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<p>[QUOTE="wcubed, post: 1265728, member: 12663"]I moved onto the farm in 1984 when my great aunt was still alive. She lived in the wood addition (that had been added to the main house which built in 1840) which was where some of the farmhands would stay back when the farm was worked. The main house had been shut off and unused (but still heated) since the time of my great grandparents. It was a virtual museum.</p><p><br /></p><p>The farm was last worked in the mid 1950's when my great grandfather died from a heart attack. Not too long after that point, my great grandmother and great aunt moved to the addition. My great grandmother died at the age of 100 in 1980. My great aunt lived alone until I moved in with her to keep an eye on things. At that point (1984), the main part of the house was reopened for me to live in. The mirror was there at that time with the mirror glass being in poor condition. I moved out in 1991 and then my brother lived there for a while, with my great aunt passing away in the mid 90's. We sold the farm not too long after.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wcubed, post: 1265728, member: 12663"]I moved onto the farm in 1984 when my great aunt was still alive. She lived in the wood addition (that had been added to the main house which built in 1840) which was where some of the farmhands would stay back when the farm was worked. The main house had been shut off and unused (but still heated) since the time of my great grandparents. It was a virtual museum. The farm was last worked in the mid 1950's when my great grandfather died from a heart attack. Not too long after that point, my great grandmother and great aunt moved to the addition. My great grandmother died at the age of 100 in 1980. My great aunt lived alone until I moved in with her to keep an eye on things. At that point (1984), the main part of the house was reopened for me to live in. The mirror was there at that time with the mirror glass being in poor condition. I moved out in 1991 and then my brother lived there for a while, with my great aunt passing away in the mid 90's. We sold the farm not too long after.[/QUOTE]
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