by Matt Flood | Oct 8, 2016 | Erie Historical Society News, Wise Homestead
by Shannon Jones As I walk into my family’s 1,000 square foot museum for like the 150th time, I breathe in the aroma of old wood and furniture. Visiting this place is one of my favorite ways to reconnect with the past. It gives me goosebumps to know my...
by Matt Flood | Nov 29, 2015 | Wise Homestead
By Carol Affleck, 2007 The Wise Homestead Museum reproduction wallpapers were replicated, in a process that spanned two years, by Bradbury and Bradbury Art Wallpapers. The project was initially undertaken by Bruce Bradbury, who made a personal visit to the Wise...
by Matt Flood | Nov 28, 2015 | Wise Homestead
Oliver E. Wise (O.E. Wise) came to the Canfield (Tabor) area as a farmer, blacksmith, miller and entrepreneur. He came from Wisconsin bringing with him a wife (Adeline) who was suffering from severe asthma and three teenage children one of whom was in poor health: Wm....
by Matt Flood | Jun 1, 2010 | Historic Sites
Before the Boulder-Denver turnpike (U.S. 36) was opened in 1952, Boulder-bound motorists from Denver drove north on U.S. 287, then turned west on Arapahoe Road. After World War I, the veterans’ group, the American Legion, came up with the idea of beautifying...
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