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Ray Henry left a comment for Ann Cleaves

Hi Ann. In case you don't catch this message on my blog, I want to thank you for your response on the poem. 2011 brings another Tour of Homes here in Canandaigua, N.Y. and I would like to use the poem and credit the author, so your timing is…

Apr 19, 2011

Ray Henry commented on Ray Henry's blog post 'Old House Poem'

Thank you Ann. Your timing is fine. We have a Tour of Homes every other year. This is the year. I like to print this poem in the booklet. Now I can contribute it to an author.

Apr 19, 2011

Ann Cleaves commented on Ray Henry's blog post 'Old House Poem'

The Old House poem which was on a wall of the Hartwell Farms restaurant was written by Isabel Fiske Conant. The foundation hole and massive chimney are part of the Minute Man National Park. Having waitressed there as a high school student in…

Apr 19, 2011

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John Rodgers commented on Ray Henry's blog post 'Old House Poem'

link doesn't work...below is the cut and pasted text from the webpage: The Hartwell Homestead has passed through many hands since 1636. Today the present owners, Marion Fitch and Jane Poor, conduct a famous dining place known through-out the…

Jul 1, 2009

John Rodgers commented on Ray Henry's blog post 'Old House Poem'

I can't believe I got lucky on my first try...there is no known author to the poem, it was found written on a panel behind a door in the Hartwell Homestead, and dated 1636. The link that I found information is…

Jul 1, 2009

Ray Henry commented on Ray Henry's blog post 'Old House Poem'

Amen. I will definitely. I would like to use what I have in an introduction to a booklet for a tour of homes, but I would not do so unless I can credit the author. Do you know who it was?

Jul 1, 2009

Diane commented on Ray Henry's blog post 'Old House Poem'

. . . to lilac and to larkspur and arching trees above fail to give its answer to the heart that gives it love. If you find this poem please let me know! I've been looking for it for years!

Jun 30, 2009

Old House Poem

At 9:42am on June 29, 2009, Ray Henry said… I am looking for the name of the author of a short poem which starts with:"They who love an old houseWill never love in vainFor how can any old houseUsed to sun and rain. . . . .. . . . . . . . . .See More

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Tell us about yourself:: I am a retired engineer/financial manager with a public electric company. I started as a field engineer.

Tell us about your old-house experiences and dreams:: I built my first home, a cedar A-frame. I restored our second home, a 1901 Queen Anne. I am maintaining our third home, an 1895 tri-gabled homestead house.

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Old House Poem

At 9:42am on June 29, 2009, Ray Henry said… I am looking for the name of the author of a short poem which starts with:
"They who love an old house
Will never love in vain
For how can any old house
Used to sun and rain. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .

Posted on June 29, 2009 at 11:18am — 6 Comments