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Parkers Homestead Oct09

post office oct09.jpg
post office oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

tea-time oct09.jpg
tea-time oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

quilts on the laundry line oct09.jpg
quilts on the laundry line oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

covered wagon3 oct09.jpg
covered wagon3 oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

quilting by the fire oct09.jpg
quilting by the fire oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

cabin still-life oct09.jpg
cabin still-life oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

End of the day oct09.jpg
End of the day oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

spindling at the campground3 oct09.jpg
spindling at the campground3 oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

spindling at the campground2 oct09.jpg
spindling at the campground2 oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

baby reenactor oct09.jpg
baby reenactor oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

school-house porch2 oct09.jpg
school-house porch2 oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

cannon fireing oct09.jpg
cannon fireing oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

a little music oct09.jpg
a little music oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

What is it Oct09.jpg
What is it Oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

supper's ready oct09.jpg
supper's ready oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

butter churning -oct09.jpg
butter churning -oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

old-school computer oct09.jpg
old-school computer oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

school-house interior oct09.jpg
school-house interior oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

Chapel window oct09.jpg
Chapel window oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

stained glass oct09.jpg
stained glass oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

Dorothy's penmanship sample oct09.jpg
Dorothy's penmanship sample oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

school-house shelves oct09.jpg
school-house shelves oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

chapel interior oct09.jpg
chapel interior oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

singing in the chapel oct09.jpg
singing in the chapel oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

pressing out the sorghum sap oct09.jpg
pressing out the sorghum sap oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

fireplace in the post-office oct09.jpg
fireplace in the post-office oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

Elias Harp oct09.jpg
Elias Harp oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

printing press oct09.jpg
printing press oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

braided rug oct09.jpg
braided rug oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

pioneer kitchen oct09.jpg
pioneer kitchen oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

cloth doll oct09.jpg
cloth doll oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

bunny flour sack oct09.jpg
bunny flour sack oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

quilt oct09.jpg
quilt oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

heart quilt oct 09.jpg
heart quilt oct 09.jpg 2009-10-17

Broom-maker oct09.jpg
Broom-maker oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

old barn oct09.jpg
old barn oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

dancing -9pin quadrelle oct09.jpg
dancing -9pin quadrelle oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

dancing2 -9pin quadrelle oct09.jpg
dancing2 -9pin quadrelle oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

tanning oct09.jpg
tanning oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

bailing hay oct09.jpg
bailing hay oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

hay bailer oct09.jpg
hay bailer oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

Parker's homestead oct09.jpg
Parker's homestead oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

Second cabin oct09.jpg
Second cabin oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

blacksmith's set-up oct09.jpg
blacksmith's set-up oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

chimney-scape oct09.jpg
chimney-scape oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

little cabin oct09.jpg
little cabin oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

blacksmith oct09.jpg
blacksmith oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

covered wagon oct09.jpg
covered wagon oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

covered wagon2 oct09.jpg
covered wagon2 oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

inside the covered wagon2 oct09.jpg
inside the covered wagon2 oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

stairway in the 2nd cabin oct09.jpg
stairway in the 2nd cabin oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

Ida Grace sampler oct09.jpg
Ida Grace sampler oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

At th post-office oct09.jpg
At th post-office oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

would you like a cup of tea oct09.jpg
would you like a cup of tea oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

singing in the chapel2 oct09.jpg
singing in the chapel2 oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

sorghum pressing oct09.jpg
sorghum pressing oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

cooking the sorghum oct09.jpg
cooking the sorghum oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

boiling sorghum oct09.jpg
boiling sorghum oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

school-house porch oct09.jpg
school-house porch oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

warm stove oct09.jpg
warm stove oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

The naughty corner inside the school-house oct09.jpg
The naughty corner inside the school-house oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

rustic seating in the school-house oct09.jpg
rustic seating in the school-house oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

butter churning oct09.jpg
butter churning oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

spindling at the campground5 oct 09.jpg
spindling at the campground5 oct 09.jpg 2009-10-17

spindling at the campground4 oct09.jpg
spindling at the campground4 oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

spindling at the campground oct09.jpg
spindling at the campground oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

School-house oct09.jpg
School-house oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

boiling sorghum2 oct09.jpg
boiling sorghum2 oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

old jug oct09.jpg
old jug oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

cabin fireplace oct09.jpg
cabin fireplace oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

swearingin the new recruit oct09.jpg
swearingin the new recruit oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

new recruit oct09.jpg
new recruit oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

cozy fire oct09.jpg
cozy fire oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

poor, neglected walking wheel oct09.jpg
poor, neglected walking wheel oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

pantry in the main cabin oct09.jpg
pantry in the main cabin oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

storage space in the main cabin oct09.jpg
storage space in the main cabin oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

main cabin -upstairs oct09.jpg
main cabin -upstairs oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

upstairs window oct09.jpg
upstairs window oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

View from the upstairs oct09.jpg
View from the upstairs oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

washbasin oct09.jpg
washbasin oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

sunset over parkers homestead oct09.jpg
sunset over parkers homestead oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

sunset over parker's homestead2 oct09.jpg
sunset over parker's homestead2 oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

Sunset over the sorghum oct09.jpg
Sunset over the sorghum oct09.jpg 2009-10-17

A Visit to the Past

In the little town of Whitehall, AR a log cabin village has been created. Most of these cabins have been carefully taken apart and re-assembled here, safe from the dangers of development. For two weekends every year this village wakes from its century-long sleep to host the activities of reenactors and gives visitors a taste of history.

Come, walk with me; the day is cool but bright. On a beautiful fall day like this, there's no telling how much fun we could have. The mule has already been up and working since day-break, turning the sorghum press. I hear the folks boiling down the sap to make molasses are giving out samples. On the way, we'll likely see the broom-maker and his wife at work in their shop and the printer setting up and inking all those little metal letters to print out this week's news.

Winter is a coming, besides the chill in the air, the thick winter quilts airing out on the laundry line are a sure sign that cold weather is ahead. Is all this talk of winter making you feel cold? Well, we'll just stop in to visit in this cabin. I see smoke billowing out the chimney; a warm fire would be most welcome. The housewife is busy about the cabin and is glad we stopped by; she says she'd appreciate it if we could watch her little one while she finishes up supper. The men-folk of the area are all out getting the last of the hay bailed up, soon they'll be done and come looking for that big pot of black-eyed peas and sausage. Hmm.... I can smell the cornbread; it's almost ready!

It's such a peaceful life here; it's so sad to think of the changes that are coming. On the other side of town the army has set up a recruitment office and all the young men, full of promise and potential are lined up to sign their names. The loud boom of the canon is no less unsettling, every hour reminding us of those who will soon be marching off. Heaven preserve us and bring them home safe! With all the young men, brothers and fathers, headed off to war, the school-house has been closed; all the younger children who would have filled it the sounds of laughter and sing-song chants of times tables are needed at home to help their Ma's run the farm.

I'm glad the little chapel is still open! In times like these, such a place of solace is all the more dear. Would you like to go there; there are some folks gathering up there to sing the praises of the Lord. I hear the bell ringing now; they must be getting ready to start. After all that singing, perhaps we could walk on down to the general store . We can get some sasperilla, my treat, and sit around listening to the musicians gathered on the porch while we watch the sun going down over this fair little town.

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