Early American Life

When a musician meet a musician, where do they go to make beautiful music together? The wilderness, of course. At least that's where Pam and J.P. Stohrer moved—into a centuries-old Cape Cod home nestled in the New Hampshire woods. Far from civilization as they are, they nevertheless invite us in for a look around in our October 2010 issue.

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FEATURED ARTIST

We’d like to introduce some of the artists selected for the 2010 Directory of Traditional American Crafts in the category Painted or framed art.
Deborah J. Rock has been painting for as long as she can remember. She was raised primarily in the Philadelphia area, and was heavily influenced by the history of the region, the wonderful antiques, beautiful scenery and the Pennsylvania culture.
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We're Getting Chills

It's been a hot summer, but we have the perfect way to cool off—our annual Christmas Special issue, which we will publish in September (to give you time for early American Christmas shopping). This year's edition promises to be the best ever. We examine three extensive Christmas collections with thousands of antique ornaments, bring you several wonderful kitchen-tested recipes for special gifts, and outline several projects that you can make. And let's not forget our annual Christmas calendar and Holiday Directory of Traditional American Crafts.

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Take a Look: Extra Photos

If you didn't see enough of the Klingemiers' house in our 12-page feature "Rooted in the Region" in our August 2010 issue, you can download another ten pages of photographs by clicking here. You'll see extra views of the living room, dining room, tavern room, and parlor as well as the kitchen and upstairs bedroom not seen in our print edition. (To make downloads and viewing quicker on the web, we've limited resolution.)

Web Bonus Floor Plan

You can download a floor plan of the Klingemier House, featured in our story "Rooted in the Region" in our August 2010 issue by clicking here. Because of space considerations, we were unable to fit the floor plan in our print edition.

READER COMMENTS

On June 29th Rayna Polsky wrote: I suspect (although am not yet positive) that the "unidentified gentleman" holding a walking stick on page 16 of your August 2010 issue is Judge Henry Wynkoop of Bucks County, PA. There's an especially lovely portrait of him in the Bucks County Historical Society library in Doylestown.

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House Plan Sources

Terri Lynn Hagen sent this note to our Readers' Exchange:
Does anyone know of a source for authentic Pennsylvania Farmhouse plans? My husband and I would love to build one, but have not been able to find any true examples in plan books. Thanks!.

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