Preserving History
Tobacco was the cash crop in earlier times before soybeans became poplar to plant as a field crop. Most farms planted some acreage of tobacco. It was time consuming and and was very involved for many months of the year. We know there was acres of tobacco as there was lots of tobacco warehouses in
Read MoreDale Baker, Dixie Baker Kepler’s grandfather, bottled his own milk and distributed it from the farm. ”My sister has two bottles with the Dale Baker Dairy name on them. Bill Baker’s grandfather Leonard Dewey Baker delivered milk for Dale with this milk wagon and horse. (attached is a picture of Leonard Dewey’s milk wagon that
Read More1926-28 H B Hole Poultry House. Located at 112-118 North Street Arcanum. Arcanum Poultry House-Harvey Cook Smith Poultry & Produce Earl Lehman Stover & Hole Holl Poultry H B Hole, Inc. and Dairy Shuler Arcanum Poultry Arcanum Hatchery 103 North High. Was Arcanum Hatchery from 1945-46. Per Arcanum Business book. Pitsburg Youngs Harters Hatchery Thayers-Processer
Read MoreAs told by Betty Sease to her daughter, Annette Sease Stewart Threshing Days According to my mom, the threshing machine would make its rounds in the farming community threshing the wheat. Neighbors would help each other. The farm wife’s would fix the huge meals consisting of ham or chicken, wilted lettuce from the garden, mashed
Read MoreFamily homestead built by the Condon’s around early 1900’s as original home burnt. The story of the Michael’s, Brumbaugh’s, Sease and Stewart farm families written by Annette Sease Stewart. EVERY FAMILY HAS A STORY….WELCOME TO OURS My Great-Grandpa and Grandma, George and Emma Michael, bought our homestead on Karr Road in 1928. George was the
Read MoreI967 photo from Vintage Aerial. History by Kent Thompson-2025 In 1956 the original Delisle Elevator wood structured building caught fire due to a lightning strike. It was replaced by cement block structure which exists today. It was owned by the Gettysburg Equity Elevator in Gettysburg, Ohio. The Elevator also consisted of a local country store
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