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Originally Posted by johnco
when I was very young, I remember at my great grandmother's house the outhouse was across the yard. wanted breakfast? cows were in the barn for milk and chickens for eggs were in the yard. grab some firewood to fire up the stove on your way back. your choices were water from the cistern (pick out the bugs) or homemade wine. kerosene lamps, moss filled mattress, chicken feather pillows. only heat was wood stove in kitchen. no electricity, no running water, no fridge, nothing but the bare essentials. only vehicles they ever owned were boats. nothing and no one around for many miles..some tough old people living a rough life. sure was fun visiting weekends as a kid though. and yes.,. there was the sears catalog hanging in the outhouse
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My great grandparents had some amazing hardships. I have a written family history of them living on the frontier. They would go weeks without seeing any other human. There would be frost on the bed in the mornings. Another family member made the run in 1889. He had to dig a sod house since there were no trees for miles. They almost starved one winter and all that kept them alive was turnips they managed to raise the summer before.