Table of Contents

Front Cover / Title Page / Contents (front cover, pages 1–5)
Introduction (pages 6–9)

It Was Planned and Not Just a Widening of the Road: Birth of Barrington (pages 10–21)

The Sound of the Saw Was Constantly Heard: Building a Life on the Prairie (pages 22–39)

We Stayed There, by God, 'Til We Did Know It: Schooling in Early Barrington (pages 40–49)

A House for Seven Dollars, and a Cow for Seven Dollars: Life in a New Country (pages 50–59)

Members Had Deeds for Their Pews: First Churches of Barrington (pages 60–67)

Any Rags, Any Bones, Any Bottles Today? Special Memories of Early Barrington (pages 68–79)

Such a Lovely Place to Play: Downtown Barrington in the Early 1900's (pages 80–95)

Snake Oil for Every Ache and Pain: The Medicine Show, and Other Good Times (pages 96–105)

People Don't Know What It Was to Be Cold: Everyday Life in the Village (pages 106–137)

Sources for Stories / Bibliography / About the Author / Barrington Area Bicentennial Commission, 1976 / Acknowledgments / Back Cover (pages 138–143, back cover)

Index to Tales of Old Barrington