Lost Ways Found

For homesteaders, going outside in the cold to care for livestock or bring in firewood is just part of the life. Fortunately, it takes just a...

Artist: George Henry Durrie   If you live in certain parts of North America, then you know all too well how cold and long a winter...

Artist: Robert Duncan Most of us head indoors and turn up the furnace when frigid weather hits, stacking in a good supply of wood for the...

Artist: Edmund Restein As we enjoy the Christmas season, many people are thinking about tradition. For us here in America, Christmas has become a time of...

Artist: Alan Maley   Americans love to shop for holiday gifts, but what if there were no stores, sales or affordable goods? Our homesteading ancestors often...

Once upon a time, more than two-thirds of all Americans lived in rural towns or extensive farms. Indoor plumbing was unheard of, homes were heated with...

Artist: Thomas Birch Staying warm was not always as simple as flipping a switch or nudging a thermostat. In the days of our ancestors, it also...

Image source: Pixabay.com   You may know it as something you mince for stews and sauces or something you spread on bread with butter or olive...

The American Mountain Men of the early 19th century are one of our country’s enduring heroes. Men like Jim Bridger, Hugh Glass, Jedediah Smith, Andrew Henry...

Each and every year, we celebrate a story of survival. But few people, other than schoolchildren, bother to think about it. The story of Thanksgiving is...