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From The Archives (1998 - 2000) - This series takes you on a tour of the traditional folkways of Vermonts past. Youll see activities such as sheep farming, building a coldframe, sugaring, soap making, building ponds, farming with draft horses, making jam and more. Folks who are still practicing these traditions explain just how its done.
Horses/Western Saddles/Hayward Gardens/Willem Lange
Horses; hand-crafted saddles; old-fashioned garden; Willem Lange tells a story.
4-H Rabbit Project/Cow Power/Trout
Raising rabbits in 4-H; inventive uses for cow manure; rearing trout at a fish hatchery.
1890s Farm Life/Restoring Barns/Willem Lange
1890s farm life; restoring 18th-century barns; a story by Willem Lange.
Apprentices/Pie Crusts/Furniture Restoration
Accordian player and his apprentice; making the perfect pie crust; restoring furniture.
Living History/Birch Baskets/Bats/Willem Lange
Native American crafts; birchbark baskets; the value of bats; a story by Willem Lange.
Rare Sheep/Spinnery-Knitting-Yarn Dyeing
Endangered churros sheep in South Royalton; yarn making and knitting; natural yarn dyes.
Old-Time Store/Apples/Lamps/Lange
Department Store in Dorset; apple recipes; lesson in lamp making.
Scottish Culture/Pewter/Flax & Linen
Scottish culture; art of making pewter; turning flax into linen
Floorcloths/Grafting Apple Trees/Wood Creations
Art of floorcloth painting; grafting apple trees; and one-of-a-kind wood creations.
Whitingham Maple Fest/Vt Sleigh Co/Prim Biathlon
Whitingham Maple Festival; furniture at the Vermont Sleigh Company; Primitive Biathlon
