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AGRICULTURE IN ILLINOIS

Agriculture In Illinois   Irene McGuire

Irene McGuire
Irene McGuire tells the story of she and her husband loosing the family's peach orchard, land that had been in the family since the 1820s. For many years Irene and her mother-in-law handled the business end while her husband managed the orchard, but when the peaches stopped producing, they had to sell the farm.

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Related Materials: See also the Illinois State Museum's A-V Barn.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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