Nostalgia

Homesteading articles about Nostalgia as it pertains to homesteaders, homesteading, farming, animal husbandry, gardening, and myriad other topics discussed at Homestead.org.

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History

Matilda Jackson: Making a Home on the Last Frontier

Sometimes the best plans go awry, and for intrepid female Matilda Glover…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott
Homesteading

Woodland Traces

This essay first appeared in the Nova Quarterly, September 1988.  It is…

Mary C. Trejo Mary C. Trejo
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Anecdotes

Just Like Grandma Used to Do: Homesteading Role Models

My father was the youngest of seven children. He grew up on…

Bobbi-Jo Irwin Bobbi-Jo Irwin
aprons on a clothesline, History of Aprons, apron for women, aprons for men
History

Aprons: A Cover Story

Just when I thought that my one apron, Old Faithful was all…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott
old ways of doing things Sources for Homesteading Knowledge
Book Reviews

Seeking the Old Ways: Sources for Homesteading Knowledge

Once upon a time, everyone could find an elder, even if it…

Wren Everett Wren Everett
Grandma’s recipes, old fashioned recipes, old recipes, old fashioned cooking
Canning

Grandma’s Kitchen: Lost Recipes of My Childhood

I’m feeling rather nostalgic lately. After holding onto my Grandma’s estate in…

Jeanette Leadingham Jeanette Leadingham
history of the general store homesteading
Amish

The American General Store: A Cover Story

  Watch any old movie about rural life, cow towns, farming, or…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott