Crawford County, Robinson, Illinois | redoak - 2/14/2015 05:42Our area was all forest before it was settled and our ancestors arrived here sometime around 1850 . So how did those families not freeze to death when it was -25C ? Or what did Indians do ? Civilization was a while getting to our farm ,no electric power until 1949 , no "running water" or indoor plumbing until 1958 .I don't know if the depression chnged that generation like it scared our generation in the '80's but it looks like debt was something that never really came until later '60's as before if you didn't have cash you just went with out . Maybe life is better today than we think. You may recall from history that an old indian was 30 years or so in age. As our civilization improves, so does our probability of longevity. |
How did the settlers/Indians not freeze too death?
