9th Annual Frontier Days showcases skills of early settlers

October 6, 2021

    Above, Sandra Schreiner holds down a booth at Frontier Days, an annual event held on the farm of Schreiner and her husband, Edgar. The event showcases the crafts, skills and machinery used by early residents of Barry County. Photo by Sheila Harris.

    Above, Edgar Schreiner stands in front of a press he built for processing sorghum. Not shown in the photo is the boiler he constructed for cooking the sorghum. Photos by Sheila Harris.

    Shown above, a replica of an original log cabin was constructed on the Schreiner property to add authenticity to Frontier Days. “The construction project,” said Sandra Schreiner, “took three years to complete.” Photo by Sheila Harris.

    Seated beside a window inside the log cabin, Linda Phillips (above) demonstrated the art of hand-quilting at Frontier Days Saturday on the Sandy and Edgar Schreiner Farm, near Jenkins. Photo by Sheila Harris.

    A horse waits patiently to give the next load of buggy passengers a free ride during Frontier Days, a weekend event on the Edgar and Sandy Schreiner farm near Jenkins. Photo by Sheila Harris.