Preserving the Past, Providing for the Present and Preparing for the Future.
Mar. 20, 2017
Below is a pic of field of broom sage, which is quite common in this area. While broom sage may not be all that impressive in its areas of growth, it was used often the early half of the 1900's to make brooms for sweeping the floors of homes in our area. My step-grandfather, John Henry Abrams, walked the countryside in the Red Hill area, cutting profuse amounts of the straw, bringing it home and using string to tie it into small handbrooms for sweeping floors, firesides, and porches.
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04.05 | 17:46
I love quotes! Outstanding and encouraging!
04.05 | 17:43
I don't see your wonderful books mentioned! Where are they?
04.05 | 17:40
I hadn't visited your page in a while. This is truly a labor of love....such detail. I think it will mean a lot to the community!
28.01 | 04:07
Deborah, welcome to the neighborhood. I hope to visit you soon.