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Eileen Cunningham 80s Female 2000s Greene Retired nurse and farm wife raised near the Illinois River
Stephen Black 60s Male 2000s Greene Operates a 5th-generation Sesquicentennial Farm
Irene McGuire 70s Female 2000s Jackson Operated peach and apple orchard in family since 1820s
Gale Williams 50s Male 1980s Jackson Republican politician recalls farm life in southern Illinois
Ruth Hambleton 50s Female 2000s Jefferson U. of Illinois Extension educator; founded Annie's Project
Matthew Hughes 40s Male 2000s Jefferson Corn and soybean farmer in a productive county
Timothy Reed 30s Male 2000s Jersey Agriculture teacher at Southwestern High School
Edward Russell 60s Male 2000s Johnson Operates new vineyard and winery: Bella Terra Winery
Mary Stark 70s Female 1980s Kane Farm wife discusses butchering, holidays, and selling eggs
Edward Van Drunen 70s Male 2000s Kankakee President of Van Drunen Farms (herbs, food processing)
Mike Latting 50s Male 2000s Kankakee African-American farmer and rodeo operator
John Thurman 40s Male 2000s Kankakee African-American farmer in economically challenged area
Ida Thurman 40s Female 2000s Kankakee African-American farmer in economically challenged area
Joanne (Anonymous) Female 1980s La Salle Farm wife raised on farm but worked outside the home
Nate Janssen 30s Male 2000s Lake Manages large dairy operation at Golden Oaks Farm
James N. Price 60s Male 1970s Lawrence Farmer and oilfield worker recalls family dairy farm
Myles Harston 50s Male 2000s Livingston AquaRanch Industries: Tilapia fish and hydroponic crops
Roger Brown 60s Male 2000s Livingston Farmer and past President of Illinois Pork Producers
Cliffie Smith Patterson 90s Male 1980s Logan Teacher recalls rural life, family, and country schools
Lou Ann Siburt 60s Female 1990s Macon Recalls life on farm during Great Depression and world War II
Irma Long 70s Female 1990s Macoupin Recalls growing up on farm in central Illinois
Lloyd Johnson 60s Male 2000s Madison Retired African-American farmer and gospel singer
Hal Ringland 70s Male 1970s Mason Farmer discusses famr life in the early-mid 1900s
Jack Sarff 60s Male 1970s Mason Farmer recalls hard times during the Depression and World War II
Jim Kinsella 60s Male 2000s McLean Farmer widely regarded as father of no-till farming
Philip Nelson 50s Male 2000s McLean President of the Illinois Farm Bureau
Cavan Sullivan 20s Male 2000s Menard Raises pheasant, quail, deer, and bison on small farm
Sam Meteer < 20 Male 2000s Menard State Vice President of FFA in Illinois, 2007-2008
Walter Culver 80s Male 1970s Menard Farmer discusses mechanization and other changes in the 1900s
Mrs. Leland Hall 70s Female 1970s Menard Recalls childhood in Kentucky and Illinois
Lucile Daniels Kirby 80s Female 1970s Menard Recalls women's roles on farm in early 1900s
Anna M. Williams 80s Female 1970s Menard Recalls life on family farms in the early 1900s
Weldon Gerdes 50s Male 1980s Menard Discusses 50 years of farming near the Sangamon River
Jeanette Sayre 60s Female 1970s Menard Farm wife recalls homemade foods and family life
Rick Collins 30s Male 2000s Mercer Restores historic barns using sustainable practices
Kaitlin Weitekamp < 20 Female 2000s Montgomery State President of FFA in Illinois, 2007-2008
Bert Aikman 90s Male 1970s Montgomery Farmer and railroad man recalls childhood in late 1800s
Arthur Clough 70s Male 1970s Montgomery Farmer recalls farm life in early 1900s
Eva Clough 80s Female 1970s Montgomery Farm wife lived on farms without electricity, water, or phone
John Keith 80s Male 1970s Montgomery Farmer discusses farming methods of the early 1900s
Jim Burrus 50s Male 2000s Morgan Raises grass-fed beef and organic chickens
Geneva Sweet 90s Female 2000s Morgan Farm wife whose father-in-law photographed farm in 1890s
Charles Ross 60s Male 2000s Morgan Farmer who raises and shows Montadale sheep
Jay Johnson 40s Male 2000s Morgan Organized large-scale train shipments of corn to Texas
Oba Herschberger 50s Male 2000s Moultrie Amish farmer, Holstein dairy and Belgian horse breeding
Lorene Herschberger 50s Female 2000s Moultrie Amish farm wife, Mother of 13 children
Janet Roney 60s Female 2000s Moultrie Daughter of Charles Shuman (Pres. Amer. Farm Bureau)
Charles Shuman 60s Male 1970s Moultrie President of American Farm Bureau Federation (1954-1971)
Paul Shuman 70s Male 2000s Moultrie Former IFB Board member; Son of Charles Shuman
George Howe 80s Male 1950s Piatt Farmer and banker born in 1870 recalls farming in late 1800s