This was my farm until I sold it in 2002. My parents, Ed and Lucy Cousin, bought the land in 1940 shortly after they got married. The land at the back of the property actually connected to the my grandfather's property, Eduardo Cousin Sr. Grandfather's farm sold around 1978 and went out of the family. When my parents bought the property, there was only a small shed near that corn crib on the right side of the lane. There was a shell of a basement left from the previous three storied home that was blown up by Al Capone's men. The barn at the back of the picture was where the vats were located. When the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois heard that the Feds were going to raid the farm, the three-storied still inside the house was blown up and the vats at the back of the barn went up with it. Since lumber was prohibited in during WWII, my Dad, Grandfather and his two brothers tore down an old home and salvaged the materials to build the house that was in the picture. Everything was salvaged that could be to build the house, which was completed in 1942. My parents turned over the property to me and my ex-husband in 1983. This picture had to have been taken around 1985 when we built the more modern shed for our sheep operation. My parents had been dairy farmers and sold milk, eggs, cream, butter to almost everyone that lived in Auburn. My brother and I enjoyed the creek as did many of our friends. I raised three kids there, Harold, Hilleary and Emma. So many memories. A lot has changed since I sold the property. I know they tore down the old corncrib, the chicken house, the small machine shed. I am now living in Arizona and it has been awhile since I went by the place. The original house is still there but has been added onto and doesn't look at all like the picture.