Adairsville, Georgia

Picture-Perfect Farmsteads:  He (the one who "always looked for the best in others") is in the yard with his dogs. Cows are at pasture. But, where is the barn? Where will the cows be milked? Eastview Cemetery. [2013]

Chrisman, Illinois

Picture-Perfect Farmsteads:  That's a picture-perfect farmstead with picture perfect barns and a picture perfect driveway. Where is it located? In the heart of the corn belt. In fact, space for the farm seems to be carved out of the corn fields. Woodland Cemetery. [2014]

Odebolt, Iowa

Picture-Perfect Farmsteads:  His was a prosperous farmstead. You can tell by the number of barns and all the cribs and silos. That means he must have grown something of great value: Cracker Jacks! Well, not exactly, but here was grown most of the popcorn used to make it. Odebolt was the popcorn capital of America. The fields were in Iowa; the factories were in Chicago, and the railroad linked the two. Odebolt Cemetery. [2019]

Thomasville, Pennsylvania

Picture-Perfect Farmsteads:  Welcome to Paradise. That is the name of the churchyard where they are buried. That is also probably what they considered their farm. And, that is where at least one of them (and maybe two by this time) is right now. One thing is for sure: The farm is absent of people, so something must have happened. Paradise Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery. [2014]

Fennimore, Wisconsin

Picture-Perfect Farmsteads:  This family is going nowhere. They are straying on their farm forever. How do we know that? There they are with their tractors: mom, dad, and the three kids. What is that on the other side of the road? Must be "God's Green Acre." Prairie Cemetery. [2019]

Atlantic, Iowa

Picture-Perfect Farmsteads:  The farmers here (see them?) have achieved immortality (no you don't!). But, their sheep remain behind. How do we know they have risen into the heavens? Because their last name means "immortality," from the Greek ambrotos.  What are they eating in their new digs? Not lamb or mutton, but ambrosia. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery. [2008]

Hummelstown, Pennsylvania

Picture-Perfect Farmsteads:  What constitutes a farmstead? Barn, house, and outbuildings. If you grew up on one, your farm was your castle. It was probably more like heaven than anywhere else on earth. This month, expect a tapestry of farmsteads, the places many Americans called home. Hanoverdale Church Cemetery. [2019]