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A man with a gray shirt walks on a dusty farm road as black cows walk in front of him.
"There’s not a lot of livestock markets left in the country."
Farming, Then and Now, Minnesota
Main Street Lanesboro shows colorful buildings and cars speeding by.
"Lanesboro attracts about 60,000 tourists every year. But what about after tourist season?"
Small Town, Big Changes, Minnesota
New Harmonies traveling exhibition
" . . . it was really old country music on the 8-track stereo--old George Jones and Hank Williams Senior "
Growing Up with Bluegrass in South Georgia
The front page of a 1966 local newspaper that reads, School Segregation Banned.
"I felt like it was something that had to be done."
Sports Led the Way: Integration at Belton-Honea Path High School, South Carolina
Diced up yams in a metal bowl. Photo by Jacqueline. Flickr Creative Commons. Attribution Non-Commerical. 2.0
"She made these brilliant candied yams....To this day, my family still fights over them. "
Thanksgiving Candied Yams
A lovely view of the sea in Puerto Rico.
"Whenever I was sick with cold, a fever, or flu, she would pour it on top of me."
Puerto Rican Herbal Remedies
A view of the top of bowl of macaroni and cheese.
"We're blessed that way. "
Not Your Typical Family Recipes
A plate full of shrimp and rice.
"Shrimp are expensive. When she didn't have enough shrimp for all the people who were at the table she would compensate for that by adding lots and lots of hot pepper."
Mom's Shrimp Creole, Charleston, South Carolina
A jar of food resting on top of a recipe card.
"You could be making a simple bread or very fancy, but as long as you're making it with someone you love that's what truly matters. "
Memories of Recipes from the Heart
A photo of fresh beets, just pulled from the ground.
"My mom is now 97 years and still cooking her favorite recipes."
French Canadian Pies, Lewiston, Maine
The ends of a bunch of ripe bananas.
"They didn't know they had to peel the banana....They just took a bite, and it was so sour, they just threw them overboard."
Floating Bananas, Alpena, Michigan
Deep-fried hush puppies sit on a plate.
"Food is very important in the South. I learned how to cook from my grandfather....More than just food has been passed on."
Fish And Hush Puppies, Orange Park, Florida

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