Harvesttime Often Involved a Neighborhood Gathering
Harvesting had a social character. Men moved from farm to farm, helping one another. And harvest wasn't really finished when the grain left the field. There was cutting, binding, shocking, hauling, threshing, winnowing, transporting it to the mill, grinding it, and finally baking it.
September 22, 2026
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Terry Diener
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Additional Credits:
Credits: History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, John F. Meginness, 1892; Blooming Grove, a History of the Congregation of German Dunkers who settled in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, 1901; Republican Argus, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, July 26, 1809, Page 02; The Danville News, Danville, Pennsylvania, September 22, 1919, Page 02; Print: National Archives and Records Administration (AI Enhanced by ChatGPT)
