Farm Days Gone By

182 stories

Farm Days Gone By

Kathy Forsythe of Manhattan shares this photo of students and teachers at the old Forsythe School on Old Chicago Road,…

Farm Days Gone By

Rodney Bettenhausen shares this photo of Fred Bettenhausen (standing) of rural Manhattan with his children, Eunice and Glenn, and a…

Farm Days Gone By

Lee and Jeanette Werner and Kathy Heisner pose with Lee’s first entry in the 4-H show in 1960.

Farm Days Gone By

In honor of Orion Samuelson’s recent 90th birthday, we present this picture provided by Gary Jurres of Gary and Bob…

Farm Days Gone By

Alfred, Roy, Clarence and Ralph Sangmeister are building their tool shed at their home place on Offner Road around 1958-59.…

Farm Days Gone By

Kathy Forsythe of Manhattan shares this photo of David Forsythe riding his pony, “Dandy,” on the farm around 1909. The…

Farm Days Gone By

Jeff Brandau, whose Mom was a Sangmeister, shared some old pictures of his grandfather and uncles. Here, John Wille and…

Farm Days Gone By

Diane Oestreich sent along this photo of the 1931-32 baseball team in Symerton where she grew up. Her Dad was…

Farm Days Gone By

Loretta Sartore popped into the office recently to share this picture taken around 1948 of her sisters and her at…

Farm Days Gone By

Raymond Tewes driving a brand new 1950 Farmall M tractor in Frankfort in 1950. The tractor is now owned by…

Farm Days Gone By

Gary Jurres from Peotone shares this photo of shelling and unloading corn in 1949 by William Pooley and his son,…

Farm Days Gone By

Denise Issert shares this 1949 photo of her Dad, Victor, at 16, with his prize-winning Chester Whites. His hogs won…