In 1966, this cabin was the first building to be moved here, when it was donated to the Historical Society and moved to make way for the manmade lake near LaValle that would be called Lake Redstone.

Oral history tells us that thirteen children were reportedly raised in this cabin. The family was doing well enough to have milled floor boards. It is furnished as the busy household it once was, with Hoosier cabinet, large wood stove complete with food warmers and many pots and pans.

A straw mattress rests on a rope bed and thunder mugs (chamber pots) are conveniently under the bed for those who did not want to walk outside to the outhouse in the dark. The loft which once was the communal bedroom of the children now holds many of the handmade toys played with by area children. The very large crock, kraut cutter, and big wood stomper near the window represent the family’s source of good health – the many nutrients found in the German staple of sauerkraut.