- Free downloads from the pioneers and settlers.

The new Pioneer Handbooks website is up and running in test mode.

There are already several free chapters for download of pioneer and settler how-to and DIY from the Iowa settlers manual of 1881.

We want to rescue this vital know-how from the archives before it is forgotten entirely.

So please download these chapters for free and share them.

Even if you don't want to use these historic DIY instructions, you can still help rescue them by using the social network buttons here or on the website.

One click from you and a long lost set of know-how from our ancestors will bounce around the globe.

 Available now:

1881 Settlers Manual - Recipes: Traditional recipes and cooking tips. 33 pages.

1881 Settlers Manual - Medicine: Free medicine, remedies and toilet preparations. 19 pages.

1881 Settlers Manual - Dairy: Dairy operations, butter and cheese making. 11 pages.

Over the next few months many more chapters and books will be made available at Pioneer Handbooks.

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