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Crawling under a 1800s farmhouse to see how it was really built

Today we explore an old rural farmhouse in Troup County, Georgia, estimated to date back to the late 1800s—and it’s currently ...
Ferdinand Brader didn't need an iPhone or fancy camera to capture images of 19th century Stark County farm life. The Swiss native relied on a keen eye for detail, the ability to create a bird's-eye ...
MIDLAND, MI — History buffs hoping for an in-person taste of life in the late 1800s can attend a series of events planned this summer at Chippewa Nature Center in Midland. The “Homestead Sundays” ...
Swiss itinerant artist Ferdinand Brader created 980 drawings, mostly of local farms. Only 237 of his works are known to still exist. Seventeen pieces will be auctioned on Oct. 25. Ferdinand Brader ...