1922	What is now one of the most popular destinations in the Midwest started in 1922 when six pigs, seven cows and several head of young cattle were sold at the home of George Curtis during the very first auction.
1926	Business grew so rapidly, George Curtis built a barn at the same location
1930	First Auction Restaurant was in Curtis' garage
1946	Curtis sold the auction to Fred Lambright
1947	Built new sale barn at present location. Put in a large scale and sold fat hogs and cattle by the pound. A roof was built for the flea market, though people continued to sell out of their car trunks. Auction motto: Large Enough to Serve You, Small Enough to Know You
1950	Built auction restaurant, seated 50-60 people
1961	Auction purchased by Fred's nephew, Walter Schrock
1968	Expanded flea market grounds, growing from 100 to 400 vendors. Misc. Auction increased from 4 to 10 auctioneers
1977	Built 200' x 80' misc. barn, enclosed in fall of 1980
1978	Added a carry-out (A) restaurant to the flea market and a snack bar to the misc. barn
1979	Auction barn was destroyed by a fire Barn was rebuilt in 3 months
1981	Robert, Keith & Kevin Lambright purchased auction (son and grandsons of Fred Lambright)
1984	Expanded the flea market to 1,000 spaces Enlarged the old restaurant to seat 110 people
1988	Built new restaurant, seats 250 Old restaurant renovated into office building
1992	Robert Lambright passed away at age 65 after fighting cancer for several years, leaving sons Keith and Kevin to run the business
1993	carry-out (B & C) restaurants and three small drink bars added to flea market
1997	Farmstead Inn, 85-room hotel built across the street from the auction
1998	31,000 sq.ft. Antique Gallery built next door to Farmstead Inn
2001	Added a 4th carry-out (D) in the flea market
2004	69 rooms and a 15,000 sq.ft. Conference Center wer added to the Farmstead Inn