EYE ON ANTIQUES: MEN'S POCKETBOOKS

Men wielded the power of the pocketbook in the 18th and 19th Centuries, and fine embroidery told of their worth.

Gregory LeFever

A CHANGE OF GREENS

Retired but restless, the Lawrences abandoned the fairway for an 1810 plantation tall house they have lovingly restored.

EAL Staff

TWENTY TULIP TREES

The Hartleys combined a life-long love of education and log cabins to build a pioneer-style B&B that lets you enjoy both.

Winfield Ross

BREAKFAST ON THE FRONTIER

At the Log House Bed and Breakfast, the morning meal comes with a big helping of history.

THE GOAT KEEPERS' FARM

The Bankers filled a restored Cape with traditional artisans’ work and plan to accent its 25 acres of Vermont farmland with goats.

Jeanmarie Andrews

LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA: SHAPING UP AMERICAN MUSIC

Publishers invented shape notes to make music easier to learn and inadvertently saved a slice of America’s musical heritage.

Christian Goodwillie

STITCH A HUSWIF

Make this small rollup pouch from fabric scraps to keep your needle and thread at the ready for quick repairs.

Edyth O'Neill

SIDE BY SIDE: PEWTER TABLEWARE

Our ancestors frugally recycled their pewter, leaving little for collectors. Modern pewterers duplicate the missing originals.

Gregory LeFever