Category Archives: Midwest History

2013 Yesteryear Museum Antique Steam Engine & Tractor Show, Salina, Kansas, October 12

Posted on October 2, 2013 by prairieyesteryear

Link here for the official flyer and website for the 2013 Yesteryear Museum Antique Steam Engine & Tractor Show, Salina, Kansas. This year’s show features Ford and Caterpillar. We have been informed that the tractor pull will be at 1 … Continue reading →

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2012 Yesteryear Museum Antique Steam Engine & Tractor Show, Salina, Kansas, October 13 & 14

Posted on September 24, 2012 by prairieyesteryear

General Events run Saturday and Sunday, October 13 and 14, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 per person, children under 12 free. Saturday features tractor-powered agricultural demonstrations and the Tractor Parade, this year featuring “oddball tractor” makes such … Continue reading →

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Compiling a History Database of Rural Schools

Posted on April 1, 2012 by prairieyesteryear

Tracking down information on rural schools that have long disappeared from the local landscape can sometimes be a difficult task. The Quincy Herald Whig (19 Nov 2011) reports on the efforts of the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County, … Continue reading →

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Recording and Preserving Historic Barns of Missouri & Kansas

Posted on February 21, 2012 by prairieyesteryear

Johnathan Bender, writing for The Pitch of Kansas City, reports briefly on the efforts of the Missouri Barn Alliance and Rural Network (MBARN) to document and preserve the historical significance of “the family barn”: The Missouri barn is disappearing as … Continue reading →

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Seed Company Catalogs Over the Years

Posted on February 12, 2012 by prairieyesteryear

After Christmas, gardeners began receiving nursery seed catalogs.  Most of us can recall our parents or grandparents receiving catalogs from such familiar names as Burpee, Henry Field, Gurney, Shumway, and Stark, to mention only a few.  The colorful pictures of … Continue reading →

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