Discover how rural electrification in the 1930s transformed farm life, replacing ....power and creating the unforgettable “zero hour” moment.

Discover how rural electrification in the 1930s transformed American farms, bringing power, productivity, and modern living to rural ...

Jerry Laughlin, 46, who took over a fifth-generation farm near Imogene, Iowa, in 1999 and hopes to move more into farming crops for food rather than industrial use, is grateful for his Catholic faith ...

Step into rural Illinois history with vintage tractors, a working train, and live demos that bring old farming traditions to ...

Barn raising was particularly common in 18th- and 19th-century rural North America, with most barn raisings accomplished in June and July when the mostly agrarian society members had time between ...

Rural Americans – particularly men – are expected to live significantly shorter, less healthy lives than their urban counterparts, according to our research, recently published in the Journal of Rural ...

April 15 was an unusually warm spring day in Belle Plaine. Jim Glisczinski's worn farm boots compressed the soft, freshly unfrozen ground as he walked toward his new John Deere planter. The complex ...

It is election season in many countries. Political pundits, media outlets, and other observers frequently underscore the growing polarization across rural and urban communities during this time. 1-3 ...

"Lookin' for better all the time" : rural migration and urbanization in the South, 1900-1950 / Louis M. Kyriakoudes -- "A crude and raw past" : work, folklife, and anti-agrarianism in ...