November 26, 2008
This large pioneer wood and coal burning stove is part of the kitchen exhibit at the Freeborn County Historical Museum. The stove has a large oven, a reservoir on the right side for heating water, and several warming trays on top of the stove next to the pipe leading to the chimney.

November 26, 2008
This particular wood- and coal-burning appliance is called a parlor stove. It’s now a part of the exhibit in the parsonage of the Freeborn County Historical Village at the fairgrounds. What makes this type of stove such a fancy addition to many homes years ago is the liberal use of nickel-plated metal.

November 26, 2008
This old fireplace is now in the lower level of the Freeborn County Historical Museum. It was originally a part of the lobby of the Freeborn Hotel, once located on East Clark Street between Broadway and Newton Avenues.

November 21, 2008
This authentic wood box is now located in the pioneer kitchen display at the Freeborn County Historical Museum. Years ago these wood boxes were filled at least once daily, and maybe even more often as needed, by the younger members of the family. This chore involved carrying the wood from the woodshed or outside wood pile into the house and filling the wood box.

November 19, 2008
A grain truck from Langfald Farms, Emmons, is loaded with corn Tuesday afternoon. This semi was one of several lined up to help with harvesting several hundred acres of corn belonging to Ross Honsey, who lives on the Bear Lake Road north of Emmons. Honsey is coping with colon cancer and is receiving chemotherapy. The harvesting was originally scheduled for the weekend, but was rescheduled to Tuesday because of adverse weather. Volunteers were in the fields with harvesters, others conveyed the corn to the roadway where grain trucks were loaded and the crop taken to the elevator.