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joytothesoul t1_jd5wrcs wrote

Reply to Game Developer. Farming Game Vermont 1930's by LeonTheLionRawr

The kids during that time period would walk the railroad tracks to school and hope to find coal that fell off the coal cars. The kids might leave early from home and stop by the Granite Shed to offer to do a bit of work before school. They might earn coal to bring home. The Granite Sheds had blacksmiths that made tools and sharpened chisels. A typical task might be gathering up tools that need to be sharpened or returning tools to the workers.

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Outrageous-Outside61 t1_jd5w8rl wrote

Reply to comment by landodk in If you could choose, would you prefer private well water or town water by kellogsmalone

I had to dig a new spring for them about 15 years ago, but they’re getting over 10gpm out of this box. 4 tiles deep, 600’ of 1” pipe with a 40’ elevation drop and and three springs running into a good gravel reservoir around the boxes. Done right you really can’t beat a good gravity system.

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Justagirlfromvt t1_jd5w075 wrote

Reply to comment by Necessary_Cat_4801 in We're #3. Not a yay. by RedRipeTomato

That may be true as of the last six years since I've lived there (in Chittenden County), but I've been able to live there when I was VERY poor because of "socialized" health care and food programs including but not limited to CSAs for lower income members and SNAP. My mother bought her first home after the divorce using the farmers home program (not sure if that's the actual name or if it still exists). Vermont is very expensive, but it also allows for programs and government that actually helps people succeed. Not everywhere is like that. It's a good place, and I disagree that the trend is toward a "gated community," although I understand the frustration. When I lived in Burlington (as a poor person with advantages), my struggle was to educate less advantaged folks about the things Vermont had to offer for them that still supported the local economy. It's just a different mindset. It's about priorities.

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WeeGreyCat t1_jd5vf8a wrote

Reply to Game Developer. Farming Game Vermont 1930's by LeonTheLionRawr

I work for a land surveyor and read a lot of deeds. I just saw one the other day from the ‘30s that named every single cow on the farm that was being sold. Also every piece of equipment down to the 1700 sap buckets. Most town offices charge a pretty nominal fee to go through the land records. Provided you can read cursive there’s an incredible amount of information there.

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Bitter-Bar7180 t1_jd5ud0l wrote

Reply to Game Developer. Farming Game Vermont 1930's by LeonTheLionRawr

The local historical societies and the librarians at the Vermont History Center will be your best bet. Schedule meetings in advance and let them know what you are looking for so they have time to pull relevant material.

There is an old Vermont book called 80 Years of It, and it covers an extended family’s history from 1860s to the 1940s. I recall it being fairly dry, but it gives good detail about day to day life and might inspire some aspects of the game. Good luck!

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