Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
Earlier this week, Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States died. He was 100 years old. He was the only President (so far) that had been a member of the Future Farmers of America. He often spoke warmly of Continue reading An Hour Before Daylight (1/3/2025)
Christmas is fast approaching. In the hustle and bustle of the season it is also a good time to slow down and think about the true meaning of Christmas. In this Friday Footnote, our guest columnist, Dr. Connors helps by Continue reading Oklahoma Farm Boy, FFA member, Catholic Priest, Saint? (12/13/2024)
Because of the success of the New York Chautauqua, this idea was replicated across America. “Daughter Chautauquas” were independent Chautauquas that were created to replicate the original Chautauqua. Towns turned city parks and vacant land into miniature Chautauquas modeled after the Continue reading The Chautauqua Farm Camp (12/6/2024)
In the past several Footnotes we have learned about the Chautauqua Institution and how it was the model for reading courses for farmers and farmers wives and college correspondence courses for those engaged in or desired to be engaged in agriculture. This week we will focus Continue reading Farmers’ Chautauqua (11/29/2024)
Many fairy tales begin with the phrase “Once upon a time…”. This is not a fairy tale but once upon a time if you wanted a college education you had to physically go to a college and sit in classes Continue reading The Impact of Chautauqua on Agricultural and Extension Education: Correspondence Courses (11/22/2024)