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| Title | Barn Raising |
| Coverage / Year | 1890 to 1900 |
| Description | McLean County, Illinois, men pose for a picture during a barn raising. |
| Interpretation | Barn raisings gave men the opportunity to socialize. Barn raising was traditionally an occasion for the people of a community to come together for a day or a weekend to help build a house or a barn. The men would work on the building and the women would prepare the food for everyone to share. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | How we learn about communities; Communities and Geography; American Communities in History; Building a better home for the three little pigs |
| Learning Standards | 16 History; 18 Social systems |
| Author or Creator | McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill. |
| Other Contributors | Munson, Don, 1941-
Wyckoff, Martin A., 1950-
Koos, Greg, 1949-
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| Source | 'The Illustrated History of McLean County', pp. 173 |
| Subject / Keywords | Barns; McLean County, Illinois; Farming; Farmers; Celebrations; Construction |
| Collection Publisher | McLean County Museum of History
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | mch0070 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 2504912222002_mch0070.jpg |
