I also enjoy seeing and hearing about things from the past including how do you started out your channel and when the kids were younger. The first episode I saw was about your explanation of how you remodeled the house. I didn’t know that you live in a trailer then. You’re a man of many talents and I appreciate your family as well. Thanks for some great content.
Very cool. I can relate having found a few things on the grounds of my 102 year old house. Funny to see though, how Pete hasn't yet found his narrative groove in this older video. He seems more reserved, a little stiff or wooden. However, with the axe joke on the end, well, we can see the Pete we know from his more recent videos!
I totally relate to this, Pete. When we gained ownership of the homestead (a real one that has been in the family for generations), even though we only have five acres, it was where the old house, barn, etc. was. All that is gone now, as the last thing to come down was the barn back in the 90's in a wind storm. Like you, I can not dig a hole around the house, which was the core of the farm, without finding something. One of the homes on the property (I think it was the one that proceeded my grandfathers, which proceeded ours) burn down, so some of the items were charred. Some of the items are certainly lost, but often times, the old way of getting rid of garbage was to bury it. I don't think local resident, Aldo Leopold, would have approved. Lol. I take a lot of satisfaction in putting some of these finds back to work. I have a double-sided axe head, very pitted, that is one of my favorites. I have an old brass handle on a chest I made that I found and it makes me smile whenever I touch it. I just love that connection to ancestors. Especially as I get older. Priceless stuff.
Although our family has only been on this farm since 1965, we have a few remnants of the past as well. The grainery has been our primary warehouse for ancient treasures. Our area in The South of Michigan was established in the late nineteenth century, so not nearly the long agricultural history as yours. Bless’ns to ya, Tedd
love it . years ago i needed a one horse drawn cultivator . an old man i was listening to told a story about one he had used in his youth , his last words were i bet it's still there now . i went down to where he had said it was . 3 hours later after cutting brush i found it . it was a spike tooth harrow , all the spikes were rusted out but the frame was still good . i got home and scraped away all the rust . a short time later i was at a farm sale and found a coffee can full of spikes the size i needed for $5 . installed the like new spikes , hooked it to the horse and it worked great . that was a good day
What a rest to follow you back in years through your found relics! My young granddaughter loved helping me dig and plant shrubs around the foundation of our 100 year old house! We found and saved all the treasures from our “archeological digs!” 👍🏻
I so enjoy your channel ❤️ I found this episode heartwarming. What a treasure trove you have living on the land attitude came from your family. Thank you for sharing all this wonderful history with 🙏 God bless you and your family
Hi agn Pete, I wasn't a subscriber when this came out. glad it showed up in my listings. I am a subscriber now and enjoy all of your videos they are very informing. As to the hole in the stone. a "Star Bit" hand drill is still used today. back in the 1960's I worked for Bay State Elevator Co, installing Elevators and I used (and still do and have it today) a hand drill star bit. for anchoring panels to block, or concrete walls. Oh we had hammer drills etc. but sometimes we arrived on the job and started work before the "Stock" box arrived with the power tools. so the old "Star bit came out of out of our person tool box and saved the day and we got our holes drilled. little slower than normal, but never the less done!. I love old forged tool and watch a lot of those type videos. Thanks for all the videos that you do. and for sharing .
Family history is important and the pieces you found are clues to uncover the past. Mom loved going back to where she was raised and would walk and look around with a special glow on her face. Shared some but most were her own memories.
That Rawleigh bottle is from the W.T. Rawleigh Company Freeport Illinois, my counties seat. They made all variety of items from animal husbandry to extracts for cooking as well as vitamins and supplements. Thought you'd be interested.
We saved all of the relics in a shed too, grandpa had stories for a lot of them. If I could walk through that shed, I could repeat many of those stories.
I wasn't around the channel when this came out. Very fun stuff! I'm a historian in my other life, so I was really enjoying the way you link the past to the present. That mindfulness you display of reflecting on your ancestors is a wonderful extension of your humility. I'll drop you a sub from my personal account in a minute. :)
I too found an old hammer head here. I finally cleaned it up and put a new handle on it. It hangs at my workbench and is my favorite hammer because of its history and age. Nice job!
Great video Pete! You have come very far since we first met. I am glad to see your success and I respect your commitment to doing things the "right way"
@@JustaFewAcresFarm I don't really miss Processing day. But Thanks. What I miss is having good chicken. We are saving one last chicken in the freezer. I have a "chicken Inn" left if you are interested in it. I'll give you a good deal./
Great channel Pete, your resourcefulness is inspiring. Ill try and and share some photos of similar farmers in Cornwall UK (But they’re into Ford, not IH) . That said there was a McCormick doing duties.
Lovely video, I think your future is very important but it’s equally as important to be in touch with your roots. I think your ancestors would be very happy if they could see the farm now. Size isn’t everything, a farmer with 3000 cows usually isn’t living in a better house driving a better car or having a better lifestyle than a farmer with 100 cows
My Grandfather owed a portable saw mill which he started moving around in 1920ies. In those days made lumber in the woods & that's all was hauled out. Took three days to set up along with the bunk house. So moved often. My Dad went to 18 different schools in 12 years. So we have no "homestead " . Dad was born in Jasper Ny. Not sure how I'd do living on a homestead, good memories may be there, but so much of the past haunts me & depression sets in. Thanks tho Pete. Was still a nice video 😞
If you haven't found out what that thing is in the beginning with the horseshoe. It looks like the upper part of a barn door hinge. The bottom has a knob that fits in the hole.
Was your farm already a farm when your ancestors bought it or was it raw land? I would bet that your decendants would find very little left behind from you and your family as we now have places to take "junk". Loved this video! (Whoops!)
Well a year later and I watched this again, before reading the comments and once again the "Stat Bit" caught my attention, and I was thinking I'll post about that in the comments below that I know and used one for years fact once again I still have that star bit down cellar on the work bench. so no need to post it again here. hmm I just did? oh well! thanks again for a great "RE-Read / watch on the video god speed. ECF
This video never gets old Pete. Thank you so much for sharing.
I also enjoy seeing and hearing about things from the past including how do you started out your channel and when the kids were younger. The first episode I saw was about your explanation of how you remodeled the house. I didn’t know that you live in a trailer then. You’re a man of many talents and I appreciate your family as well. Thanks for some great content.
Very cool. I can relate having found a few things on the grounds of my 102 year old house. Funny to see though, how Pete hasn't yet found his narrative groove in this older video. He seems more reserved, a little stiff or wooden. However, with the axe joke on the end, well, we can see the Pete we know from his more recent videos!
I totally relate to this, Pete. When we gained ownership of the homestead (a real one that has been in the family for generations), even though we only have five acres, it was where the old house, barn, etc. was. All that is gone now, as the last thing to come down was the barn back in the 90's in a wind storm. Like you, I can not dig a hole around the house, which was the core of the farm, without finding something. One of the homes on the property (I think it was the one that proceeded my grandfathers, which proceeded ours) burn down, so some of the items were charred. Some of the items are certainly lost, but often times, the old way of getting rid of garbage was to bury it. I don't think local resident, Aldo Leopold, would have approved. Lol. I take a lot of satisfaction in putting some of these finds back to work. I have a double-sided axe head, very pitted, that is one of my favorites. I have an old brass handle on a chest I made that I found and it makes me smile whenever I touch it. I just love that connection to ancestors. Especially as I get older. Priceless stuff.
Although our family has only been on this farm since 1965, we have a few remnants of the past as well.
The grainery has been our primary warehouse for ancient treasures.
Our area in The South of Michigan was established in the late nineteenth century, so not nearly the long agricultural history as yours.
Bless’ns to ya, Tedd
Pete, I to grew up on the farm and I remember a lot of the things you showed in the video. Thank you from Ohio
love it . years ago i needed a one horse drawn cultivator . an old man i was listening to told a story about one he had used in his youth , his last words were i bet it's still there now . i went down to where he had said it was . 3 hours later after cutting brush i found it . it was a spike tooth harrow , all the spikes were rusted out but the frame was still good . i got home and scraped away all the rust . a short time later i was at a farm sale and found a coffee can full of spikes the size i needed for $5 . installed the like new spikes , hooked it to the horse and it worked great . that was a good day
What a rest to follow you back in years through your found relics! My young granddaughter loved helping me dig and plant shrubs around the foundation of our 100 year old house! We found and saved all the treasures from our “archeological digs!” 👍🏻
I so enjoy your channel ❤️ I found this episode heartwarming. What a treasure trove you have living on the land attitude came from your family. Thank you for sharing all this wonderful history with 🙏 God bless you and your family
Hi agn Pete, I wasn't a subscriber when this came out. glad it showed up in my listings. I am a subscriber now and enjoy all of your videos they are very informing. As to the hole in the stone. a "Star Bit" hand drill is still used today. back in the 1960's I worked for Bay State Elevator Co, installing Elevators and I used (and still do and have it today) a hand drill star bit. for anchoring panels to block, or concrete walls. Oh we had hammer drills etc. but sometimes we arrived on the job and started work before the "Stock" box arrived with the power tools. so the old "Star bit came out of out of our person tool box and saved the day and we got our holes drilled. little slower than normal, but never the less done!. I love old forged tool and watch a lot of those type videos. Thanks for all the videos that you do. and for sharing .
Thanks for sharing ....
Family history is important and the pieces you found are clues to uncover the past. Mom loved going back to where she was raised and would walk and look around with a special glow on her face. Shared some but most were her own memories.
I just found this video in early 2022. A few years after Pete posted it. It's like a little bit of UA-cam archaeology.
That Rawleigh bottle is from the W.T. Rawleigh Company Freeport Illinois, my counties seat. They made all variety of items from animal husbandry to extracts for cooking as well as vitamins and supplements. Thought you'd be interested.
Great,great video!
Enjoying watching your journey as you embark down memories lane .
Pete, you are a natural!!
Thanks for sharing.
We saved all of the relics in a shed too, grandpa had stories for a lot of them. If I could walk through that shed, I could repeat many of those stories.
👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽🙏🏻 Enjoyed!
I wasn't around the channel when this came out. Very fun stuff! I'm a historian in my other life, so I was really enjoying the way you link the past to the present. That mindfulness you display of reflecting on your ancestors is a wonderful extension of your humility. I'll drop you a sub from my personal account in a minute. :)
I too found an old hammer head here. I finally cleaned it up and put a new handle on it. It hangs at my workbench and is my favorite hammer because of its history and age. Nice job!
This is a video from the early UA-cam serious Pete! 😎😜😇 Tim in northern TN
Thanks Pete I enjoyed
Love ya Pete!
Great video Pete! You have come very far since we first met. I am glad to see your success and I respect your commitment to doing things the "right way"
Hi Tom, it's great to hear from you, and thank you for your kind words. If you ever miss the old days, you are welcome to stop by on butcher day!
@@JustaFewAcresFarm I don't really miss Processing day. But Thanks. What I miss is having good chicken. We are saving one last chicken in the freezer. I have a "chicken Inn" left if you are interested in it. I'll give you a good deal./
I think it's great you decided to start keeping what you find instead of throwing it away 👍
The farm was my playground as a young boy.. Where the old machinery were my toys..
Great channel Pete, your resourcefulness is inspiring. Ill try and and share some photos of similar farmers in Cornwall UK (But they’re into Ford, not IH) . That said there was a McCormick doing duties.
Lovely video, I think your future is very important but it’s equally as important to be in touch with your roots. I think your ancestors would be very happy if they could see the farm now. Size isn’t everything, a farmer with 3000 cows usually isn’t living in a better house driving a better car or having a better lifestyle than a farmer with 100 cows
great video Pete!!! really enjoyed this!
My Grandfather owed a portable saw mill which he started moving around in 1920ies.
In those days made lumber in the woods & that's all was hauled out.
Took three days to set up along with the bunk house.
So moved often. My Dad went to 18 different schools in 12 years. So we have no "homestead " .
Dad was born in Jasper Ny.
Not sure how I'd do living on a homestead, good memories may be there, but so much of the past haunts me & depression sets in.
Thanks tho Pete. Was still a nice video 😞
What's really cool is that them old reaper parts are hand forged!
Excellent videos
family heirlooms...
thx
Pete, often those holes are for feathers and wedges to split stone,
Looks like an old surveyors chain.
If you haven't found out what that thing is in the beginning with the horseshoe. It looks like the upper part of a barn door hinge. The bottom has a knob that fits in the hole.
Was your farm already a farm when your ancestors bought it or was it raw land? I would bet that your decendants would find very little left behind from you and your family as we now have places to take "junk". Loved this video! (Whoops!)
Awesome
Hey Dude love you!
The boy middle left at 8:33 looks just like you!
I think he found the top piece of hinges
Looking back on old videos. Some I have seen and some I missed. I can tell how you have become move comfortable with each video.
Pete, you were such a greenhorn when making this video. But it was obvious you only needed to work on timing.
Sad part most families are to greedy to leave the next generation anything
Hi Pete, what’s the story of the Golden Gophers? I lived in Minneapolis for 11 years. -Matt
Not much of a story...I like college T-shirts. Most I picked up when I used to travel a lot.
Well a year later and I watched this again, before reading the comments and once again the "Stat Bit" caught my attention, and I was thinking I'll post about that in the comments below that I know and used one for years fact once again I still have that star bit down cellar on the work bench. so no need to post it again here. hmm I just did? oh well! thanks again for a great "RE-Read / watch on the video god speed. ECF
Don;t think that was a pipe wrench. Probably a monkey wrench.
1:37 and so he waited and waited wars were waged earth exploded then after 1 billion years pete 2.0 continued the video.
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