The Old Dairy Barn

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I posted a photo of the old barn on the property behind us that was originally one big homestead in the 1800's and early 1900's. I know our home was built in 1860 so the barns I am guessing. followed either soon after or several years later. The family that lived here was a well-to-do family at that time in history. The man had a college education in agriculture and used that knowledge to farm the land here and he also raised cows. There were two or three sons. The lady of the house was known to work with the Cooperative Extension Service as a volunteer and would donate her time and home to host meetings with other women in the area. She would teach them to cook, to can, grow vegetables and herbs, make butter, jelly, etc. The family also had an old general store out by the main road here where they sold their crops and "extras." The store was small and torn down before we bought the property. I wish they had left it standing. I have enjoyed listening to stories about this family from residents who remember this family or that she was a friend of their mother or grandmother. I wanted to get this posted because I promised @Torrun that I would post a picture of the old dairy barn. I apologize that the photo isn't clearer, but there is an overgrowth and that was the best shot from the property line. Photo: My own