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Grandpa’s House in Red Boiling Springs
by Kelly Rich, Staff Reporter
Tad Crasp enjoys creating new forms of art using his pottery wheel.
Tad Crasp enjoys creating new forms of art using his pottery wheel.
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Kelsey Rich and Gemma VanderStroom enjoy petting a sheep named Bananas.
Kelsey Rich and Gemma VanderStroom enjoy petting a sheep named Bananas.
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Grandpa's House was open and in full swing Saturday, October 13.
Grandpa's House was open and in full swing Saturday, October 13.
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Folks gathered in the front yard for some soothing music.
Folks gathered in the front yard for some soothing music.
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Jacob, Jesse and Elijah Clark from Columbus, IN painted pumpkins with Kelsey Rich.
Jacob, Jesse and Elijah Clark from Columbus, IN painted pumpkins with Kelsey Rich.
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Kelsey Rich enjoys learning the old fashioned way of grinding corn.
Kelsey Rich enjoys learning the old fashioned way of grinding corn.
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Deena Sadler instructs Jacob Clark on how the corn sheller worked.
Deena Sadler instructs Jacob Clark on how the corn sheller worked.
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Just a few things you would have seen lying about an old farm place.
Just a few things you would have seen lying about an old farm place.
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Larry Edmondson of Potluck Cooking cooked over open flames and charcoal to prepare the food.
Larry Edmondson of Potluck Cooking cooked over open flames and charcoal to prepare the food.
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This is the eighth year of Grandpa’s House “How’d Dey Do Dat?” Day. Granpa’s House sits on the Ritter Farm located on Oak Grove Rd in Red Boiling Springs, Tn. The farm has been passed down three generations and now tries to preserve the history of the old ways.

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