By: Maclaren Guthrie, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, Anthropology, Bloomington In the past, agriculture was a much more dominant field than floriculture. Now both fields are appreciated and utilized by families everywhere, though some may argue floriculture is even more prevalent than agriculture in relation to how many people were taking part in the activities…. Read more »
By: Alexandra Stepp, IU Bicentennial Oral History Project, Class of 2019, History, IU Southeast Besides conducting oral histories, one of my favorite parts about working on the IU Bicentennial Oral History Project is searching through archives for important and intriguing events from IU Southeast’s history. One event I found particularly interesting was Diane Nash’s visit… Read more »
By: Maclaren Guthrie, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, Anthropology, Bloomington Agriculture. When hearing that word most people think of a farmer sitting on a tractor in a big field, or something along those lines. This is a reasonable image, but when thinking back to 19th century agriculture the scene was pretty different. Agriculture is defined… Read more »