Farm Days Gone By

Lynn Wehrmann of Peotone shares this photo from around 1906. The home being moved was owned by his great- grandparents, John and Caroline Andres. The original location of the home was on Eagle Lake Road, ½ mile east of Route 45. The new home, (Presently owned by Scott and Shelley Kestel), had already been built on the same farm when this house was moved to the west side of Route 45, in Andres, where it remains today. The equipment used was multiple steam engines, at least 2 teams of horses, and a lot of manual labor. All six of the Andres children -- Edwin, Clara, Emma, Lillie, Minnie and Emil -- were born in the old house prior to this photo. Forty acres of the original family farm is part of Illinois’ Centennial Farm Program, and is presently owned by Lois Koehler, Edwin Andres’ daughter, and Lynn Wehrmann's mother.

Lynn Wehrmann of Peotone shares this photo from around 1906. The home being moved was owned by his great- grandparents, John and Caroline Andres. The original location of the home was on Eagle Lake Road, ½ mile east of Route 45. The new home, (Presently owned by Scott and Shelley Kestel), had already been built on the same farm when this house was moved to the west side of Route 45, in Andres, where it remains today. The equipment used was multiple steam engines, at least 2 teams of horses, and a lot of manual labor. All six of the Andres children — Edwin, Clara, Emma, Lillie, Minnie and Emil — were born in the old house prior to this photo. Forty acres of the original family farm is part of Illinois’ Centennial Farm Program, and is presently owned by Lois Koehler, Edwin Andres’ daughter, and Lynn Wehrmann’s mother.