This photograph belonged to my grandfather Arthur LaBrant, who was a homesteader, but I'm not sure who it is. I love this picture though!...

Our daughter Jana found this Indian tool on my Mom's farm in northwestern North Dakota. It is 7 1/2 inches long and weighs almost 3 1/2...

Although I've never seen a beaver on Mom's farm, I'm fascinated with them. The damage we saw in recent years was something we never saw...

Lignite coal made homesteading possible in frigid winter weather in western North Dakota. The region had little timber to heat with, and...

My Grandpa LaBrant bought a used piano-organ in 1943. My Mom, Dorothy Kannianen, found an entry in Grandpa's record books that said he...

I was blessed growing up about a mile away from my grandparents' farm. The old house looks sad and decrepit now, but I have wonderful...

One of my favorite landmarks on our North Dakota farm is "Big Rock." You may have guessed that I didn't lead a very complicated or exotic...

The farm I grew up on had teepee rings in the pasture. We had no idea how old they were, or which native tribes had made them. I've read...

I love the sloughs in northwestern North Dakota. A slough--pronounced 'slew'--is a pond at low elevations. They are a mecca for ducks,...

Early homesteaders used a "binder" to cut down the ripened grain before harvesting. This machine was a huge improvement over doing things...