While in Paintsville we went to an 1850's working farm. Although, the term working farm doesn't really describe this place. All the buildings that are now there were moved from various places in the surrounding counties to make this Homestead Place.
Rob geared up for the tour in the backpack carrier
The McKenzie log cabin fromt the mid-late 1800's
I forget where this barn came from but they had goats, mules, pigs and a ram!
All the items in the houses were historical and were donated from various people in the area. They had baby diapers, blankets, clothing, tools, shoes, cookware
This is a pie pantry. The doors have punched tin to let air in but not to let air out so one could keep their baked good fresh. This piece was donated by one of my relatives!
Lily and Daddy in the barn with all kinds of stuff hanging on the walls
You may be thinking 'Oh, that's a horse' Nope, it's not. I thought the same thing...but our tour guide informed me that they are mules.
McKenzie school house from the late 1860's. My great-great uncle Osric was a teacher during the early 1900's and this is very similar to what he would have been teaching in. A one room school house.
Lily found a broom and began to sweep up
This is the Lemaster homestead from the 1850's. This log cabin was built by my 4th great grandfather Eleazor Lemaster!!
This is the orignal log cabin although there would have been some sort of caulking in between the wooden planks. At the bottom of the cabin the wood is beginning to rot and our tour guide said they would probably have to replace those logs in the near future. Jordan wants to get some of the wood and reclaim it
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how wonderful you have this heritage spot so your children will grow up and have a glimmer of what it was like for their own ancestors. lovelly shots. You ought to enlarge and frame them and display them in your home. All in b/w or sepia would be so very cool
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