September 27, 2023
I wanted to see the Historic Lyme Village that was in the brochure on the left.
We stopped in to get a tour of the Historic Lyme Village on September 2 (Saturday). we received the brochure on the right in the above picture after paying.
We paid the entrance fee and looked around the small gift shop while we waited for the docent.
The docent was a young gentleman in high school. He was knowledgeable as he took us around the village.
Our first stop in the Historic Lyme Village was the blacksmith’s shop. Built in 1803, it was moved to it’s current location 1979. It is still in use as a forge.
We then walked to the Kromer Barn moved from south of Sandusky. It had old horse drawn farm equipment inside invented by Harlow Case Stahl, the founder of the Ohio Cultivator Company. The pictures didn’t turn out.
Next, we headed to the Biebricher Barn, built in 1876. It is a “carpenter gothic board and batten barn with louvered windows.”
We got to participate in the demonstration o the corn shelling. The docent turned the handle of the corn sheller and we got to add corn cobs to the sheller. The docent then took the kernels and carried them to another machine to crack the corn. He cracked the corn and sifted it. The part of the corn that came through the sifter was cornmeal. The rest of the corn was handed out to everyone so we could feed the chickens in the chicken coop.
The top of the barn had a white star with a circle around it. We were told that was a sign the barn was built during the first one hundred years of the United States.
One of the items that caught my eye outside the barn was a sorghum press. It is funny what brings back childhood memories.
I didn’t realize they had sorghum in the Midwest. I love sorghum syrup that is commonly available in the South.
We toured some log houses. One of the log houses held weaving and spinning exhibits. They were part of the Rev. Roy B. Leery flax working collection. I tried to get some good pictures for my fellow bloggers who are interested in fiber arts.
I found the flax working equipment more interesting after reading https://yarnsfromthelake.com/2023/08/29/linen/.
You can see the logs that make up the walls in the background behind the spinning wheels.
The woodworking and icehouse pictures didn’t turn out suitable for posting. I did get some nice outdoor pictures.
The one room school house was interesting. We got a demo on using an abacus. I had never used one before, so seeing how it was used was fascinating.
I’m calling this a good place to end part one.
Blackberry Homestead 
I loved everything except the name…..Lyme. 😠
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It was an interesting experience. How goes your battle with Lyme disease? Are you starting to feel any better?
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I feel pretty much back to normal, but I occasionally have odd symptoms show up, and they look to be linked to it. 😊
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I am glad you are feeling better. I am sorry to hear you are still having some symptoms.
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I love historic living villages! It is all very interesting, and of course I am especially interested in the building with the spinning and weaving equipment. The floor loom looks somewhat like the one I have, but the way the threads are stretched out across the room and attached to the thing with all the spools of thread is different. Thanks for sharing the link to my blog post about linen!
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You are welcome. They had two floor looms. One was much smaller and simpler than the one with all the spools of threads.
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Some year, when you make it to Massachusetts, I hope you are able to spend a day or two at Sturbridge Village. It’s another recreated historical village. My husband and I had a family membership, and went several times a year.
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That sounds like fun. Do they have re-enactments regularly? We missed the Pioneer Days at the Lyme Village were they have re-enactments.
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Costumed historians are all over the place; they have a Revolutionary War re-enactment in the summer; they run horse drawn sleighs at one event every winter. They are raising real animals, and growing real crops, and have historically accurate dinners on occasion. One of my Quaker friends was docent in the Quaker Meetinghouse; he was hitting 90 at the time, I believe. Dressed Plain, talked Plain, and certainly knew his stuff – explaining that he didn’t believe in ministers, that everyone was a minister. Chiding youth for exposing too much flesh, or being distracted by their devices. He was a hoot!
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It sounds like a great experience. I really enjoy good re-enactments. I look forward to going someday. At the historical village in Golden, CO, the pioneer lady was baking biscuits in a wood burning oven. She gave them out once they were done. The blacksmith was great at explaining what he was doing.
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