This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. (An excerpt from Two Years as an Amish Schoolteacher, continued from previous post….) The families soon began to trickle in–parents, babies, grandparents. Some came by car with a driver, many came by horse and buggy. Some of the men carried in with them the benches they used for church…

In less than two weeks, my book about my days as a schoolteacher in an Amish community will be available as an Amazon Kindle e-book. It’s been many years that I’ve wanted to share my unique experience, and I’m glad the day is almost here! Once upon a time, I was a teacher in a most unusual setting. I taught…

Here is a letter written around 1915 by a young fellow named Eugene about his Christmas present, which even by today’s standards, was a pretty spectacular gift. Enjoy! One day, not long ago, my mother was reading a farm magazine and she saw a picture of a Shetland pony named “Cub,” hitched up all ready for a drive. She called…

This post contains affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy here. Have you wondered what homemaking looked like during the Great Depression? Or, maybe you never thought about it? Either way, here is a little glimpse into the “modern conveniences” of the early 1900s. For the housewives who could afford to buy them, they made their lives significantly easier. Today’s Magazine, a…