Footnote Index – The Friday Footnote

Friday Footnote Index – Gary Moore – https://footnote.wordpress.ncsu.edu/
#	Date	Friday Footnote Title	Author	Synopsis of Footnote
1	8/3/2018	Russia, Plagiarism and Agricultural Education	Gary Moore	Tells about the Russian Plagiarism of an Interstate agricultural textbook
2	8/10/2018	The Women’s Land Army	Gary Moore	Describes the Women’s Land Army of World War I and II
3	8/17/2018	The American Farm Youth Magazine	Gary Moore	Looks at an early youth orientated magazine popular with FFA members
4	8/24/2018	Songs of the New Farmers of America	Gary Moore	Identifies songs popular with the New Farmers of America
5	8/31/2018	The 4-H & FFA Postage Stamps	Gary Moore	Contains information about the U.S. Postal Service 4-H and FFA stamps and their first day covers
6	9/7/2018	Rosenwald Schools and Agricultural Education	Gary Moore	Describes the building of 5,000 schools in the South for children of color with matching funds from Julius Rosenwald
7	9/14/2018	The First FFA Manual	Gary Moore	Focuses on information in the first FFA manual and the subsequent changes
8	9/21/2018	The Wise Owl Club	Jim Connors	Discusses an early eye safety program
9	9/28/2018	I Hear the Train a Comin	Gary Moore	Describes pre-extension demonstration trains that carried agricultural knowledge to rural America
10	10/5/2018	The Green Hand	Gary Moore	A juvenile novel and movie written about a wayward youth, FFA saves the day
11	10/12/2018	What is a Staddle Stone	Gary Moore	Looks at agricultural education in England, especially the Young Farmers’ Clubs
12	10/19/2018	The Mystery of the FFA Emblem	Gary Moore	Describes how the FFA emblem came to be
13	10/26/2018	The Poor Scholar’s Soliloquy	Stephen Corey	A thought provoking articles about the value of education that first appeared in Childhood Education in 1944.
14	11/2/2018	Origins of the FFA Ceremonies	Gary Moore	Looks at the influence of the Masons on the FFA Ceremonies
15	11/9/2018	The Yellow Dogs	Gary Moore	Explores a “secret” agricultural education society.
16	11/16/2018	The FFA Sweetheart	Gary Moore, Jillian Ford	A look at the past and present of FFA sweethearts
17	11/23/2018	When an Old Man Gets to Thinking	Gary Moore	A 1920s era poem about the truly important things in life
18	11/30/2018	Tom of Peace Valley	Gary Moore	Describes a juvenile novel written in 1925 about vocational agriculture and a corn club
19	12/7/2018	The Answer is NOT Amazon	Gary Moore	Identifies sources for obtaining FFA Paraphernalia in the early days of FFA
20	12/14/2018	Joe Writes Santa	E. V. Walton	A humorous 1950 era story about Joe Scatterscrew, a fictious ag teacher
21	1/4/2019	The Massachusetts Situation – The Fight to Allow Girls in the FFA Begins	Gary Moore	Focuses on early attempts to allow females to be in the FFA
22	1/11/2019	The Massachusetts Situation – a Profile in Courage	Gary Moore	Introduces the Massachusetts state ag ed supervisor – Rufus Stimson
23	1/18/2019	The Massachusetts Situation – The Rest of the Story	Gary Moore, Frankie Farbotko	Describes the 1930 era compromise that allowed females to belong to the FFA at the state level
24	1/25/2019	The Age of Aquarius – the 1960s and Girls in the FFA	Gary Moore	Events in the 1960s leading to females obtaining FFA membership
25	2/1/2019	Don’t You Just Want Me for Me?	Breanna Holbert	The first Female African American National FFA President shares her experiences
26	2/8/2019	The New Farmers of America	Gary Moore	A quiz about your knowledge of the New Farmers of America (NFA)
27	2/15/2019	The “Merger” of the FFA and NFA	Gary Moore	Events leading to the merger of the FFA and NFA
28	2/22/2019	Forty Long Years	Gary Moore	Focuses on Ag Ed/FFA/NFA concerns from the African American perspective
29	3/1/2019	Through the Looking Glass	Gary Moore	Views of diverse agricultural educators regarding the NFA-FFA merger
30	3/8/2019	The Final Act	Gary Moore	Describes the convention at which the FFA/NFA merger occurred
31	3/15/2019	Future Indian Farmers of America	Gary Moore	Describes a youth agricultural organization for Native Americans
32	3/22/2019	Down on the Farm	Gary Moore	The story of the U. S. Boys Working Reserve during World War I
33	3/29/2019	George Washington and the FFA	Jim Connors	A look at the relationship between George Washington and the FFA
34	4/5/2019	Booker T. Washington and the NFA	Gary Moore	A look at the life of Booker T. Washington and his agricultural ties
35	4/12/2019	The FFA Pilgrimage to Jefferson’s Monticello	Jim Connors	A description of the FFA pilgrimage to Monticello – the home of Thomas Jefferson
36	4/19/2029	1862 Land Grant Colleges	Gary Moore	An in-depth examination of the 1862 Morrill Act and the results
37	4/26/2019	The 1890 & 1994 Land Grant Colleges	Gary Moore	A look at the 1890 Morrill Act and the awarding of land grant status to Native American institutions in 1994
38	5/3/2019	Livestock Chains	Gary Moore	An examination of various livestock and poultry chains in the 4-H and FFA
39	5/10/2019	The FFA Slogan???	Gary Moore	Does the FFA have a slogan?
40	5/17/2019	The Successful Leader of Tomorrow is …	Jim Connors	Identification of former FFA members who have attained major elective offices
41	5/24/2019	In Remembrance	Gary Moore	Remembering FFA members who lost their lives in service to America
42	5/31/2019	FFA Contributions to Winning World War II	Gary Moore	Activities of FFA & NFA members and chapters to support the war effort
43	6/7/2019	D-Day and FFA Members	Gary Moore	True stories of FFA members who were involved in D-Day/
44	6/14/2019	The FFA Flyboys of World War II	Gary Moore	Stories of former FFA members who served in the air during WWII
45	6/21/2019	FFA Conventions During World War II	Gary Moore	Describes the scaled down FFA conventions during WWII
46	6/28/2019	The Victory Convention	Gary Moore	FFA members celebrated the end of WWII with a special convention
47	7/5/2019	The FFA Service Flag	Gary Moore	The National FFA and some chapters had Military Service Flags during WWII.
48	7/12/2019	When Johnny Comes Marching Home	Gary Moore	Explores the Institutional On-Farm Training Program conducted by ag teachers after WWII for returning veterans.
49	7/19/2019	A Corn Crib in Illinois	Gary Moore	Describes the discovery of a cache of FFA memorabilia in Danville, Illinois
50	7/26/2019	The Death of Mrs. Henry Groseclose	Gary Moore	Introduces the readers to the 2nd Mrs. Henry Groseclose who died in 2019
51	8/2/2019	When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Verse 2	Gary Moore	Describes how the GI Bill impacted collegiate level agricultural education programs.
52	8/9/2019	Victory Gardens	Emma Cannon, Victoria	Explains the FFA and 4-H Victory Garden program during WWII
52	8/9/2019	Victory Gardens	Brewer, Barbara Kirby, Joy Morgan	Explains the FFA and 4-H Victory Garden program during WWII
53	8/16/2019	School-Community Canneries	Gary Moore	Looks at school canneries – past and present
54	8/23/2019	Joe Scatterscrew – Organizing for a New Year	E. V. Walton	Joe Scatterscrew plans for a new school year.
55	8/30/2019	Did the Smith-Hughes Act REALLY Start the Teaching of Agricultural Education?	Gary Moore	Looks at the impact of the Hatch Act (1887) on the development of Agricultural Education
56	9/6/2019	Alfred C. True	Jim Connors	Introduces the profession to the unrecognized “Father” of Agricultural Education
57	9/13/2019	Who is Henry C. Grosecose?	Gary Moore	Describes the life of the “Father” of the FFA
58	9/20/2019	The Henry Groseclose/FFA Museum	Gary Moore	Showcases the Groseclose/FFA Museum in Ceres, Virginia
59	9/27/2019	Thomas Monroe Campbell and the Tuskegee Movable School	Gary Moore	Describes early extension efforts at Tuskegee Institution.
60	10/4/2019	The Founders of the New Farmers of America	Gary Moore	Examines the life of H. O. Sargent and George Washington Owens
61	10/11/2019	Celebrating 100 Years of the American Farm Bureau Federation – Part I	Gary Moore	Looks at the early close relationship between Extension and Farm Bureaus
62	10/18/2019	The Farm Bureau – Part II – The Divorce	Gary Moore	Describes the events that led to the separation of the Farm Bureau from the Extension Service
63	10/25/2019	The Farm Bureau – Part III – Today’s Farm Bureau	Gary Moore	Looks at activities of the Farm Bureau today of which Agricultural Educators should be aware
64	11/1/2019	The White City	Jim Connors	Looks at the agriculture exhibits at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1892-93
65	11/8/2019	Farmers Institutes	Gary Moore	Describes agricultural institutes which were early adult education meetings
66	11/15/2019	Boys’ Corn Clubs	Gary Moore	The history of boy’s corn clubs, the forerunner for 4-H and FFA
67	11/22/2019	Girls’ Tomato and Canning Clubs	Gary Moore	The history of girl’s tomato clubs
68	11/29/2019	Thanksgiving Thoughts	Gary Moore	Reflections on a teaching assignment in a Nigerian agricultural college
69	12/6/2019	Agriculture in the Classroom	Debra Spielmaker	Explains how the Ag in Classroom program came into existence
70	12/13/2019	Presidents and National FFA Conventions	Jim Connors	Lists the various U. S. Presidents who have spoken at the FFA Convention
71	12/20/2019	Follow-Up to the Friday Footnote from Last Week – Presidents & FFA Convention	Jim Connors	Provides additional information about FFA conventions and the Presidents
72	1/10/2020	A Bad New Year	E. V. Walton	The hapless Joe Scatterscrew experiences a fire in the agricultural building
73	1/17/2020	The Origins and Revisions of the FFA Creed	Gary Moore	Explores the original FFA creed and later revisions
74	1/24/2020	The Failed Revision of the FFA Creed	Gary Moore	Looks at the 1989-90 attempt to rewrite the FFA Creed and why the attempt
75	1/31/2020	In the Room Where it Happened	Gary Moore	Personal experiences of those involved in the effort to rewrite the creed
76	2/7/2020	Follow the Leader	Gary Moore	Looks at the creeds of other Career and Technical Student Organizations
77	2/14/2020	The Ag Teachers Creed	Gary Moore	Looks at the Ag Teachers Creeds and early teacher creeds
78	2/21/2020	Creeds Associated with the Extension Service	Gary Moore	Creeds of various Extension groups
79	2/28/2020	The Farm Boy Cavaliers of America	Gary Moore	Examines an agricultural youth organization found in 30 states during the 1920s
80	3/6/2020	The West Virginia, FFA Ham. Bacon and Egg Show and Sale	Harry & Deborah Boone	A West Virginia tradition going back to 1941
81	3/13/2020	Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch	Gary Moore	The story of a special agricultural school in Texas for boys who needed “a shirttail to hang to.”
82	3/20/2020	Three Boys Ranch Alumni	Chanda Neal	Focuses on three Boys Ranch FFA alumni who attained prominence
83	3/27/2020	The Farm Cadets of New York	Gary Moore	A New York program started in 1917 to get youth to volunteer to work on farms to win the war
84	4/3/2020	Where Did Thomas Jefferson Go?	Gary Moore	Examines how Thomas Jefferson gradually disappeared from FFA ceremonies
85	4/10/2020	Joe Scatterscrew Confesses	E. V. Walton	A humorous story of the trouble Joe got into while in college
86	4/17/2020	Idaho Industrial Institute	Jim Connors	Focuses on an early agricultural school in Idaho
87	4/24/2020	Here By The Owl	Gary Moore	Various renditions of the owl associated with the FFA Advisor (and controversies)
88	5/1/2020	We Have Been Here Before	Gary Moore	How the polio epidemic in the early 1930-1960 era impacted the FFA and 4-H
89	5/8/2020	Teaching Agriculture at a Distance – 1940s Style	David Laatsch	National Farm Youth Foundation correspondence classes in farm management
90	5/15/2020	Much More than Chocolate	Nick Isenberg	Milton Hershey School in Pennsylvania
91	5/22/2020	The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly	Gary Moore	Hazing in the FFA
92	5/29/2020	Non-Constitutional FFA Officers	Jim Connors	Examines the FFA “optional officers” – the Parliamentarian, Historian and Chaplin
93	6/5/2020	Mysteries of the Sentinel	Jim Connors	Delves into the history of the FFA Sentinel (i.e. the Farm Watch Dog)
94	6/12/2020	The Jewish Agricultural Society	Gary Moore	Documents the activities of this Society to encourage and enable Jews to be farmers
95	6/19/2020	The Future Jewish Farmers of America ???	Gary Moore	A history of the Baron de Hirsch Agricultural School in Woodbine, NJ
96	6/26/2020	Jews and Farming in America	Lori Shaller & Judith Rosenbaum	Examines the four “eras” of Jewish farming in America
97	7/3/2020	The Sanitary Privy	Gary Moore	Describes the Federal Government’s Depression era WPA Privy Building Program
98	7/10/2020	The Night the Lights Came On	Gary Moore	Looks at the Rural Electrification Administration and bringing electricity to rural America
99	7/17/2020	The Night the Lights Came On – True Stories	Gary Moore	Describes the reactions of rural people as they first got electricity
100	7/24/2020	Black Blizzards	Gary Moore	The Dust Bowl events leading to the creation of the Soil Conservation Service
101	7/31/2020	One Hundred and Counting	Gary Moore	Contains an index of all the previous Friday Footnotes
102	8/7/2020	Show Me the Money	Gary Moore	Information about the Farm Credit System
103	8/14/2020	Plowing Under Cotton and Killing Pigs	Gary Moore	The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
104	8/21/2020	Its Alive? The Agricultural Adjustment Act Rises from the Grave	Gary Moore	The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 – then and now
105	8/28/2020	Dust Bowl Refugees	Gary Moore	Looks at the Resettlement Administration creation of migrant labor centers for Dust Bowl refugees
106	9/4/2020	Planned Farming Communities	Gary Moore	Looks at the Resettlement Administration creation of planned farming communities
107	9/11/2020	Urban Agriculture: 1930s Style	Gary Moore	Examines the creation of Subsistence Homesteads near citiies
108	9/18/2020	A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words	Gary Moore	Looks at the Farm Security Agency Photography unit
109	9/25/2020	The Aims and Purposes of the FFA	Jim Connors	Focuses on the Aims and Purposes Banner found in Ag Classrooms
110	10/2/2020	Home Sweet FFA Home	Gary Moore	Looks at the early days of FFA when FFA chapter had chapter houses
111	10/9/2020	Was Lillian Lamb the First Smith-Hughes Agriculture Teacher?	Gary Moore	Looks at the life of Lillian Lamb, a 1919-20 Agriculture teacher in Indiana
112	10/16/2020	It’s a Beautiful Day in the Agrihood	Gary Moore	Examines a new phenomenon of planned communities focused on agriculture
113	10/23/2020	Another Contender for First Female Agriculture Teacher – E. M. Hill	Gary Moore	Looks at a female teacher in Maryland who taught high school ag in 1918-19
114	10/30/2020	Agricultural Saints, Gods and Goddesses	Jim Connors	Examines ancient mythology regarding agricultural deities
115	11/6/2020	The National FFA Officers Creed	Gary Moore	A creed approved by the FFA Convention delegates in 1969
116	11/13/2020	She Was a Woman in a Man’s Job,…	Gary Moore	A pioneer female ag teacher – Hester Bradley of Michigan
117	11/20/2020	Forty-One Words	Gary Moore	Examines the President’s admonition in the FFA meeting closing ceremony
118	11/27/2020	Joe’s Cat Experiment	E. V. Walton	Joe Scatterscrew’s scientific experiment goes haywire
119	12/4/2020	Cincinnatus: Farmer, Statesman, Leader	Jim Connors	Compares Cincinnatus to George Washington
120	12/11/2020	Charles Dickens, Mignon Quaw, and the Long Trail	Gary Moore	Using a play to educate farmers about change
121	1/8/2021	Former Vo-Ag Student Wins Nobel Peace Prize	Gary Moore	The story of Norman Borlaug
122	1/15/2021	The Three Female Ag Ed Musketeers – Part I	Gary Moore	Focuses on the first three female presidents of NVATA, NASAE, AAAE
123	1/22/2021	The Three Female Ag Ed Musketeers – Part II	Gary Moore	Focuses on the first three female presidents of NVATA, NASAE, AAAE
124	1/29/2021	Service is the Rent One Pays for Living	Gary Moore	Spotlights the life of Ira Hicks of Fort Valley State
125	2/5/2021	The Eagle Enigma	Gary Moore	Is the eagle really part of the FFA emblem
126	2/12/2021	Protecting the FFA Emblem	Gary Moore	Describes the travails in getting a trademark on the FFA emblem
127	2/19/2021	The History of National FFA Week	Gary Moore	Explores how national FFA week evolved
128	2/26/2021	Is a Storm Brewing on the Horizon?	Gary Moore	The FFA is concerned with Texas and the Chapter Supply Company of Illinois
129	3/5/2021	Future Farmers of America v. Romack: The Legal Storm Arrives	Gary Moore	Looks at the FFA lawsuit against Chapter Supply
130	3/12/2021	What Now?	Gary Moore	After the FFA loses the lawsuit, what do they do next?
131	3/19/2021	In the Promise of Better Days…Through Inclusion	Jim Connors	Looks at organizations that were segregated by gender or race
132	3/26/2021	April Fools’s Day – FFA Style	Gary Moore	The reader has to decide if 25 statements about the FFA or T or F.
133	4/2/2021	The LAST Miss NFA	Gary Moore	An examination of the Miss NFA selection and process
134	4/9/2021	Lessons Learned from NFA Day Celebrations	Gary Moore	A Look at how NFA Chapters celebrated NFA Day
135	4/16/2021	It’s as if life started all over again!	Gary Moore	The story of the Brick School for African-Americans n NC
136	4/23/2021	The Principal Said “NO”, So…	Gary Moore	Tells how Sankofa Farm came to exist
137	4/30/2021	Henry M. Roberts: Parliamentary Procedure Pioneer	Jim Connors	Who developed Robert’s Rules of Order and when did the FFA adopt it?
138	5/7/2021	A Camping We Will Go	Gary Moore	Examines FFA Camping trips from the 1930s and 40s
139	5/14/2021	The National FFA Camp	Gary Moore	Describes the short lived National FFA Camp near Washington, DC
140	5/21/2021	Being at FFA Summer Camp in 1945	Gary Moore	The memoirs of a FFA member in 1945 who attend summer FFA camp in NC
141	5/28/2021	The History of FFA Camps	Jim Connors, Jeremy Falk, Rebekah Epps	An overview of state FFA camps
142	6/4/2021	The Young Farmers of America	Gary Moore	The failed effort to establish a National organization of Young Farmers
143	6/11/2021	The Future Farmers of Dixie	Gary Moore	If the FFA had not started in 1928, the Future Farmers of Dixie would have
144	6/18/2021	Agdex	Gary Moore	Describes a national filing system for agricultural educators
145	6/25/2021	The Farmer’s Best Friend	Gary Moore	Examines the activities of Sears Roebuck related to farming
146	7/2/2021	The Educational Activities of Sears and Roebuck	Gary Moore	Examines the activities of Sears Roebuck related to agricultural education
147	8/6/2021	Once Upon a Time	Gary Moore	Looks at the FFA Calendar Program
148	8/13/2021	What’s In a Name? Part I	Jim Connors	Describes the effort to change the name of the Future Farmers of America
149	8/20/2021	What’s in a Name? Part II	Jim Connors	Looks at the official name of state FFA associations
150	8/27/2021	What’s in a Name? Part III	Gary Moore	Looks at some unusual FFA chapter names
151	9/3/2021	I Smell a Rat!	Gary Moore	At one time FFA Pest Hunts were popular
152	9/10/2021	More Rat Tails (Tales)	Gary Moore	Stories from the field about pest hunts
153	9/17/2021	Our Hispanic Heritage	Gary Moore	How Hispanics influenced agricultural practices in America
154	9/24/2021	What is Your Hispanic Farmer IQ?	Gary Moore	in a quiz format examines USDA data on Hispanic farmers
155	10/1/2021	Spanglish in the Old West	Gary Moore	Words we use in ranching that came from the Spanish
156	10/8/2021	To Practice Brotherhood?? Mendez v. Westminster	Gary Moore	A Hispanic School Segregation Case in California
157	10/15/2021	My Story – Elizabeth Espino	Elizabeth Espino	The 2021-22 NC State FFA president tells her story.
158	10/22/2021	Basque Sheepherders in the American West	Jim Connors	The story of Basque Sheepherders
159	10/29/2021	Halloween Haunting: FFA Style	Gary Moore	What various FFA chapters do at Halloween
160	11/5/2021	The Role of Native American Women in Agriculture	Gary Moore	How involved were Native American women in Agriculture?
161	11/12/2021	The Carlisle Indian Industrial School	Gary Moore	Describes an early boarding school for Indians
162	11/19/2021	The Last Dance	Gary Moore	Montana FFA members performed the Buffalo Grass at the FFA Convention
163	11/26/2021	Monument Valley High School	Gary Moore	The Monument Valley High School is in the spotlight
164	1/7/2022	Making Basketball History	Gary Moore	Many FFA chapters once had basketball teams
165	1/14/2022	Put Up Your Dukes	Gary Moore	FFA chapters also had boxing teams at one time
166	1/21/2022	I Place This Class of Seed Potatoes 4-1-3-2	Gary Moore	Looks at FFA potato judging
167	1/28/2022	The Farm Sports Festivals	Gary Moore	Illinois and Iowa farmers had farm sports festivals
168	2/4/2022	Forty Acres and a Mule	Gary Moore	The first promise made to freed African Americans
169	2/11/2022	The Last Plantation	Gary Moore	Examines the USDA discrimination of African American Farmers
170	2/18/2022	A Sordid Chapter in USDA History	Gary Moore	The Pigford v Glickman lawsuit
171	2/25/2022	The Woman’s Barnyard Auxiliary	Gary Moore	The Farmers Improvement Society
172	3/4/2022	Did You Celebrate March 2?	Gary Moore	Research at Black Land-Grant Colleges
173	3/11/2022	How a Pig Caused A War	Gary Moore	The importance of one vote
174	3/18/2022	Take Me Out to the Ballgame	Gary Moore	FFA Softball and baseball teams
175	3/25/2022	A Message of Hope	Gary Moore	a 1943 Guest Editorial from Sarah Lindsay Schmidt
176	4/1/2022	Show Me the Money II	Gary Moore	FFA Thrift Banks
177	4/8/2022	Be Careful What You Wish For!	Gary Moore	Record Keeping in the early days of Ag Ed
178	4/15/2022	Is Record Keeping a Four Letter Word?	E. V. Walton	How to keep records according to Joe Scatterscrew
179	4/22/2022	Can You Teach an Old Dog New Tricks	Roger Hannagriff	How the Ag Experience Tracker Program came into existence
180	4/29/2022	Farm Business Management Education	Gary Moore	An examination of farm business management programs.
181	5/6/2022	Financial Records and Management Information Dilemma	Jack Elliot	Why the FFA changed their record keeping protocols that led to Decisions and Dollars.
182	5/13/2022	Have You Heard of the “Present Farmers of America”?	Gary Moore	Was there really an organization known as Present Farmers of America?
183	5/20/2022	A Raw Deal (Part 1) – Japanese American Internment Camps	Gary Moore	An examination of factors leading to Japanese Internment Centers in WWII.
184	5/27/2022	A Raw Deal (Part 2) – Agricultural Education in Japanese American Internment Camps??	Gary Moore	Were there agricultural education programs in Japanese American Interment centers and were there FFA chapters?
185	5/30/2022	A Special Memorial Day Tribute	Gary Moore	A tribute to the U.S. Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team – the most decorated unit in WWII. It was comprised of Japanese Americans.
186	6/3/2022	A Raw Deal (Part 3) – Agricultural Operations in Japanese American Internment Camps	Gary Moore	A look at the farming programs and agricultural enterprises in internment camps.
187	6/10/2022	A Raw Deal (Part 4) – Adult Education in Japanese American Internment Camps	Gary Moore	A look at adult education programs with an emphasis on agriculture in internment camps.
188	6/17/2022	A Raw Deal (Part 5) – When Junichiro Comes Marching Home	Gary Moore	What did the internees discover when they came home from the internment camps?
189	6/24/2022	A Raw Deal (Part 6) – Making it Real	Alice Bernstein	An interview focused on a Japanese American interned family,
190	7/1/2022	Who is Stevenson Ching?	Gary Moore	Meet the first Asian American/Pacific Islander National FFA Officer
191	8/5/2022	Agriculture Teachers are □□□□□□□□□	Gary Moore	Examines the resilience of agriculture teachers
192	8/12/2022	Agriculture Teachers Have a □□□□□	Gary Moore	Advocates for agricultural teachers to have a heart
193	8/19/2022	The 1920 Era Three Circle Model of Agricultural Education	Gary Moore	Proposes what the 3-circle Ag Ed Model might have looked like in the 1920s
194	8/26/2022	What was the Day-Unit Approach to Teaching Agriculture	Gary Moore	Examines an early approach to delivering courses in agriculture
195	9/2/2022	Is There a FFA Degree Higher Than the American FFA Degree?	Jim Connors	Looks at a 1930 proposal to have a new FFA degree
196	9/9/2022	Who’s Your Daddy? Predecessors of the FFA Degrees	Jim Connors	A look at the FFV, FFD, and NFA degrees.
197	9/16/2022	The Patrons of Husbandry – Part 1	Gary Moore	Focuses on the development of the Grange
198	9/23/2022	The Patrons Of Husbandry – Part 2	Gary Moore	Three agriculture teachers share their experiences with the Grange
199	9/30/2022	Father Figures	Jim Connors	Identified five famous agriculture “Founding Fathers”
200	10/7/2022	D.F.F.A. – Dads of the Future Farmers of America	Gary Moore	Describes a FFA support group from Minnesota in the 1940s
201	10/14/2022	To Tell The Truth	Jim Connors, John Hillison, Phil Fravel, Gary Moore	A chronological listing of events leading to the founding of the FFA along with recognition of individuals involved
202	10/21/2022	Will the Father of the FFA Please Stand Up?	Gary Moore, John Hillison, Phil Fravel, Jim Connors	Identification of the FFA Founding Father(s)
203	10/28/2022	Two Hundred and Counting	Gary Moore	A listing of the first 201 Friday Footnotes
204	11/4/2022	The FFA Chapter Library	Gary Moore	Describes the push to have FFA Chapter libraries in the early days
205	11/11/2022	Good Reading Materials	Gary Moore	Books found in early FFA libraries
206	11/18/2022	Breaking News: The FFA Library	Gary Moore	Newspaper articles about FFA libraries
207	11/25/2022	FFA Libraries: Extinct or Not?	Gary Moore	Asks if FFA libraries still exist?
208	12/2/2022	Building Community Through a Little Free Library	Gary Moore	Describes the Little Free Library iniative.
209	12/9/2022	A Book For Christmas	Gary Moore	Introduces the readers to Sarah Lindsay Schmidt
210	1/6/2023	The Agricultural Education Trilogy	Gary Moore	Describes the Ag Ed Novels of John F. Case
211	1/13/2023	Louis Bromfield & The New Agriculture	Jim Connors	Introduces Louis Bromfield to the readers
212	1/20/2023	PLOW	Gary Moore	Looks at a Reading literacy program in Tennessee
213	1/27/2023	Persistence Pays	Gary Moore	How the FFA magazine started
214	2/3/2023	The FFA Eagle Award	Gary Moore	Describes the FFA Eagle award
215	2/10/2023	Give Credit Where Credit is Due: The FFA Motto	Gary Moore	Dispels the myth that C. H. Lane wrote the FFA Motto. The real author is identified.
216	2/17/2023	What’s On Your Back?	Jim Connors	Explores the changes in lettering on the back of the FFA jacket
217	2/24/2023	Why Do Students Wear the FFA Jacket?	Lanette Vaughn	Looks at the hidden meaning of the FFA jacket
218	3/3/2023	The FFA Jacket 1.0 and 2.0	Gary Moore, David Laatsch	Examines FFA jackets in the earlier days of the FFA
219	3/10/2023	The FFA Jacket 3.0	Gary Moore	Looks at the FFA jackets after 1990
220	3/17/2023	The FFA Jacket Quiz	Gary Moore	A 20 question quiz about the FFA jacket
221	3/24/2023	So God Made a Farmer: Paul Harvey and the FFA	Jim Connors	Introduces the readers to Paul Harvey for those who don’t know him.
222	3/31/2023	Were African Americans in the FFA Prior to 1965?	Gary Moore	Searches for African American FFA members prior to the FFA/NFA Merger in 1965
223	4/7/2023	Segregation in Agricultural Research, Extension, and 4-H	Jim Connors	Examines the era when segregation existed in several components of agriculture
224	4/14/2023	The Old Farmers Almanac	Gary Moore	A Look at the origins and history of the Old Farmers Almanac
225	4/21/2023	Before Smith Hughes – Wisconsin’s County Schools of Agriculture and Domestic Economy	David Laatsch	A look at early agricultural high schools in Wisconsin
226	4/28/2023	Unique FFA Chapters and Clubs	Jim Connors	There have been several unique FFA chapters and agricultural clubs over time
227	5/5/2023	The Farmer’s Digest	Gary Moore	Examines a Readers Digest style publication for farmers
228	5/12/2023	The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women	Gary Moore	A specialized two year school for women who studied horticulture
229	5/19/2023	Joe Scatterscrew and the FFA Banuet	E. V. Walton	A funny look at how not to conduct a FFA banquet
230	5/26/2023	The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture	MeeCee Baker	A look at the oldest agricultural society in America
231	6/2/2023	I Am Woman! Hear Me Roar, In Numbers Too Big to Ignore	Gary Moore	Looks at the rise of women in Agricultural Education and Agriculture
232	6/9/2023	The Lady Who Saved the Bison	Gary Moore	The near extinction of the Bison and the role of Molly Goodnight in saving them.
233	6/16/2023	It’s Complicated	Gary Moore	Examines the historical relationship between Cooperative Extension and Agricultural Education
234	6/23/2023	4-H Camps and German Prisoners of War	Gary Moore	Describes how German POWs were housed in 4-H Camp during WWII.
235	6/30/2023	Jason is Strong on “How” and Weak on “Why”	Gary Moore	Explores the difference between “Education” and “Training”
236	8/4/2023	Nicks Closet	MeeCee Baker	Tells the story of outfitting W. B. Saul students with FFA official dress.
237	8/11/2023	This and That	Gary Moore	A variety of Ag Ed topics from a trip throught Ohio and Indiana
238	8/18/2023	“A” is for Alabama	Gary Moore	Looks at the early days of Ag Ed & FFA in Alabama
239	8/25/2023	“A” is for Alaska	Gary Moore	Looks at the development of Ag Ed and FFA in Alaska
240	9/1/2023	“A” is for Arizona	Gary Moore	Looks at the early days of Ag Ed & FFA in Arizona
241	9/8/2023	“A” is for Arkansas	Gary Moore	Looks at the early days of Ag Ed & FFA in Arkansas
242	9/15/2023	“C” is for California – Part I	Gary Moore	Looks at Ag Ed youth organizations in California before the FFA
243	9/22/2023	“C” is for California – Part II	Gary Moore	A look at Ag Ed Programs in California
244	9/29/2023	“C” is for Colorado	Gary Moore	A look at Ag Ed Programs in Colorado
245	10/6/2023	“C” is for Connecticut	Gary Moore	A look at Ag Ed Programs in Connecticut
246	10/13/2023	“D” is for Delaware	Gary Moore	A look at Ag Ed Programs in Delaware
247	10/20/2023	“F” is for Florida, Part I	Gary Moore	A look at Ag Ed Programs in Florida
248	10/27/2023	“F” is for Florida, Part 2, The Phoenix	Gary Moore	The Florida FFA Leadership Training Center
249	11/2/2023	“G” is for Georgia – Part 1: Agricultural Education in the Early Years	Gary Moore	Congressional District Agricultural Schools in Georgia
250	11/10/2023	“G” is for Georgia – Part 2, FFA Camps	Gary Moore	Examines the two FFA camps in Georgia
251	11/17/2023	“G” is for Georgia – Part 3: Thanksgiving	Gary Moore	Looks at Georgia FFA members SAE programs that contribute to Thanksgiving
252	1/5/2024	Happy Birthday NAAE (NVATA)	Gary Moore	Celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the NAAE (NVATA)
253	1/12/2024	H is for Hawaii: The Impact of Hawaii on American Vocational Education	Gary Moore	The development of agricultural education in Hawaii
254	1/19/2024	“H” is for Hawaii – Raising Cane!	Gary Moore	Looks at agricultural projects and teachers in Hawaii.
255	1/26/2024	“H” is for Hawaii – Evolving	Gary Moore	Examines the growth and changes of agricultural education programs in the state.
256	2/2/2024	“I” is for Idaho, Part 1	Gary Moore	Looks at the early days of Ag Ed/FFA in Idaho
257	2/9/2024	“I” is for Idaho, Part 2	Gary Moore	Looks at the teacher shortage and modern day Ag Ed in Idaho.
258	2/16/2024	A Lesson About Primary and Secondary Souces in Agricultural Education Research	Gary Moore	A concrete example is given about the problem of relying too much on secondary sources in Ag Ed Research
259	2/23/2024	“I” is for Illinois – The Corn Club State	Gary Moore	Explores how Corn Clubs started and Operated
260	3/1/2024	“I” is for Illinois – Who’s Who in Agricultural Education	Gary Moore	Looks at 7 prominent Ag Ed figures from Illinois
261	3/8/2024	“I” is for Illinois – Part 3, Show Me the Money	Gary Moore	Looks af fundraising and other financial activities in Illinois FFA chapters
262	3/15/2024	The Indiana FFA Essay Writing Contest	Gary Moore	Indiana FFA has had an essay writing contest since the 1940s.
263	3/22/2024	The Hoosier Who Wore Two Hats	Gary Moore	In the early days of 4-H and Agricultural Education in Indiana the state supervisor of agricultural education was also the state 4-H leader.
264	3/29/2024	Fire-Up – Iowa Style	Gary Moore	Looks at a Greenhand Workshop in Iowa
265	4/5/2024	What is the Significance of Waterloo, Iowa in FFA History?	Gary Moore	At one time the National FFA Dairy Cattle Judging event was held in Waterloo, Iowa.
266	4/12/2024	The Iowa FFA Enrichment Center	Gary Moore	The Iowa FFA Enrichment Center is a unique facility on a community college campus.
267	4/19/2024	The Kansas FFA Triple Crown	Gary Moore	No,it is not Horse Racing but Kansas does have a Triple Crown competition for FFA chapters.
268	4/26/2024	The Kannsas 2028 Project, Something to Emulate	Gary Moore	The Kansas FFA is making a major push to document the history of FFA/Ag Ed in Kansas for the 100th anniversary of the FFA.
269	5/3/2024	Toto, I Have a Feeling We’re Not in Kansas Anymore	Gary Moore	Looks at useful research tools for agricultural educators.
270	5/10/2024	Plainville, Kansas	Gary Moore	Examines research tools espcially useful at the local lever.
271	5/17/2024	The Kentucky Future Farmer Cooperative	Gary Moore	During the 1940s the Kentucky FFA formed a statewide FFA Cooperative.
272	5/24//2024	The Kentucky AIC Career Development Event	Gary Moore	The Kentucky FFA has a unique CDE that involves knowledge of agricultural cooperatives.
273	5/31/2024	Tobacco and Vocational Agriculture in Kentucky	Matt Chaliff	Explores the historical role of tobacco in Kentucky Agricultural Education programs.
274	6/7/2024	“Putting on the Dog” in Kentucky	Sheldon McKinney	Explains the Kentucky FFA Blue and Gold Gale Fundraiser.
275	6/14/2024	Who Doesn’t Love a Toy Tractor?	Matt Chaliff	Looks at the history of the FFA Toy Tractor Sales and shows in Kentucky.
276	6/21/2024	Toy Tractors – The Early Days	Gary Moore	Who manufactured toy tractors before World War II.
277	6/28/2024	Toy Tractors – The Modern Era	Gary Moore	Who manufactured toy tractors after World War II.
278	7/5/2024	Gueux Teach Ag in the Gulf of Mexico	Gary Moore	Examines two unique FFA competitive activities in Louisiana
279	7/12/2024	The Future Pelican Farmers	Gary Moore	Looks at the agriculture student organization that preceeded the FFA in Louisiana.
280	7/19/2024	A Walk Through Time In Louisiana	Gary Moore	A time line of important FFA/Ag Ed events in Louisiana
281	8/30/2024	Another Look at the FFA Creed	Tony Romero	A person not affiliated with the FFA looks at the FFA Creed.
282	9/6/2024	Farming with Prisoners of War	Gary Moore	A look at the use of Prisoners of War for farm labor during WW II
283	9/13/2024	Prelude to the Victory Farm Volunteers	Gary Moore	How high schools coped with the need for farm labor duringWW II.
284	9/20/2024	Dorothy Thompson and the Volunteer Land Corps	Gary Moore	A Vermont program to use student volunteers to farm.
285	9/27/2024	The Victory Farm Volunteers – Part I	Gary Moore	The establishment of the USDA VFV program.
286	10/4/2024	The Victory Farm Volunteers – Part II	Gary Moore	Examines the involvement of the FFA in the VFV program.
287	10/11/2024	The “Get Out Of Jail Free” Card	Gary Moore	After Japanese-Americans were sent to Internment Camps in WWII it was realized they were needed for farm labor.
288	10/19/2924	Reaction to Japanese American Farm Workers	Gary Moore	While Japanese American farm workers were needed, communities didn’t always welcome them.
289	10/25/2024	If This Jacket Could Talk	Jim Connors	The history behind four old FFA jackets.
290	11/1/2024	Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins	David Trinklein & Gary Moore	Learn more atout pumkins and an agriculture teacher who grows giant pumpkins,
201	11/8/2024	Pestalozzian Teaching at New Harmony	Gary Moore	An utopian settlement in Indiana implemented the Pestalozzian approach to teaching.
292	11/15/2024	The Influence of Chautauqua on Agriculture – Part 1	Gary Moore	Most folks view the Chautauqua Institution through a fine arts lens but it did influence agriculture
293	11/22/2024	The Influence of Chautauqua on Agriculture – Part 2	Gary Moore	The impact of Chautauquas on agriculture in the Midwest
294	11/29/2024	Bonanza Farms	Jim Connors	What were Bonanza Farms?
295	12/6/2024	Oklahoma Farm Boy, FFA Member, Catholic Priest, Saint?	Jim Connors	Looks at the life of Stanley Rother.
296	12/13/2024	The FFA Museum	Gary Moore	There is a largely unknown FFA Museum in Michigan.