Early County Extension Agent
This file appears in: Myrtle Weldon (1890-1971) and Family and Consumer Sciences Extension in Kentucky
One of the first Extension Agents hired in 1914 in Laurel County. Notice the canning equipment used to teach food preservation in local communities.
Photo courtesy of Connee Wheeler and the University of Kentucky
This file appears in: Myrtle Weldon (1890-1971) and Family and Consumer Sciences Extension in Kentucky
Myrtle Weldon (1890-1971) and Family and Consumer Sciences Extension in Kentucky
Historical Marker #2444 honors the University of Kentucky's Family and Consumer Sciences Extension program and Myrtle Weldon (1890-1971), an influential Family and Consumer Sciences extension educator.
The field of Family and Consumer…