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Clarence A. Neujahr |
60s |
Male |
1980s |
DeKalb |
|
World War II vet who worked at DeKalb Seed Company |
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Warren Scholl |
70s |
Male |
1980s |
DeKalb |
|
Began farming in the 1930s and also took jobs off the farm |
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Weldon Gerdes |
50s |
Male |
1980s |
Menard |
|
Discusses 50 years of farming near the Sangamon River |
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Ray (Bud) Nuckols |
70s |
Male |
1980s |
Sangamon |
|
Recalls early farm life, tractors, and rural electrification |
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Cliffie Smith Patterson |
90s |
Male |
1980s |
Logan |
|
Teacher recalls rural life, family, and country schools |
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Ola Ridley |
80s |
Female |
1980s |
Christian |
|
Discusses farm life and schooling in early 1900s |
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Jessie Ruth Saiter |
80s |
Female |
1980s |
Clark |
|
Farm wife recalls women's roles on farm in early 1900s |
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Larry Smith |
40s |
Male |
1980s |
Sangamon |
|
Farmer discusses German heritage and impact of World War II |
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Emma Snodgrass |
90s |
Female |
1980s |
Sangamon |
|
Farm wife recalls her rural childhood and women's roles |
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Gale Williams |
50s |
Male |
1980s |
Jackson |
|
Republican politician recalls farm life in southern Illinois |
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Irma Long |
70s |
Female |
1990s |
Macoupin |
|
Recalls growing up on farm in central Illinois |
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Lou Ann Siburt |
60s |
Female |
1990s |
Macon |
|
Recalls life on farm during Great Depression and world War II |
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Ray Ackerman |
80s |
Male |
2000s |
Tazewell |
|
Memories of Ackerman Farms as a young man |
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John Ackerman |
40s |
Male |
2000s |
Tazewell |
|
Pumpkin farmer; diversified to preserve family farm |
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Yvette Ackerman |
40s |
Female |
2000s |
Tazewell |
|
Operates Ackerman Farms Store and a shop in town |
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Leland Sweatman |
70s |
Male |
2000s |
Cass |
|
Retired farmer and Allis Chalmers implement dealer |
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Oba Herschberger |
50s |
Male |
2000s |
Moultrie |
|
Amish farmer, Holstein dairy and Belgian horse breeding |
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Nate Janssen |
30s |
Male |
2000s |
Lake |
|
Manages large dairy operation at Golden Oaks Farm |
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Jim Burrus |
50s |
Male |
2000s |
Morgan |
|
Raises grass-fed beef and organic chickens |
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Jim Kinsella |
60s |
Male |
2000s |
McLean |
|
Farmer widely regarded as father of no-till farming |
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Stephen Scates |
70s |
Male |
2000s |
Gallatin |
|
Senior partner in large family farm near Ohio River |
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Lorene Herschberger |
50s |
Female |
2000s |
Moultrie |
|
Amish farm wife, Mother of 13 children |
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Jacqueline Jackson |
70s |
Female |
2000s |
Rock County, WI |
|
Author of Stories from the Round Barn (1977) |
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Eileen Cunningham |
80s |
Female |
2000s |
Greene |
|
Retired nurse and farm wife raised near the Illinois River |
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Geneva Sweet |
90s |
Female |
2000s |
Morgan |
|
Farm wife whose father-in-law photographed farm in 1890s |
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Lloyd Johnson |
60s |
Male |
2000s |
Madison |
|
Retired African-American farmer and gospel singer |
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Jody Heavner |
30s |
Female |
2000s |
Pike |
|
Manager of elk production at Pea Ridge Elk Ranch |
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Cavan Sullivan |
20s |
Male |
2000s |
Menard |
|
Raises pheasant, quail, deer, and bison on small farm |
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Ruth Hambleton |
50s |
Female |
2000s |
Jefferson |
|
U. of Illinois Extension educator; founded Annie's Project |
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Ellis Vanderpool |
70s |
Male |
2000s |
Cass |
|
Beekeeper who sells honey at Springfield farmer's market |
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Irene McGuire |
70s |
Female |
2000s |
Jackson |
|
Operated peach and apple orchard in family since 1820s |
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Edward Van Drunen |
70s |
Male |
2000s |
Kankakee |
|
President of Van Drunen Farms (herbs, food processing) |
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Dianna Hatfield |
< 20 |
Female |
2000s |
Wayne |
|
Active 4-H and FFA member; seeks career in Ag marketing |
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Wayne "Ren" Sirles |
60s |
Male |
2000s |
Union |
|
Operates Rnedleman Orchards (peach, apple, nectarines) |
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Wayne D. Sirles |
40s |
Male |
2000s |
Union |
|
Manages packing shed at Rendleman Orchards |
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Betty Sirles |
60s |
Female |
2000s |
Union |
|
Manages fruit harvest crews at Rendlemans Orchards |
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Edward Russell |
60s |
Male |
2000s |
Johnson |
|
Operates new vineyard and winery: Bella Terra Winery |
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Dr. Debra Reid |
40s |
Male |
2000s |
Coles |
|
Associate Professor of History at Eastern Illinois University |
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Sam Meteer |
< 20 |
Male |
2000s |
Menard |
|
State Vice President of FFA in Illinois, 2007-2008 |
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Pam Gray |
50s |
Female |
2000s |
Sangamon |
|
Director of Illinois State Fair Museum |
 |
Kaitlin Weitekamp |
< 20 |
Female |
2000s |
Montgomery |
|
State President of FFA in Illinois, 2007-2008 |
 |
Timothy Reed |
30s |
Male |
2000s |
Jersey |
|
Agriculture teacher at Southwestern High School |
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FFA State Officers |
< 20 |
|
2000s |
|
|
|
 |
Charles Ross |
60s |
Male |
2000s |
Morgan |
|
Farmer who raises and shows Montadale sheep |
 |
Makenna Barker |
< 20 |
Female |
2000s |
Fulton |
|
4-H member who displayed vegetables at Illinois State Fair |
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Manda Geerts-Davis |
20s |
Female |
2000s |
Whiteside |
|
National Junior Advisor for Columbia Sheep Association |
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Dr. Deanna Glosser |
50s |
Female |
2000s |
Sangamon |
|
Director of Slow Food Springfield |
 |
Mark Johnson |
40s |
Male |
2000s |
DuPage |
|
Agricultural Specialist for Kline Creek Farm |
 |
Keith McClow |
40s |
|
2000s |
DuPage |
|
Director of Kline Creek Farm, an 1890s living-history farm |
 |
Harry Rhodes |
40s |
Male |
2000s |
Cook |
|
Executive Director of Growing Home, Chicago |
