tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post5342617917971757232..comments2024-03-28T16:42:57.054-07:00Comments on Sweet Americana Sweethearts: An Old Fashioned Barn RaisingZina Abbott Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-85776121274583614902016-05-16T12:34:22.950-07:002016-05-16T12:34:22.950-07:00Great post. There was a lot to be said for communi...Great post. There was a lot to be said for community connections. For some people, I don't think they have a concept of what that was like. <br /><br />Hard work was involved, but made easier by sharing. Thanks Doris/AngelaRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-26681624547554877852016-05-16T08:35:15.587-07:002016-05-16T08:35:15.587-07:00I love reading about the pioneer days! I've be...I love reading about the pioneer days! I've been watching the "Barnwood Builders" tv show, how they restore old barns and houses. The guys take them apart, tag the lumber, then rebuild them the same way by the tags. The two-story houses are built into one-story houses. Most of these barns and houses are 200 years old, then rebuilt to live another 200 years. They love the history of these buildings, so do I. To see this show and what the guys do is so awesome.<br />I played in a barn similar to this growing up. It belong to friends up the street from, I'd help working on the farm to ride horses with them. Did a lot of baling hay, feeding cows and horses. The barn/farm is long gone and now the property is houses, so sad so sad. You're right about today no one wants to help your neighbor or community unless there is something in return. My mom was born in the early 1900's she talks about how she was raised, in Tennessee. She also talks about her grandmother living with them in the later years and how the women worked just as hard as the men.<br />Thank you for writing about "The Old Fashion Barn Raising", I really enjoyed it.<br />Donna Harrisdonnasquawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899158732528556209noreply@blogger.com