The Dirty Thirties

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Comment by Bob-RJ Burkhart on November 16, 2009 at 5:00am

Since this era of unintended consequences, Gaia's Global Brain is slowly awakening to other rapidly climate change concerns. Standards-based environmental education courses remain biased by "Manifest Destiny Myths" reinforced by Army of the West (1846-47 Mexican War) Topo Engineer mapping standards!

Comment by Wesley Fryer on August 28, 2009 at 9:00am

Janet Bullard suggested reading "Letters from the Dust Bowl" by Caroline Henderson as an excellent text.

Comment by Wesley Fryer on February 17, 2009 at 11:25am

Jeanette: Is that photo of your grandparents taken at Old Faithful in Yellowstone Park?

Comment by Marsha Alexander on January 16, 2009 at 7:58pm

You did a great job. Thanks for sharing a great story that is seldom talked about today.

Comment by Richard MILLER on January 11, 2009 at 9:06pm

Overall I think you did a fine job on this video.
I was also reminded that lessons are forgotten fairly quickly!
You illustrate my point by ending your video with a shot of a field of irrigated corn.
I believe very strongly corn and all other 'heavily' irrigated 'crops' and 'grasses' should NOT be grown in our area.
The Ogallala is dropping at least 3 feet a year and in my area has dropped over 150 total feet. ALARMING!
Another Dust Bowl is headed our way if we don't learn from the past!
Richard

Comment by Mary Witt on December 18, 2008 at 2:27pm

Jeanette, you did a great job! I loved every minute of it. Aunt Maxine will be amazed at how talented you are. Grandpa and Grandma would have been so proud. Hey, and thank you very much for using some of my pictures. Love you, Mary

Comment by Debbie Frankenberg on December 18, 2008 at 1:22am

Jeanette, your video is a great example of how this project could be used in the classroom. Its "realness" gives a personal connection to history and helping kids relate history to their own times is a critical part of learning - where we have been, where we are, and where we are going.

Comment by Barb Pfrehm on December 17, 2008 at 4:35pm

This video is powerful. Connect the content of this personal story to the book The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan. Loved the photos and the personal account.

Comment by Melodie Fulmer on December 17, 2008 at 1:26pm

Jeanette: I had NEVER heard of the dustbowl days as "The Dirty Thirties"! My own parents moved to California as a result of the dustbowl! Thank you so much for sharing this story!