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Americana and History

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

By Don Lewis Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The year was 1834, a year that didn’t really stand out as all that particularly important in American...

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

Grandpa’s justice

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

Constitution of the united States of America

Animals

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

Bovine basics for beginners

Build a poultry killing cone

Bottle-raise a calf

Building

Build Your Own Car Wash

By Jeffrey Yago, P.E., CEM Issue #133 • January/February, 2012 Completed car wash in operation If someone told me a year ago that I would have a...

A recycled dresser makes a useful bathroom vanity

Herb boxes from fence boards

Building Eric’s house

From triumph to tragedy to triumph again. Dorothy Ainsworth makes her...

Energy

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

Prepper power! Part 2

What if the electricity GOES OFF?

Food and recipes

Uncooked Peanut-butter Candy

Apricot stuffed Lamb Chops

Brining pickles by the quart or gallon

Lamb Curry with Yogurt

Politics and Commentary

Do rural homeowners need guns for self-defense?

Against a rapist

What kind of Americans sit on our juries?

My view: Socialism’s promises always end in disaster

Farm and Garden

Blueberry cash crop

By Ed Mashburn Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 My almost two-year-old grandson loves blueberries. Put a bowl of those round blue jewels in front of him,...

You can make your own fertilizers

The home citrus orchard

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

Swiss chard — The leaf vegetable that keeps on giving!

Guns and Hunting

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

By Massad Ayoob Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 One reader writes to ask if military surplus rifles are still a good idea for hunting, recreational shooting,...