by Sears Homes | Jul 16, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In the 1880 Federal Census, my great, great grandfather (Homer Hoyt) is listed as “Homah Hoyt.” Homer was from Vermont (and living in Lake Mills, WI at the time) and I can just hear the long-time New Englander telling the census taker, “Ah said, mah...
by Sears Homes | Jun 18, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Several years ago, when my father was in his mid-80s, we visited an attorney and had some legal papers drawn up. Before signing the documents, the attorney talked about the need to confirm that my father was “of sound mind.” My father was of sound mind,...
by Sears Homes | Feb 3, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Writing about Sears Homes has been a fun gig, but my income from this career has been quite modest. Modest, as in about what most people would make at a part time job. This, despite a lot of lectures and traveling and working long, long days. But, there are other...
by Sears Homes | Aug 5, 2010 | Uncategorized |
In 2007, I traveled to Quinter, Kansas to visit Gale Ringer and learn more about his family’s “Ohio.” His grandfather, Mathias Ringer had purchased the Wardway kit home before World War I, and amazingly, this house had stayed in the family through...
by Sears Homes | Aug 3, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Writing about Sears Homes has been a fun gig, but my income from this career has been quite modest. Modest, as in less than $12,000 on my best year – which included a lot of lectures and traveling and working long, long days. But, there are other means of...
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