From 1850 to 1890, new farm tools cut labor hours for corn and wheat production in half, marking a turning point in American agricultural ...

Elmhurst History Museum’s newest exhibit, Acre by Acre: Our Farming Heritage, examines the roots put down by pioneering families in the west suburbs between about 1850 and 1950. Over those hundred ...

Mike McCracken and Earl Smith both have fond memories of growing up on family farms. McCracken, who is the president of the Crawford Antique Farm Machinery Association, lived on Lemert Road northwest ...

Discover how early 19th-century inventions like grain drills, elevators, mowing machines, and irrigation transformed American agriculture.

The Ivy Creek Foundation will host its Farm Day event on Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm. The event is designed to celebrate and experience ...