September 2025

Late Summer Style

Tirzah Waite Pocket
A reader brings our attention to a pre-1815 pocket in the collection of Old Sturbridge Village. OSV has now offered a kit that you can reproduce this piece of history for your own home.

An 1850s Schoolhouse on the Illinois Prairie

Dedicated volunteers save a schoolhouse/farmhouse from destruction by moving it to the edge of the prairie and giving it new life.

The Dr. Elijah Bowen Jr. House

A New Jersey couple moves to a country farmhouse with historic provenance and creates a peaceful refuge.

A Tale of Two Houses–Part 1: The General John Glover Farmhouse

General Glover left behind two house, one beautifully restored, the other left to ruin.

The Little Haus circa 1820-21
Lori and Patrick Murphy followed their heart to restore a small jewel of a house in the heart of historic Lancaster, Pennsylvania.