We are so spoiled! The amount of work that went into providing food for a peasant family in 1650 is daunting by today's standards. The typical seigneurial system in France granted 1-3 acres to a family to farm. A family of five would need two acres of rye to provide bread for a year. Their … Continue reading Throwback Thursday – Feast or Famine
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Local Illinois History
"A Prairie Winter: By an Illinois Girl" (1903) Reviewed by Jeanne Meeks What was farm life like in rural Illinois in 1892? A young woman’s letters sent to a friend in a nearby town give us a clue. I did a bit of research into the book and it's author. Belle Frances Owen was 26 … Continue reading Local Illinois History
Jeanne Meeks ~ Fiction Author 