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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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The IcyBall – Crosley Radio Corporation’s Refrigerator for Non-Electrified Rural America

Posted on July 4, 2012 by prairieyesteryear

“For Farms!  For homes where ice supply is uncertain!  For camps!  For roadside stores!. . . For anyone who wants the pleasure, safety, convenience of a constant ice supply for 2 cents a day.”  — Advertisement, Farm Mechanics, September 1928[2] … Continue reading →

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Laura Ingalls Wilder Missouri Ruralist Article Archive

Posted on February 26, 2012 by prairieyesteryear

Update, 2/24/14:Unfortunately, the resource reviewed here has been taken offline, along with the rest of Nancy (Nansie) Cleaveland’s Laura Ingalls Wilder resources at pioneergirl.com. She says she had to take down the site due to plagiarism issues with her primary … 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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