Crandell Reunion/Vacation part 9- Hiram, Ohio Historic Johnson Farms

The Johnson Farm was one on of my favorite places. I love old homes and to see just how people lived and the history behind it. Out of all of the homes that we visited i would say this was by far the biggest as well as used the most efficiently. There was a fireplace in every room that still had the original ash all over it. It was so neat. I also met a sister missionary here who I still am in contact with. (History) Here at the Johnson farm Joseph and Emma lived from 1831 to 1832. This was the place where Joseph was sleeping the night he was pulled from the home and tarred and feathered. The farm was the headquarters of Smith's Church of Christ from September 1831 until March 1832, and the farm was the site of several important revelations to Joseph and other church leaders... In 1956, the LDS Church purchased the farm property and used the property as a welfare farm from 1971–2002. It still stands today as tourist attraction.

How they got water into the house- Im not sure I would survive without running water...

pantry

How they used to carry water buckets, or heavy buckets of milk from the barn.

that little wood square to the top right is their oven, SO NEAT!

This concept is so smart, if I ever have a big house with a fireplace this would be an awesome place to make cobbler:)

original flooring

original soot from the fireplace-there is a fireplace in every room

the women would make their own rugs and clothing... of course... but they would barter for everything. This would be so neat to learn how to do.

It is unbelievable to think that THIS is the same door that Joseph was drug out of an d attacked, being here in this spot was so surreal for me and left me even more thankful that we don't have to go through those same terrible things today just to be a Latter Day Saint.  (Here is the history behind it) On the night of 24 March 1832 Joseph and Emma Smith were caring for their adopted twins. Both of the twins were sick with the measles. While Joseph was sleeping on the trundle bed on the first floor of the Johnson home a mob of about 25 attacked Joseph and dragged him out the front door. Joseph struggled with the mob but was overcome. The mob choked him, tried to put acid in his mouth, put tar all over his body and then covered him with feathers. When Joseph got back to the house, Emma thought that the tar was blood and fainted. Joseph's friends spent the rest of the night cleaning the tar off of his body. The next day, Joseph preached a sermon to a crowd which included some of the mobbers and baptized three people. One of the twin babies, the eleven-month-old boy named Joseph Murdock Smith died four days later

This is Jenna Palmer the sister missionary I met there. She and I still talk to this day- we are a lot alike and she inspires me!