Well, we closed on Tuesday, 29 November at 1600 hrs. Regardless of the fact that the sun had already set during this winter season, none of this disuaded my husband from starting demo right away. My son and my husband gathered all the tools from our current house and took off like their lives depended on it. 
Through the course of the next few evenings of demolition, we uncovered our first "finds" of the remodel. We have heard conflicting stories of the age of the house and our only documented source, derived from the tax records, stated the house was in its current location in 1917. Our curret "find" states otherwise. As we removed the gypsum board from the walls (yes, gypsum), we found newspapers covering the beadboard which were dated 1898. And this was in the NEW section of the house. Other finds included an old bottle from under the house, and hand-hewn timbers - some with the bark still on them.Soon we will be removing the windows and doors for restoration. Keep your fingers crossed that we dont break all the glass!
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