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Picnic at Funk Farms

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Title
Picnic at Funk Farms
Description
People gather at Funk Farms for a picnic. Cars are seen in the background.
Interpretation
Picnics at Funk Farms were extensively used to promote new and improved seeds on the market.
Inscription
Picnics at Funk Farm were extensively used to promote improved seeds. (Funk Heritage Trust)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems  
  • 16 History  
  • 15 Economics  
Author or Creator
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Source
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)  
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Seed trade  
  • Farms  
  • Picnics  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1910~
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:9, p. 65
  • mch0291
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitlePicnic at Funk Farms
DescriptionPeople gather at Funk Farms for a picnic. Cars are seen in the background.
InterpretationPicnics at Funk Farms were extensively used to promote new and improved seeds on the market.
InscriptionPicnics at Funk Farm were extensively used to promote improved seeds. (Funk Heritage Trust)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems  
  • 16 History  
  • 15 Economics  
Author or CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other ContributorsWalters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Source
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)  
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Seed trade  
  • Farms  
  • Picnics  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1910~
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 5:9, p. 65
  • mch0291
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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