Apr. 6—This story was originally published in March 2021. There was a time when all it took to construct an outdoor privy in Maine was a shovel, some wood and a bit of sweat. Not anymore. Modern ...

It’s hard for us to imagine today that 100 years ago, people had to make a hasty retreat to an outhouse when nature called. Neither would we imagine that 100 years later, some people would be eager to ...

Arkansas, particularly in the mountainous regions, has often been criticized as being the home of the oft-caricatured hillbilly. The hillbilly of lore is lazy, shoeless, and, due to a lack of indoor ...

BUXTON, N.D. – An old outhouse pit might not be the first place that comes to mind when searching for buried treasure. But for Tom Askjem, yesterday’s toilets are a treasure trove of information that ...

This is pretty awesome. Pardon Me for Asking has a cool post up on an archeological dig in the yard of a 1852 Pierrpont Street townhouse. While the home is under renovation urban archeologists Scott ...

EAST GRAND FORKS — An empty lot in East Grand Forks has yielded some historical finds, including a spittoon for ladies — the first Tom Askjem has unearthed in his years of exploring the country’s ...