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Those “Little Buildings”…Summer Kitchen?

April 21, 2021July 1, 2021 Annette Stewart

1975 Located behind Arcanum Public Library-once part of Ivester House Recently we posted this question on our AWTHS FB page regarding “What are those little buildings sitting behind a main house”? What was their purpose or what were they called? We received a variety of comments among them: summer kitchen, smoke house, root cellar, storage

Spring Houses, Pump and Water Sheds

April 21, 2021July 1, 2021 Annette Stewart

Pump shed Twin Twp. which had troughs for cool water to keep food products. A windmill sat on this property at one time. We are continuing our blog series after writing last time about summer kitchens, smoke houses and root cellars. We copy from Wikipedia about springhouses: A spring house, or springhouse, is a small building, usually

Inez Michael Brumbaugh Family

April 12, 2021July 2, 2021 Annette Stewart

Inez Brumbaugh and her mother Emma’s collection Inez Michael was born October 18, 1904 and married Delbert Brumbaugh in 1923. They had one daughter, Betty, who is Annette Stewart’s mother. Inez lived as a child at the corner of Gordan-Landis Road and Hollansburg Sampson. We are guessing Inez may have made these two pieces as

Joan Rench Family Heirlooms

April 11, 2021July 2, 2021 Annette Stewart

This Arcanum area crafter, Joan Rench, is well known to many. She is known for her beautiful brick home northwest of Arcanum and the many articles she has made and displayed at the Domestic Arts building at the Great Darke County Fair each year. From quilts to sewing to hook rugs and needle work I

Chancellor Brothers

February 22, 2021March 5, 2021 Annette Stewart

When AWTHS did the Arcanum video series last summer with Cary Wogoman he mentioned the Chancellor house at the corner of 1st and Locust when we were in the area. In looking thru “The Arcanum Business book” we read several pages and places about the Chancellor’s and their involvement in various businesses and the community.

Brownies…Memories of Arcanum

September 16, 2020September 23, 2020 Annette Stewart

Our crew did some short video clips around Arcanum this summer to capture some childhood and memories of earlier times in Arcanum. Our guests were Cary Wogoman and Mike Fout. David Baker did the videoing and Annette Stewart was along from AWTHS to interview and coordinate the event. Many thanks to the team of Cary,

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