by Sears Homes | Oct 11, 2011 | Uncategorized |
To read a fun update on this story, click here. Mark Hardin (fellow researcher and old house aficionado) has observed something (again), that I casually overlooked. But after thinking about this for 24 hours, I think he’s right. That happens a lot. David...
by Sears Homes | Jul 6, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Sears Homes in Tulsa? That was my first thought when Rachel Shoemaker of Tulsa contacted me. She said that she thought there were several homes in her town. Now if she’d been writing from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan or Ohio, I wouldn’t have been so...
by Sears Homes | Apr 6, 2011 | Uncategorized |
The fact is, I’m just biding my time in the 21st Century until the smart people figure out how to travel through time. Once that happens, I’ll get back to the 1920s, where I belong. Until then, I’ll just have to pretend that’s where I live. My...
by Sears Homes | Feb 22, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Did you know that, Dr. Joseph Lister – a 19th Century British physician – is largely responsible for the bungalow craze? The fact is, Joseph Lister and his germ theory dramatically changed the way Americans thought about their homes. For so many years,...
by Sears Homes | Feb 16, 2011 | Uncategorized |
For 12 years, I lived in Illinois and I spent many happy years seeking and finding kit homes throughout the Midwest. In 2006, I moved back “home” to Virginia, and I’ve spent subsequent years looking for kit homes in the south. I’m surprised at...
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