operation visitor from the past

Yesterday we had been working for a while when a gray truck pulled up.  In it was the man who lived in this house as a little boy.  As a matter of fact, his dad was the one who built this house.  He moved into the house in 1941.  We knew the house was built from the wood of an old church but today we found out that it was the wood from an old Baptist church in town. He walked around with my husband telling him different things about the house.  The basement was added after the house was built.  The house was lifted up somehow and then the basement added.  Interesting.  He remembers the well out back and that it was hand dug about 30' deep and had the best water.  He said they never run out of water and that it was great water.  That was good to know as we may attempt to use that well again someday as out water supply.  He is excited that we have the house and are renovating it.  Can't wait to invite them over when we are further along!  Other than that, the guys worked on the dormer getting it closed up.  David added the gas line and put in a ventless gas heater so it will have some steady heat in the basement.  He also added some sides to the stairwell and we re-hung the blanket at the bottom of the steps so that our heat would quit going up the stairs.  It stayed much warmer in there yesterday.  I powerwashed the whole basement and the underground pantry.  By the way, we found out today, that pantry was the old coal room!  The basement walls  are ready to be wirebrushed and sealed.  I will start on that tomorrow.  I also wire brushed all the steel beams in the basement.  Tomorrow, I will paint them with rustoleum paint to seal them up too.  I am thinking it will make them look so much better!  LOL  I ment to take some photos of the basement today and forgot again.  Will try to do that tomorrow too!