BBC’s Wartime Farm: A Preparedness Review
If you love modern history, homesteading, and all things survivalist/ preparedness, and have run out of series to binge-watch on Netflix, may I humbly suggest to you BBC’s Wartime Farm? Wartime Farm is...
View Article28 Pieces of Weather Wisdom From the Pioneer Days
This year when I was getting ready to plant my spring garden, I was a little hesitant to plant according to frost date this year. In February, I had seen a local farmer post on Facebook something that...
View Article11 Survival Lessons We Can Learn From Old-Timers
For the last 20 years I have been working on my genealogy. The research is fascinating to me. Old certificates and wills captivate me and the search for my ancestors is like a treasure hunt. One part...
View ArticleWhat Can The Greatest Generation Teach Millennials?
Sometimes when I’m browsing through social media posts, I feel like I live in a different world than many of my fellow citizens, especially those a good deal younger. There is no denying we live in a...
View Article19 Ways People Stayed Healthy During the Great Depression
The Great Depression years were no picnic. My grandmother lived through that era as a child and much of her mindset in later years was due to a childhood spent in near poverty. However, she always had...
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