September 7, 2015 Today was our second day working in the house. We continued to work on the two bedrooms upstairs, with the help of our nephew Carter again. It was another HOT day! The tear down seemed tedious and time-consuming. Phil's brother Brad and his wife Natalie came by to check things out and get a quick tour. Brad showed me a much faster way of tearing down the plater and lathe, with the use of a long medal bar. Thank goodness! Wish we would've been doing that all day the day before as well! This day was very exciting, as Blake found the lead builder's signature on a wall in the southeast bedroom, near the east window. It included his name, Tom Friend and the date Sept. 3th, 1902. Yes, it said 3th, not 3rd! It was exciting to find this, and now we know for sure when the house was erected. It is also kind of neat that today is Sept. 7th; very close to Sept. 3rd, although quite a few years in between! Blake and his "find" for the day: Builder's signature and date! Connor and Carter
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