tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post7376268192580522532..comments2024-03-27T23:37:16.303-04:00Comments on Southwest Daily Images: Old Sturbridge Village IVJackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-62257471618079195542011-10-25T12:02:30.027-04:002011-10-25T12:02:30.027-04:00Very beautiful this old mill !!Very beautiful this old mill !!Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480403752005019620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-11663439101255119722011-10-24T08:53:49.311-04:002011-10-24T08:53:49.311-04:00Altogether, a brilliant post. Thanks, Jack.Altogether, a brilliant post. Thanks, Jack.Lynettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092690457095379968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-3248331741628042342011-10-23T20:36:14.986-04:002011-10-23T20:36:14.986-04:00People were so much more in tune with the earth/se...People were so much more in tune with the earth/seasons back then. Great structure.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-25151991731634147862011-10-23T18:02:27.344-04:002011-10-23T18:02:27.344-04:00Very nice fall shot and I love hearing the history...Very nice fall shot and I love hearing the history behind the scene.Bruce Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04045274891568298471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-56335203048415224542011-10-23T02:55:25.911-04:002011-10-23T02:55:25.911-04:00A great slice of history and a classic photo.A great slice of history and a classic photo.Chrissy Brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452491942706660652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-38985022684477806642011-10-22T22:41:15.717-04:002011-10-22T22:41:15.717-04:00Looks like a good photo for a postcard.Looks like a good photo for a postcard.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-35422697612871973332011-10-22T17:33:28.896-04:002011-10-22T17:33:28.896-04:00They really were tied to the seasons, weren't ...They really were tied to the seasons, weren't they? Actually, the regional forest near me is cut the came way today. Trees are cut in the fall and dragged out in winter because it's easier over frozen ground. I'm not sure when the logs are cut into lumber though.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-41691911710674539672011-10-22T16:18:08.422-04:002011-10-22T16:18:08.422-04:00fascinating. I do love old mills like that one too...fascinating. I do love old mills like that one too. Such a great window into history.youth_in_asiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15348781379045349526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-18121671827140727302011-10-22T13:28:02.989-04:002011-10-22T13:28:02.989-04:00Wonderful mill! Somehow seems to have been a more ...Wonderful mill! Somehow seems to have been a more efficient use of resources in the olden days.RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-56942689493929783172011-10-22T13:06:46.324-04:002011-10-22T13:06:46.324-04:00Sometimes I wonder if life, for all its hardships,...Sometimes I wonder if life, for all its hardships, wasn't easier back then. I'm probably very wrong but I like to think that we have complicated a lot to the extreme while trying to simplify things...<br /><br />Umm, sorry about that. Old wooden mills are rare and this one is a beauty.cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-21395037372579763772011-10-22T12:28:32.583-04:002011-10-22T12:28:32.583-04:00Oh, I love the mill and the colors and such a terr...Oh, I love the mill and the colors and such a terrific capture, Jack! Such interesting history as well! Great post for the day!! Enjoy your weekend!<br /><br />SylviaSylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-40155107717892388262011-10-22T11:20:18.043-04:002011-10-22T11:20:18.043-04:00You take a wonderful picture, you learn a lot, and...You take a wonderful picture, you learn a lot, and then teach a lot! Even today, farmers are more tied to nature than we are in towns. Maybe not so much anymore.Malysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285965495493508425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-37388717015798275002011-10-22T11:12:56.525-04:002011-10-22T11:12:56.525-04:00I understood about farmers and the seasons for the...I understood about farmers and the seasons for their crops, of course, but did not appreciate about the seasonal nature of their lumbering and mill work. <br /><br />Now that causes another thought. The term millwork for trimmed lumber, used today in hardware stores. I guess that is what they used to do in the mill.<br /><br />Thanks for educating me.Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567583999945259422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-87403626428944388572011-10-22T10:58:32.843-04:002011-10-22T10:58:32.843-04:00I enjoy reading history like this. Even today far...I enjoy reading history like this. Even today farmers life and chores are based on seasons. This is an excellent photo.Regina Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837700572358826612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-52611273884192983502011-10-22T10:45:46.930-04:002011-10-22T10:45:46.930-04:00I just love this old wooden building! And look at ...I just love this old wooden building! And look at all the colours in this shot. Wonderful, Jack!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-84474558478902622022011-10-22T10:42:24.776-04:002011-10-22T10:42:24.776-04:00Superb photo! I'm glad I didn't live back...Superb photo! I'm glad I didn't live back then. Things were just too damn hard!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-48793004898114397812011-10-22T10:35:47.637-04:002011-10-22T10:35:47.637-04:00Seeing this reminds me of going to an old mill in ...Seeing this reminds me of going to an old mill in MI for apples and cider when I was little. Good info about the seasons. I love the ingenuity of the those who lived back in the day. ( I really wonder whether I could have survived.)SRQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10076279765970764962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-62839448264636597722011-10-22T10:12:01.419-04:002011-10-22T10:12:01.419-04:00Sounds like part of the circle of life!Sounds like part of the circle of life!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-72546337448961462752011-10-22T10:02:50.296-04:002011-10-22T10:02:50.296-04:00Don't you just love that you find out the most...Don't you just love that you find out the most interesting facts when you're researching your pictures Jack. This is a lovely old mill, can imagine what a hive of activity it would have been back then.PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-35212480160098832642011-10-22T09:34:28.130-04:002011-10-22T09:34:28.130-04:00thanks for the visit to Sturbridge Village, we tak...thanks for the visit to Sturbridge Village, we take so much for granted. I can not imagine central heat, microwave, computer and supermarket! very nice pictures Jack!sheila lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13343041368135209832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-13678330057468006442011-10-22T09:24:46.033-04:002011-10-22T09:24:46.033-04:00Oh, memories. I think my wife and I visited there ...Oh, memories. I think my wife and I visited there about 35 years ago. I wonder if it's changed - in a way, I guess it's not supposed to. By the way, I love II - beautiful Vermeer light.Bob Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276510331824603844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-52316934893439235132011-10-22T08:55:55.355-04:002011-10-22T08:55:55.355-04:00Those were definitely different times. Really nice...Those were definitely different times. Really nice place Jack.Luis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04727861757424018617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-7958089158573015732011-10-22T07:38:34.058-04:002011-10-22T07:38:34.058-04:00I like this place and the old mill is really perfe...I like this place and the old mill is really perfect...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-10294145208459738012011-10-22T07:28:02.113-04:002011-10-22T07:28:02.113-04:00A great collection of photos about the mill, Jack....A great collection of photos about the mill, Jack. Good information, too. Love the weathered wood. The details are terrific. Feels like I'm standing right there looking at the building.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-8053734120431036692011-10-22T06:39:22.584-04:002011-10-22T06:39:22.584-04:00Interesting how timing was everything to them, if ...Interesting how timing was everything to them, if they had a year without much snow it must have been very difficult at the mill. Their survival was at stake. We had some tough (and very smart) ancestors!<br />I love this series, I haven't been to Sturbridge in a long time, I'd love to go back for a visit.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726323303095176736noreply@blogger.com