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Alice Martin 80s Female 1970s Sangamon Recalls childhood on farm, rural education, and 1908 race riot
Anna M. Williams 80s Female 1970s Menard Recalls life on family farms in the early 1900s
Archibald Dunn 80s Male 1970s Cass Farmer recalls changes in farm technology from early 1900s
Arthur Clough 70s Male 1970s Montgomery Farmer recalls farm life in early 1900s
Barb Male 40s Female 1980s DeKalb Farm wife discusses changes in farming
Bert Aikman 90s Male 1970s Montgomery Farmer and railroad man recalls childhood in late 1800s
Betty Sirles 60s Female 2000s Union Manages fruit harvest crews at Rendlemans Orchards
Bev Kuhn 30s Female 1980s DeKalb Born on farm in Australia, farms with husband near DeKalb
Bill Clausen 60s Male 1980s DeKalb Operates farm established by his grandfather
Bill Gommel 70s Male 1980s DeKalb Farmer discusses changes in farming since World War II
Brian Holst 40s Male 2000s Rock Island Manager of the John Deere Collectors Center
Carrie Maurer 80s Female 1970s Cass Farm wife recalls home life, Great Depression, World War II
Cavan Sullivan 20s Male 2000s Menard Raises pheasant, quail, deer, and bison on small farm
Charles Hartke 60s Male 2000s Effingham Former Director of Illinois Department of Agriculture
Charles Ross 60s Male 2000s Morgan Farmer who raises and shows Montadale sheep
Charles Shuman 60s Male 1970s Moultrie President of American Farm Bureau Federation (1954-1971)
Chris Eckert 30s Male 2000s St. Clair President of Eckert's Orchards, Inc.
Clarence A. Neujahr 60s Male 1980s DeKalb World War II vet who worked at DeKalb Seed Company
Cliffie Smith Patterson 90s Male 1980s Logan Teacher recalls rural life, family, and country schools
David Seibert 60s Male 2000s Sangamon Extension livestock specialist
Dianna Hatfield < 20 Female 2000s Wayne Active 4-H and FFA member; seeks career in Ag marketing
Don (Anonymous) Male 1980s DeKalb Recalls childhood on farm and resurrection of defunct farm
Doug Parrett 50s Male 2000s Champaign Professor of Animal Sciences at UIUC
Dr. Deanna Glosser 50s Female 2000s Sangamon Director of Slow Food Springfield
Dr. Debra Reid 40s Male 2000s Coles Associate Professor of History at Eastern Illinois University
Dr. Edward Runge 70s Male 2000s Fayette Senior Advisor for the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, Texas A&M University
Dr. LeRoy Biehl 90s Male 2000s Champaign Emeritus Professor; Swine Extension veterinarian
Dr. Linda Kull 50s Female 2000s Champaign Coordinator of soybean production resesarch for NSRC
Dr. Marilyn Nash 50s Female 2000s Champaign NSRC Soy products
Dr. Peter Goldsmith 40s Male 2000s Champaign NSRC Soybean marketing
Edward Russell 60s Male 2000s Johnson Operates new vineyard and winery: Bella Terra Winery
Edward Van Drunen 70s Male 2000s Kankakee President of Van Drunen Farms (herbs, food processing)
Eileen Cunningham 80s Female 2000s Greene Retired nurse and farm wife raised near the Illinois River
Ellis Vanderpool 70s Male 2000s Cass Beekeeper who sells honey at Springfield farmer's market
Emma Snodgrass 90s Female 1980s Sangamon Farm wife recalls her rural childhood and women's roles
Eva Clough 80s Female 1970s Montgomery Farm wife lived on farms without electricity, water, or phone
Evans Cantrall 80s Male 1970s Sangamon Farmer recalls rural life in the late 1800s and early 1900s
Evelyn Lanan 60s Female 1980s DeKalb Farm wife who retired from teaching after her marriage
Ewell Brauer 60s Male 1970s Cass Farmer recalls changes in farming methods in the 1900s
FFA State Officers < 20 2000s
Frances Culver 80s Female 1970s Whiteside Farm wife recalls growing up near Mississippi River
Fred Baumberger 80s Male 2000s Bond World War II veteran who farmed and raised Standardbred horses
Gale Williams 50s Male 1980s Jackson Republican politician recalls farm life in southern Illinois
Geneva Sweet 90s Female 2000s Morgan Farm wife whose father-in-law photographed farm in 1890s
George Cline 90s Male 1970s Cass Farmer discusses farm mechanism in late 1800s-early 1900s
George Howe 80s Male 1950s Piatt Farmer and banker born in 1870 recalls farming in late 1800s
George Marr 70s Male 1970s Sangamon Moved from Kentucky to Illinois to launch farming career
Gray Herndon 80s Male 1970s Sangamon Springfield lawyer recalls childhood on the farm
Hal Ringland 70s Male 1970s Mason Farmer discusses famr life in the early-mid 1900s
Harold Steele 80s Male 2000s Bureau Former president of Illinois Farm Bureau