Category Archives: food

Colonial Cooking: When THEY Won’t Let You Use the Hearth

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

Excerpt of an article written by Clarissa F. Dillon, 2003, Past Masters in Early American Domestic Arts, Haverford, Pennsylvania. ALHFAM members can access the full text of this article and thousands more though the A.S.K. database. Not a member? Join … Continue reading →

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The Honorable Harvest

Posted on March 7, 2019 by

Submitted by Joel Johnson When I moved to the Pacific Northwest and began work as an agricultural interpreter at Fort Nisqually, about eighteen months ago, I was eager to learn about the region’s history of indigenous agriculture. I grew up … Continue reading →

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The Threshing Crew

Posted on November 21, 2018 by

Today’s guest blogger is Ross Gould who contributed a post about the walking plough in September. Thanks Ross for sharing your stories! As an eleven year volunteer at Heritage Park in Calgary, and a farmer for 18 years in an earlier life, my … Continue reading →

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Do Visitors Think We’re Eating Our Pets?

Posted on May 17, 2016 by

Lately I’ve heard of negative visitor reactions to historic (and sustainable but open to the public) farm sites in regards to the animals they keep. It seems not everyone is comfortable with animals on farms becoming food or with the … Continue reading →

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I’m thankful for . . . Lobster and Crab Cakes and Poutine

Posted on November 23, 2015 by

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. For my family it is a time to gather together to express our thankfulness for the blessings of the last year and look with hope towards the future. It is a time of togetherness and … Continue reading →

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Westward Ho to ALHFAM 2014

Posted on June 18, 2014 by

During the 2013 ALHFAM annual conference, attendees visited Historic Kirtland Village in Kirtland, Ohio. They toured the restored houses and recreated rural industries (including a potash factory!) all originally built by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints members between … Continue reading →

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Food, Glorious Food

Posted on July 12, 2013 by

Another blog post from our President, Dr. Debra Reid: I have heard the most amazing things at the Food History Conference I am attending at the moment. I have heard about how archaeobotanists have studied hundreds of sites in Europe, … Continue reading →

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