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| Dovecote Issue: I am looking for a back issue which featured a DOVECOTE on the front cover, maybe 2000 issue. Thanks!. Posted by Teresa on May 6th |
| Back Issue Wanted: I am looking a copy of the April 1999 issue of EAL. Specifically, there is an article on concealment shoes that I'd really like to have a copy of. Thank you. . Posted by Elaine Doran on Apr 25th |
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| Valuing Silouettes: Recently, my husband and I were given a set of 12 silouettes. My in-laws had acquired them from an antiques dealer 40 years ago, and they hung in their home. Knowing my husband and I love all things Americana they gave them to us. I saw an article about the artist in EAL about 17 years ago ( which I no longer can find), and I was hoping you could re shed some light on them for me. Even better if you might direct me to where I might get them appraised. [Read more.] Posted by Laurie Noonan on Apr 25th |
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| Finding Paint Colors or Painters: At present I am considering painting the exterior of my house which is a reproduction saltbox. In my "ideas on paint" folder, I have from the June 2007 issue a picture of the Allen-Ives house from the Reviving a Berkshire Retreat article. I looked up the website that was in the sources column and looked up www. passannopaints. com for information regarding some of the colors that were used. There didn't appear to be anywhere that I could get in touch with them. [Read more.] Posted by Bernice Aldieri on Apr 25th |
| April 1988: Does any one has a copy of April 1988 EAL that would like to sell/give away? My father is featured in this issue. . Posted by Judy Summers on Apr 22nd |
| Paint Colors: I am planning on repainting my living/dining/kitchen room; it's an open space, post & beam former barn. I am looking for paint colors such as the one featured on pg 20 of the Dec. 2007 issue - a creamy soft white, something that would look correct with period pieces and lots of dark stained beams! Can anyone suggest a particular paint color that would suffice?. Posted by Sue Underwood on Apr 21st |
| Looking for Back Issues: I am looking for EAL issues for the year 1987. Posted by K. Polletto on Apr 20th |
| Would like back issues: I am looking for any back issues of the Early American Life. We are a family with 6 kids. We enjoy living on our farm in our log cabin, fireplace cooking, homeschooling our children and visiting living museums during our vacations. We really enjoy Early American life and would like the magazines to use for schooling and for pure enjoyment reading! Our 15 year old dyslexic daughter is hooked on Early American Life, (and Nancy Drew books!), and her reading has been taking off great guns recently!! (Thank Heavens! :0)She still struggles but reading what she is interested in has been helping her and I would LOVE to feed her desire. [Read more.] Posted by Carole on Apr 19th |
| Study of Early American Kitchens: I am studying Early Americans and wondering what would be cooking in the kitchens. My friend and I are trying to recreate one for our colonial project. Would you be able to share some things with me? I would appreciate it very much. . Posted by Joy Andres on Apr 9th |
What would have been cooking in the kitchen would very much depend on what year you are talking about, what location (a city, town, small village, or the wilderness, as well as coastal or inland), the season of the year and the personal finances of the homeowner. I think the best way to find out about food of the Colonial period is to read recipes. The Dover Publishing Company has a very good selection of early American cookbooks. [Read more.] Posted by Paula Walton on Apr 10th |
We do Revolutionsary War reenactments. If you are able to, go to one in your area and you're very apt to find all sorts of books on the subject. Or you can go to suttlers like www. smoke-fire. com and look through their book section. Fun Stuff. . Posted by Leann Banta on Apr 28th |
| Proper Windows Styling: We are building a home with the saltbox "look". Windows were installed today. They are nine over nine on the first floor and six over six on the second. Is this in keeping with the period flavor we want, or should we alert our builder to a mistake? Need a quick response. Please put "window" in subject line so I don't think it is junk mail. Thank you. . Posted by Lisa Beyrle on Apr 1st |
I think it would depend on the time period you are trying to reflect. I can tell you that the original windows in my c. 1790 home in northwest CT are six-over-six on both floors. My home was not added on to in the saltbox manner—instead its additions are two story wings. Generally speaking, the more panes (think smaller pieces of glass), the older the windows are. As glass making techniques improved, craftsmen were able to make larger pieces of glass, so the size of window panes increased. [Read more.] Posted by Paula Walton on Apr 10th |
| Looking for February 1984: I am interested in antique needlework samplers. I have a copy of Appreciating American Samplers, Part II in the April 1984 Early American Life issue. I was wanting to find a copy of Part I of Appreciating American Samplers by Susan Burrows Swan, also looking for any other information on samplers. Thank you Ruth Cook. . Posted by Ruth Cook on Apr 1st |
When looking for back issues of EAL I usually have good luck finding them on Ebay. Search Early American Life. I also occasionally come across them in antiques stores. Good Hunting. . Posted by susan sommers on Apr 17th |
| Back issue request: I would love to receive some of the back issues. I am a new subscriber (3 issues) I picked one up at the Drug Store one rainy day. Hooked! This would be great for our library swap. . Posted by Sue Beauregard on Mar 22nd |
| Back issues for free: I wonder if anyone would be interested in having old copies of Early American Life and Early American Homes. I have copies of both. Some of them are from the eighties and nineties. I hate to throw them away, so I would be willing to give them to someone who would appreciate them. Can you help me?. Posted by Nancy Bell on Mar 19th |
Hi Nancy: I would love to get some of your EAL magazines. I am a custodian at the Methodist Church in our town, and we have a senior?s lunch every Thursday for about 85 seniors. At the lunch they can pick up magazines and take home and bring back the next week. They love my issues of EAL that I bring in. Thanks Bob. . Posted by Bob Littikens on Mar 19th |
We also would love to give your magazines a very loving home. We live on a small farm in a log cabin which we built with the help of 4 of our 6 children. My passion is fireplace cooking. We adore the older ways of living, including soap making and spinning wool. We spend our vacations with our children at "living museums. " We would be very interested in giving back copies of Early American Life magazines a new home. [Read more.] Posted by Carole on Mar 21st |
I would be interested in any magazine that had articles on early american recipes or crafts, ie knitting, ect. Please let me know. Thanks. Posted by Nancy Stinson on Mar 26th |
I would love to have any of the eighties magazines. . Posted by Judy Kimber on Apr 16th |
I am looking for the June 1993 issue which I understand has an article on how to make a tape loom. If you have this issue I would love to have it. Thanks, Susan. Posted by Susan Sommers on Apr 17th |