I visited the 1812 Homestead and Farm Museum in August to get photos of the new barn being constructed there. The old one burned in August 2016.
While I was there, I captured images of some of the other buildings and happenings at the Willsboro site. The property was originally settled as a family home and inn. Now it functions as an educational foundation and museum of living history. The 130-acre facility is open to the public and includes a wood shop, candle cabin, outdoor beehive-style oven, blacksmith forge, sugar house, spring house, one-room schoolhouse, nature trail, nature center, animal pastures, barns, gardens, lawns, and forest.
Look for an article about the 1812 Homestead in the September issue of the Explorer.
Do you have any photos or any company records of the bloomery iron ore forge in Willsboro Falls on the Bouquet in the early 1800s?
Specifically, I know that my great-great-grandfather Elijah Preston of Wilmington was working as a bloomer in the area in the early 1800s and I am attempting to determine if he worked at The Willsboro Falls forge. Is there any way to look that up?
Thank you, Kathryn Preston