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Poore Farm Historic Homestead Slide Show

The Poore Farm Historic Homestead and Museum represents one family’s life in Stewartstown, New Hampshire, from the 1830s to the 1980s.

By Joel Laino|Feb 14 2013| Print icon

A rustic kitchen scene with a wooden table set for a meal, surrounded by mismatched chairs, a weathered wall with hanging kitchenware, and a wooden floor.

Kitchen table still life.

Credit: Laino, Joel
Poore Family circa 1880s.
Poore Family circa 1880s.
Credit: Farm, Courtesy Poore
Autumn leaves on the porch of the main house.
Autumn leaves on the porch of the main house.
Credit: Laino, Joel
Poore Farm Homestead overview.
Poore Farm Homestead overview.
Credit: Laino, Joel
Collection of buttons in antique jars line the windowsill.
Collection of buttons in antique jars line the windowsill.
Credit: Laino, Joel
A bedroom scattered with vintage linens and clothes.
A bedroom scattered with vintage linens and clothes.
Credit: Laino, Joel
An old dress form in one of the bedrooms.
An old dress form in one of the bedrooms.
Credit: Laino, Joel
A receipt written to J.C. Kenneth Poore from 1919 laid on a dresser with wooden hairbrushes.
A receipt written to J.C. Kenneth Poore from 1919 laid on a dresser with wooden hairbrushes.
Credit: Laino, Joel
A row of long johns hang in stark contrast against the weathered barn walls.
A row of long johns hang in stark contrast against the weathered barn walls.
Credit: Laino, Joel
Horseshoes and tools fill the interior space in a small section of the barn.
Horseshoes and tools fill the interior space in a small section of the barn.
Credit: Laino, Joel
Kenneth Poore at his home circa 1970.
Kenneth Poore at his home circa 1970.
Credit: Farm, courtesy Poore
Coffee tins along a shelf in the kitchen.
Coffee tins along a shelf in the kitchen.
Credit: Laino, Joel
Kitchen table still life.
Kitchen table still life.
Credit: Laino, Joel

The Poore Farm Historic Homestead and Museum represents one family’s life in Stewartstown, New Hampshire, from the 1830s to the 1980s. Located in northern part of the Granite State, it’s a tangible place where caretakers have preserved this important legacy per Kenneth Poore’s wishes. Photographer Joel Laino captured the home and contents showcasing the beauty of a simple life.

Read an article from Yankee Magazine about the Poore Family Farm.

To learn more about Poore Farm, please visit their website: www.poorefamily.net/

To see more of Joel Laino’s work, visit: lainophoto.com

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