Table of Contents
Foreword Teressa Parker 7
Acknowledgements 9
Introduction 11
Background 13
1 Parker Homestead's Beginning: Clark's Cabin 15
2 The First Field Trips 21
3 Phil: His Great Sorghum Adventure and the First Festival 27
4 The Aftermath of the First Sorghum Cookin' 41
5 The Three Parker Homestead Barns 47
6 The Post Office and Print Shop 55
7 Roberts Chapel 61
8 The General Store 69
9 The Broom Shops 77
10 The Smokehouse and Picnic Area 87
11 The Kettle Corn Shed 93
12 The Blacksmith Shop, the Sarsaparilla Shed and Julie Bell's Barn 99
13 The Gristmill 105
14 The E. Sloan Heritage School 111
15 The Johnson House, Way Station, Brush Arbor and Covered Bridge 119
16 Bee Branch and Tony's 'Tiques 125
17 The Foust House 133
18 Parker Homestead Honorable Mention: The Bacon Hotel 141
19 The Outtakes 147
Index 153
About the Author 157
