Farmers
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Farmer's Almanac Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-041
Abstract
The Farmer's Almanac collection contains almanacs from the dates 1811 to 1960 with information regarding astronomy, weather, farming advice, law information, poetry, gardening tips, and periodicals. Between the years 1847 and 1848 the title of the almanacs changed from "The Farmer's Almanac" to "The Old Farmer's Almanac." Each almanac in the collection is weathered with age and fragile.
Dates:
1811-1960
Emma Lena Smith Diaries
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2017-005
Abstract
This collection comprises 23 diaries of Emma Lena Smith. These diaries reflect upon the daily life of a housewife from California's Central Valley, her small-town husband, other family members and neighbors as they go about their day-to-day life of work, church and community events. Emma posts daily information about the weather, her role of taking care of the house, which includes canning fruits and vegetables and Andrew's various jobs, such as farming his own land, working at the city...
Dates:
April 1935-September 1953; October 1955-August 1967