rebecca gilmore coleman, great granddaughter of george gilmore, came to the foundation and told us about her great grandfather's house. >> my great grandfather was george gilmore, who built the cabin, whose wife polly, were my great grandparents. >> once we learned the story, we decided we needed to restore it, and in 2001, we started reclaiming the cabin from the woods and by 2005, we had a restored cabin. for the gilmore family, an emancipated family in the late 19th century, currency, money, would have been a rare commodity and used as a premium. most of the possessions that the gilmores had in their house, fell into three categories, they were made, they were found, or they were bought. and very few of their possessions would have been purchased. so you -- you look at the table. the table itself and the chairs and benches around it, would have been made by george or one of his sons. many of the cooking implements and bowls would have been made by george or his sons, using the gourds as bowls or cups. wooden bowls, wooden spoons. the checkerboard made by hand. candles made by hand. fo