Barn Quilt Trail - Brunson Farm
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Quilt Block: Evening Star/Bear Paw
Owners: Tom and Kathi Brunson
History In 1895 John Burch built this barn with hand-hewn lumber to house his dairy cows and draft horses.
In 1896, Dan W. Brunson, came to the Kittitas Valley as a homesteader, then purchased the present farm in 1912 from John Burch.
He met his wife Mary Hawthorne, at a pie social where he was acting as auctioneer. He won the bid on her basket and married her in 1903. He continued to be the only auctioneer in the valley for farm sales until 1938. This extra income supported his farming during the Great Depression when many farms were foreclosed or sold.
His grandson, Tom Brunson and his wife Kathi, have operated the farm since 1972. They are the third generation of Brunsons spanning 100 years of ownership.
Category: Y Yodio Experiences
Tracks:
- Yodio Track 2
- Yodio Track 1