So what can we know with a reasonable assurance? This house was lived in for a long time and the wife/mother appears to be the last to occupy the house. It was well taken care of in its day and someone added to the house at least twice. The shadow of an addition is seen on the right, parallel to the house and one on the left perpendicular to the house. More on that one later. The one on the right looks like added bedrooms. And we know at least one child but probably more children lived here. Note the sign on the house in the second photo. I’ve never seen that before. We know this was a very small farm and it is likely they worked elsewhere for the main income and, I would guess, had some chickens, grew vegetables, hay fields or some other crop and maybe a cow or six. The house was built by hand, maybe the owner and his family and friends? You can note on the closeup a holder for a flag. I picture Ol Glory here at least a few times a year and my imagination suggests he was a WWII veteran. Someone took pains to make the house nice with curtains on the windows, and everything inside painted well. Faded but still visible. I also think the family was happy when they installed the antenna on the chimney and picked up a four or five stations better than the rabbit ears on top of the TV. Later, maybe when just the mother was left, the kids got her satellite TV??? She tried to stay in the house as she declined as evidenced by the ramp added to the front door. Lots more here, what do you see? And more tomorrow.
