Fort Pelham Farm

03/26/2021

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Until this past week my adventure in krokbragd was in full swing. There are times you have to walk away from a structure and come back to it to have a better understanding of it. I follow the krokb…

03/27/2020

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I woke up this morning to the realization that I have done nothing – nothing in the past two weeks. Sitting in my house, in the company of dogs most of the time, with my days defined by taki…

01/02/2019

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Blog post to begin 2018

Rowe Center ca. 1898 RHS is in the process of updating its website, we hope you will enjoy our new content and blog. There are so many interesting things that happen at the museum year round that …

01/10/2018

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The holidays are over and the cold snap has broken so I’m no longer hauling wood and loading a stove every hour or so and fretting about farm animals suffering in below zero temperatur…

12/31/2017

Happy New Year!

Every year, upon reflection, I realize what a charmed life I lead. I live in a beautiful place, have wonderful family and friends, a roof over my head, hot and cold running water, good food on the…

11/29/2017

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Weavers are a crazy lot, well maybe not all weavers. My circle of weaving/fiber friends tend to lean towards crazy and I’m thinking that is probably the attraction for me. The mechanics & #8…

07/11/2017

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It’s been a whirlwind kind of week in preparing the Browning Bench Tool Factory for its Grand Opening this coming Saturday, the 15th.  The historical society was given the use of a building t…

06/25/2017

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It was moving day for Shirley and the walking wheel. We’ve had these pieces of equipment in our living space for quite some time and moving them out today was quite the change. There are no…

04/11/2017

I apologize to my non weaving readers for something that may not be as interesting or easily understood but I have to do this. There are three parts as I see it to this research project on the Sati…

03/30/2017

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One of the best things I have done in the past year is become a trustee for the Rowe Historical Society. I’m now one of the few that remember its founders and the excitement of putting the m…

01/12/2017

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When I started working with Peggy the only compensation I asked for was blankets to give for Christmas. Quite honestly, being there, observing and helping in small ways was really compensation eno…

12/28/2016

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I’ve been reading a number of posts and memes commenting on what a horrendous year 2016 has been. If I take a quick look back I might be inclined to agree. This was a year of tremendous los…