Families on the Farm
What was life like for women and girls on late 19th- and early 20th-century farms?
The Short-Handled Hoe
History is imbedded in the smallest objects. In this lesson, students examine how a simple farming tool connects to the work done by United Farm Workers.
Tips to Trappers
What do Sears Roebuck, farming, advertising, furs, and rural America have in common?
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Why did George Washington start gathering national data on agriculture?
Contradictions in John Fremont's Political Chart of the US (1856)
The 1850s were a time of rapid industrialization and urbanization in the Northeastern states.
Core Historical Literature of Agriculture
Searchable facsimiles of 1,850 monographs and 288 journal volumes related to agriculture in the U.S. between 1806 and 1989.
The Great Depression to World War II: Photos from the FSA-OWI
Explore this database of over 150,000 photographs that capture the true nature of this crisis and its solutions.