Catalog Search Results
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
xiv, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
One of the Midwest's best-loved authors tells the story of his land, from the last great glacier that dug out its valleys and formed its hills to his own family's forty-year relationship with the beloved farm they call Roshara. The author chronicles his family's efforts to restore an old granary, develop a productive vegetable garden, manage the woodlots, reestablish a prairie, and enjoy nature's sounds and silences. Color photographs highlight the...
Author
Pub. Date
©1996
Physical Desc
ix, 228 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
From 1791, when the first school was established in what is now Wisconsin, to the 1960s, when consolidation was finally complete, the one-room school's history has been one of growth and change. One-Room Country Schools includes unique memories and shared recollections from the people who learned and taught in the one-room schools of Wisconsin.
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Jerry reads eleven of his favorite stories from his best- selling rural history books. Relive with Jerry a polka dance at the country school. Meet the children of the Chain O'Lake 4-H Club. Work on a threshing crew. Sit by an old cook stove on a winter's day. Recall the stories on the back porch and more" -- product description from web site.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
142 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Jerry Apps, renowned author and storyteller, believes that storytelling is the key to maintaining our humanity, fostering connection, and preserving our common history. In Telling Your Story, he offers tips for people who are interested in telling their own stories. Readers will learn how to choose stories from their memories, how to journal, and find tips for writing and oral storytelling as well as Jerry's seasoned tips on speaking to a live radio...
In WISCAT Wisconsin Resource Sharing
Can't find what you're looking for? Search WISCAT Wisconsin Resource Sharing to search libraries outside our area. Contact your local library to place a request.