Today we are going to take a look at two treasured items from the O’Hara family. These much loved dolls have years of stories they could tell if they could talk.
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Ever wondered how people didn’t get annoyed by horses going through town in the early morning? Well today our artifact is the answer to this question!
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Today we are going to look at a unique artifact that served an important purpose that we might not even think of today. Todays artifact is the Raisin Seeder!
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Today we are going to share the story given to us by Dave Little of a number of artifacts that can be found on our trails and the homestead. These wooden benches have quite an interesting background!
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Have you ever wondered what the strange looking leather nets are hanging in the display shed at O’Hara? Well today you are going to find out!
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Welcome back everyone! Today we are going to be looking at an artifact that at the time of its invention forever changed the cooking industry, resulting in the loss of jobs.
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Welcome back everyone! Today we are going to be looking at one of the artifacts that can be found in our Carpenter Shop here at O’Hara! The artifact that we will be focusing on today is a wooden noise maker, which has quite the story behind its use!
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One of the many interesting sights at the Homestead is our Potash Kettles. Join us to learn the interesting history behind these kettles that we learned while talking with one of our dedicated volunteers!
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Welcome all to our blog! We are excited to start this journey with you of bringing O’Hara to you at home! We spent a while trying to decide what to share with you on our first “What is it Wednesday” and after much thinking we decided to feature today, on Canada Day, some of the Canadian History we have in our schoolhouse.
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