Tuesday, August 18, 2015

WW: Uncle Tom's Cabin {Linky}

My husband's family came from Germany to Hermann, Missouri. It's a town that's known for their grapes. There are tons of wineries. They also have a lot of antique shops. We went on a tour through some of their most historical houses. 

You can't touch the walls on the tour because they are painted with a milk based paint. The paint gets spotted up easily. There is no touch up; the whole wall has to be repainted. You can imagine it was hard being my little boys during the tour. They did pretty well though.

When the German's moved their they were surrounded by other towns that were pro slavery. The German's were not. They were free thinkers that didn't typically believe in organized religion, but were super nice! 

They farmed every inch of their land, grew their own flax for making fabric because they didn't want to buy cotton (promoting slaves). 


 They were poor, but became wealthy when they learned that grapes grew well there. 

An original wine barrel

 
They secretly printed Uncle Tom's Cabin in the Strehly House.
 

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18 comments:

  1. stevebethereAugust 18, 2015 at 4:47 PM

    That was interesting and the photos :-)

    Have a grapetastic week :-)

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  2. I am HarrietAugust 18, 2015 at 5:27 PM

    Those things are always so cool to look at.

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  3. Ai SakuraAugust 18, 2015 at 6:02 PM

    Such an interesting bit of history!! It's my first time hearing about milk-based paint.. I wonder if they mould easily too.

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  4. Karren HallerAugust 18, 2015 at 6:42 PM

    I used to work in a print shop that used these kinds of lettering, everything had to be set up backwards before printing. Such lovely photos that you have shared on the Oh My Heartsie Girls ww this week!!

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  5. Colette SAugust 18, 2015 at 8:47 PM

    That was an interesting peek into a bit of history. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Rhonda AlbomAugust 19, 2015 at 12:38 AM

    Looks like an interesting spot, but I would be so tempted to touch the walls just to see what would happen. Don't worry, I wouldn't really do it, but I would wonder.

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  7. mail4roseyAugust 19, 2015 at 4:32 AM

    How cool that you got to go see where the history took place yourself. That does look like an interesting place to visit.

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  8. Masshole MommyAugust 19, 2015 at 5:15 AM

    Chris and I love touring historical places like this. Your pictures are so cool.

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  9. csuhpat1August 19, 2015 at 8:29 AM

    Very interesting and I learned something. Great pics and thanks for teaching me about the history of the region.

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  10. AnonymousAugust 19, 2015 at 9:35 AM

    Amazing! I always love how they print in the past! So much love and sweat and tears with every page.

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  11. Lisa @ Two Bears FarmAugust 19, 2015 at 10:39 AM

    That's neat! Uncle Tom's Cabin is one of the books I read this year.

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  12. DebCAugust 19, 2015 at 11:30 AM

    What a wonderful heritage! And I love all the pictures of the old printing equipment. Very neat.

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  13. Indah Nuria SavitriAugust 19, 2015 at 12:56 PM

    interesting visit...and It's always wonderful to have a bit of the history of your origins :)

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  14. Angela ThompsonAugust 19, 2015 at 1:02 PM

    What an interesting post! Thank you for sharing!

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  15. ~ NoelleAugust 19, 2015 at 1:31 PM

    Never knew that. Love all the photos

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  16. Theresa MahoneyAugust 19, 2015 at 7:47 PM

    Gotta love the Germans! Mariah's boyfriend's mom is from Germany. Nicest woman, though a bit crazy. I adore her accent!

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  17. Veronica LeeAugust 19, 2015 at 11:59 PM

    Looks like an interesting place to visit. So cool that you got to go see where the history took place.

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  18. Eat To LiveAugust 24, 2015 at 1:27 PM

    Milk based paint !! I never heard of such a thing. I wonder if the houses didn't smell sour from using the milk paint

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