Jeffrey Quick's Blog

The Quick homestead: a pictorial biography

"Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother's house we go..."

Youth:

That's my great-great-grandfather, Henry Quick the sailor, on the far left. It's about a century ago.

Maturity:

Aerial view, ca. 1950. From left to right: barn, machine shed, chicken coop, kettle house, house, garage. Ma Quick's garden is at far right, along Geiger Rd. Small shed in lower left was the pumphouse. I don't recall the shed in upper center; it may have been gone when I was old enough to remember.

Old age:

The farmhouse, about 5 years after Pa Quick died (ca. 1982)

Death:

Side of house, and garage:

The chicken coop. The folks who own this live there.

Where the kettle house and Ma's rock garden were:

The barn:

Here's Grandmother's (and Grandfather's) new house: