.
I told dad it needs to get cut, for when the left side falls it’s going to land on top of his car, and take down power lines to the barn.
He had me call a tree company, and they quoted $2500 just to cut it, we would clean it up. Uh, no thanks. Dad is parking out of harms way. Last weeks winds brought down one of 3 tall limbs. If 2 more fall, it won’t reach the power line. I told him to let winter take it down, and if it takes the wires we can fix that.
If we still had the dozer with winch we could just pull it over. We brought a lot of trees down that way in the 70s.
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Mom died 4 yrs ago at age 92 with Alzheimer’s, she was bed ridden the last 2 yrs with dad caring for her. He’s now 96.
I recently got more genealogy from him. He was also able to confirm the childhood house of my mom in town. The house is still there.
It started showing up in multiple pics, and then was in background of family pics.
Here is when they lived there in 30s.
This one is mom on left, my grandmother, moms sister. I’m guessing taken around 1938 timeframe.
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Six dogs, What part of Ohio are you in?