Personal stories are key in telling the story of agricultural innovation
How many stories have been collected so far? The Agricultural Innovation and Heritage Archive has already collected about 40 stories …
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Crowdsourcing Agricultural History: Announcing the Agricultural Innovation and Heritage Archive
Today, March 19th, 2013, the National Museum of American History launched a new online initiative that aims to crowdsource the …
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Soybeans and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition
“China sends tea and preserved ginger and funny nuts . . . [the Panama Pacific International Exposition] lets us know …
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New Survey: Which object would you like to learn more about?
In our ongoing commitment to “learn in public,” our exhibition team has been seeking public participation in the development of …
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Steve Striffler’s Chicken:The Dangerous Transformation of America’s Favorite Food
Editor’s note: In our “What We’re Reading” series, team members profile books, blogs, and other media that have contributed to …
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Ron Chernow’s Washington: A Life
Editor’s note: In our “What We’re Reading” series, team members profile books, blogs, and other media that have contributed to …
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Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma
Editor’s note: In our “What We’re Reading” series, team members profile books, blogs, and other media that have contributed to …
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Reviled and Revered
Editor’s Note: This post is the second in a two-part series. During my research trip to Iowa, I discovered that …
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Iowa bound
As Chair of the museum’s Division of Work and Industry I don’t get out much. I mostly read books on …
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