Depression-era hobo jungle community preparing a Mulligan stew - Bettmann/Getty Images Don't get it twisted — hobos, tramps, and bums are not the same. A "hobo" travels in search of gig work, while a ...

Today the word “hobo” is usually used in a derogatory manner, but back in the time between the end of the Civil War and the end of the Great Depression, it referred to a specific group of migrant ...

Comment: Said to have originated in hobo camps in the depression era, mulligan stew is a catch-all of whatever is available, with meat, potatoes and vegetables in some combination. The name could be a ...

Painesville Railroad Museum will be holding Hobo Day July 27, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. There will be Hobo Stew and Hobo Beans being cooked over an open wood fire, just like how the hobos of days gone by ...

BRITT | The line for free Mulligan Stew stretched around City Park during this year's Hobo Days, yet everyone got all they wanted. Volunteers made 360 gallons of stew, with 20 gallons in each huge pot ...

SOLON, Ohio – The North Coast Wine Club is holding its popular hobo party this weekend. The annual party is 3 p.m. to whenever Saturday, Nov. 2. Club members and new members 21 and older are welcomed.

According to volunteer Jim Purvis, the stew consists of 450 pounds of pork, 800 pounds of potatoes, 150 pounds of celery, 150 pounds of cabbage, 150 pounds of carrots, 20 pounds of salt, 3 containers ...