The Country Yesterday

This photo was taken in 1951 by Galley Studio of Portage. The tractors were all purchased from Bill’s Garage in Pardeeville. Photo submitted by Dianna Bush.

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Life on new farm started in a shanty -3/10/2010
Hold on to memories of the good old days -3/4/2010
Horses were invaluable workers -3/4/2010
Caps tell stories, reveal personalities -2/24/2010
Proofreading is a terrible habit to break -2/17/2010
February can be winter's jester -2/10/2010
God bless my parents -2/10/2010
Winter weather could always be worse -2/3/2010
Cutting ice was more fun than work -1/27/2010
Chippewa River island has a storied past -1/20/2010
Women's club was life of the community -1/13/2010
Winter on farm brought trials, tribulations -1/6/2010
Winter more bearable through outdoor sports, games -1/6/2010
Wedding went on despite world's turmoil, weather -12/30/2009
Girl's Christmas wish disappoints Santa Claus -12/30/2009
Renegade daughter finds own tree to cut -12/30/2009
Santa's visit at Northwoods cabin a magical moment -12/22/2009
Woman will never forget first Christmas doll -12/16/2009
The gift of memory -12/10/2009
Simple gifts can have most meaning -12/2/2009
My grandmothers fed the hungry -11/25/2009
Christmas memories sought for contest -11/25/2009
Handchoke operation was a delicate science -11/18/2009
Library was safe haven during Armistice Day storm -11/11/2009
In the good old days, we made our own entertainment -11/4/2009
Ghost owl inspires lifelong love of nature -11/4/2009
Halloween adventurers flee haunted farmhouse -10/28/2009
Baking cakes required patience, precision -10/21/2009
Surviving polio is a lifelong memory -10/14/2009
Boys' secret society was quickly disbanded -10/7/2009
Lake to Lake had Nack for milk hauling -9/29/2009
Threshing time required neighbors' help -9/22/2009
Spoiled forever by Birds Eye sweet corn -9/16/2009
Hjalmer Rye - A poem -9/16/2009
Threshing memories return with harvest -9/9/2009
Working for Uncle Harold wasn't easy -9/2/2009
Blacksmith shop was crucial for machinery repairs -8/25/2009
A vanishing breed of farmer -8/25/2009
Reuniting with the past and present -8/18/2009
The drug problem down on the farm -8/18/2009
Summertime blues -8/12/2009
Outhouse fit for a city girl -8/5/2009
Teaching a calf to drink can be confusing -8/5/2009
For the love of a horse, of course -7/29/2009
Dog's help was invaluable on farm -7/22/2009
Children baffled by aunt's disposal of rat tails -7/22/2009
Soda fountain penny candy thing of past -7/15/2009
The best cooks don't need recipes -7/8/2009
A day on the mighty Mississippi -7/1/2009
Remembrances brought on by a sip of lemonade -7/1/2009
Nothing like a soup and pie supper -6/24/2009
Remembering Dad on Father's Day -6/17/2009
Father's words continue to resonate -6/10/2009
Trying times -6/3/2009
Empty nest? -5/27/2009
I've never met a pie I didn't like -5/20/2009
Money was stretched by making own clothes -5/13/2009
Family's chickens worked overtime -5/13/2009
Persistent kids get a dream swing -5/6/2009
May Day baskets taught lesson of giving -4/29/2009
Going back to my alma mater -4/22/2009
Early adventures -4/15/2009
Mostly true tales as old as the hills -4/8/2009
Indian folklore touched our lives -4/1/2009
Old Brownie the cow never forgot her escapades -4/1/2009
A spring walk at dusk -3/25/2009
Cheesemaking is a dwindling art -3/18/2009
When I got free train rides -3/11/2009
Burned barn is immortalized in memories -3/11/2009
Cure for cross-eyed cow includes soundtrack -3/4/2009
Triggered memories -2/25/2009
Horse and cutter was standard transportation -2/18/2009
Winter pony ride taught inexpensive lesson -2/18/2009
Spud gun, second-grader were dangerous combination -2/18/2009
Hospitality was common on farms -2/11/2009
Chickens: Not a love story -2/11/2009
Ice-cutting was big business before electricity -2/4/2009
The nail clipper -1/28/2009
Euchre still has special meaning for octogenarian -1/14/2009
Around a landmark -1/7/2009
Man's best friend: Everyone ought to own a dog -1/7/2009
Compassion made Christmas gift memorable -12/31/2008
This magic moment -12/31/2008 1 Comment
A goodbye Christmas story -12/24/2008
No fancy gift bows needed -12/24/2008
Christmas cookie monster -12/17/2008
The Christmas tree with only eight lights -12/17/2008
Gift of donkeys made Christmas memorable -12/17/2008
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Downtown Halloween mystery lives on -10/29/2008
The scariest Halloween I can ever remember -10/29/2008
The hungry dragon -10/22/2008
Taming of the bulls -10/15/2008
Crates were creative ways to save money -10/8/2008
The dog and the stump -10/8/2008
Family has dear memories of dairy -10/1/2008
Home at last -9/24/2008
Exploding fruit harvest makes memorable wine -9/17/2008
Farm visits becoming less common -9/17/2008
Some words are best left unsaid -9/10/2008
Pie slices help with math troubles -9/3/2008
1941 was a year to remember -8/27/2008
Almost a princess, but not quite -8/20/2008
My sister, the animal magnet -8/13/2008
Rural communities slowly drifting away -8/13/2008
Saturday best -8/6/2008
Close calls -7/30/2008
The power of words -7/23/2008
Mulish voyage -7/16/2008
Adam's elephant -7/9/2008
Men who helped Mama -7/9/2008
Homemade car was a jumble of junk and joy -7/2/2008
Ice-capade -7/2/2008
Powerful connections -6/25/2008
Bunny Boy -6/18/2008
Picking berries eased Depression -6/18/2008
Dogs learn lesson the hard way -6/11/2008
Trick horse -6/11/2008
The ominous cloud -6/4/2008
Walk on the wild side -5/28/2008
Bathing beauties -5/21/2008
Horses fought with tooth and hoof -5/21/2008
You've got mail -5/14/2008
Smallest gifts last a lifetime -5/7/2008
Spring planting used to be peaceful -5/7/2008
Mom was there to steer life's car -4/30/2008
'Dandy-lions' weren't blemishes, but great entertainment -4/30/2008
Wonderfully wed -4/23/2008
Turn, turn, turn -4/16/2008
Free shows allowed time to mingle -4/8/2008
Snakes not favorite animals -4/2/2008
TV not needed for good times -3/26/2008
Don't count your eggs until you eat them -3/19/2008
Easter braids family together -3/19/2008
City living doesn't appeal to farmer -3/12/2008
Sights, sounds and smells of yesteryear -3/5/2008
The hermit who lived on the hill -2/27/2008
We used everything but the squeal -2/20/2008
My idea of heaven -2/13/2008
Horses were useful, fun on the farm -2/6/2008
Life on a ranch was filled with work, adventures -2/6/2008
Fun with my old Ford -1/30/2008
'First-nighters' at the Pabst Theater -1/23/2008
Waving suited for all situations -1/16/2008
Calamity narrowly averted -1/16/2008
Heart of the countryside Rural roads relax, inspire those who traverse them -1/9/2008
Safe at home -1/2/2008
Misunderstanding led to new holiday tradition -12/26/2007
Olives reel in warmth -12/26/2007
Butterfly was cat's afterlife -12/12/2007
Grandma's button tin is a reminder of Christmases past By Dianne Van Dyke -12/12/2007
How I got my John Deere tractor -12/5/2007
Turkey love -11/21/2007
Dad's never too old for farm work -11/14/2007
Jackknives hold many memories -11/7/2007
The Swany White Flour Mill lives on -10/31/2007
It's time to hang up the costume -10/24/2007
The silence of the peepers -10/17/2007
Husband recalls childhood stories -10/10/2007