In the late 19th century an ell was added ... are periodically offered at the Farm and children can spread out on the big long tables glancing at the colonial tools on display as they create ...

(Locher collection) Tinker derives from the 15th-century verb “tink.” The word means to mend, solder rivet or repair and is said to come from the sound that a worker of tin makes when striking metal ...

One such example of these efforts came about right at the tail end of the 19th century ... early to mid-20th century. They ...

Galleries depict their lifestyles at home and at work through relics such as farm tools, chests, and more. Attached to the building is a 19th-century dairy barn that was recently preserved and ...

For legions of Americans in the mid-19th century, the call of the West ... crop despite being short-handed and lacking sufficient farm equipment. About 150 more emigrants arrived in the spring.

An art gallery features works by Native American artists and a one-of-a-kind gallery of historic hand tools includes tools ... and other 19th century farm buildings that have been moved from ...

→Sword found in 19th-century German cellar is something much older — and from far away Archaeologists believe the treasure was buried by Vikings who had to flee the farm. The Vikings ...

Versluis Farm Stand, located at 3520 Lake Michigan Dr. in Walker, sits roadside at a family-operated orchard and fruit farm that sources local produce perfect for fall recipes. The operation is ...

Many rural Americans engage in cashless barter systems to get food and firewood for heating and cooking. They value ...

Born into a poor peasant family of six children at the end of the 19th century in Italy, Maria Goretti's life was difficult from the beginning. Her family worked as farm hands and the children had ...

ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) — Investigators have determined that a skull discovered in the wall of an Illinois home in 1978 was that of an Indiana teenager who died more than 150 years ago ...