Doliver and Harriet's house, taken in 1945, is still standing today. This is the building the Bolyard family calls ‘grandma's house’ even though Harriet was Dan’s great-grandmother.
March 2, 2023
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March 2, 2023 11:01 a.m.
Paradise in the desert
Family farm boasts 97 years of existence
COULEE CITY — While he may not know the reason behind his family swapping land in 1926 with a man called Badger, Dan Bolyard still lives off the land that has been in his family ever since. “Everyone in the family just calls it ‘the ranch’ but the original homesteader called it Paradise Farms,” said Boylard. The story behind the property begins nearly 100 years ago when Bolyard’s great-grandfather, Doliver Bolyard, swapped land with Albion Wilson, a man whom locals called Badger, Dan said.