We are the fourth generation to live on this farm and care for this land.
I often think about the generations before us that have cared for this farm with love and strength. As I work the soil or hang the laundry, I think of our ancestors doing the same.
I like to image they would be proud of me. Looking down at me with approval for keeping the memories and heritage alive here on the farm.
It is truly a blessing to live where our ancestors once lived. To make new memories and preserve old ones in our 1888 farmhouse.
Below are some older pictures of the farmhouse. Today, the farmhouse looks a little different from the remodeling we have completed so far. Stay tuned for remodeling updates!
Alex’s great-grandparents, Louis and Rosemary Selinger, originally bought the farm in 1946. It was described at that time, as “a big brick house with six bedrooms, plenty of other buildings, and 275 acres of land.” They were told the land was “full of quack grass and stones.”
They were right.
Louis and Rosemary’s son, Wilfrid, and his wife Theresia, lived in the “old house” from 1949 – 1954. Rosemary and Louis continued to live in the main house as they were still involved in the farming practices.
In 1998, Alex’s parents, Kirby and Amy, bought 80 acres of the total property – which consisted of the farmhouse and all of the other outbuildings.
In October of 2018, Alex and I bought the family farm. Since then, we have worked on creating our own plans for how we want to utilize this land. Our dreams for this farm have grown into establishing Hay Creek Homestead.
Here are some recent pictures of our place. The fresh blanket of snow adds a nice touch.
Alex and I want to pass on a legacy of character to our children that demonstrates responsibility and humility. Raising them here on this farm to care for the land and animals will provide them with that. The decisions and the actions we make will affect many generations to come.
Here on the farm, we are purposely choosing to live a more traditional, old-fashioned way of life.
We are choosing to truly live, not merely exist.
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