For nearly a decade, Johnson County’s Historic Poor Farm has focused on upgrades to make their site a reliable source of food production, agriculture education, and history education. Now, the ...
On Thursday, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $24,671 change order for the ongoing Historic Poor Farm Kitchen renovation project. The Historic Poor Farm opened its doors ...
Conceived as an inexpensive way for county governments to provide care for the indigent, these poor farms attracted residents including orphans to the elderly, disabled and disaster victims. Nearly ...
It was a quiet afternoon with gray skies that threatened rain when I stepped into the Jackson County Poor Farm Cemetery. Located just outside of Black River Falls along County Highway P are the ...
BRATTLEBORO — In 1837, the citizens of Brattleboro voted to establish a Town Farm. It was located on Ames Hill in West Brattleboro. At the time, poverty, vagrancy, elderly care, substance abuse and ...
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