Life on the farm - Updates from Bethel

[ruth]

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You've put it all so beautifully. Exactly how I feel about old homes and antiques.

 

[ruth]

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House was built in 1908. Here's a pic of family cemetary. t's just outside in side yard.

Original couple's graves:

 

[Fancy Feather Poultry]

What are the names on there grave markers ruth?

 

[ruth]

And while I'm posting updates - here's the two most interesting rooms in the home. The all brick kitchen and the imported curly pine beaded-board custom designed original dining room (we use it as a den since there's another room being used as a dining room). This part of the home was added shortly after the original home.

The final add-on was the screened wrap around porch that was later glassed in. This is where we "live" because it's like being outside.

 

[newchickowner]

wow! I would give anything to live in a place like that and fix it up!!! You are doing such a wonderful thing to fix it up and use it for such a good purpose!!! Kudos to you and God bless!!!

 

[BearSwampChick]

Gosh, I'm so jealous! It really looks perfect just the way it is.

 

[ruth]

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Maud Morris (1885-1973) and Willliam Morris (1868 - 1931). It all the Morris family cemetary. There are 4 one or two day old infants also buried there.

Here's the grave of Green Morris who the locals say steals or hides things from visitors and haunts the place. Beats me why he gets blamed when there's more than a dozen people buried out there.

 

[65browneyes]

Green must be a curmudgeonly man who is still set in his ways. Poor ol' guy probably wonders why people keep putting things where they don't belong. "Dagnabit all! Shoes belong over here, not over there. And, who in tarnation are all these people and what are they doing in MY house anyway?"

I think I'd like to meet him!

I just looooooove old houses and antiques. I honestly beleive they have sooooo much to share. Just like antique people do.

As far as 'spooks', I just feel like it's their home, and we're invading it (as far as they're concerned). Just let them have their space, and their fun, when they're ready, or they've finished their work, they'll move on. It would almost be a privilege for them to reveal themselves to you.

Please keep us posted about your wonderful home!!



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[Cheryl]

I can only say WOW! It looks beautiful inside too!

 

[JenniferJoIN]

That is an amazing house!!! I'd love to live in one of the old plantation houses... won't find many of them in Indiana, but you never know!