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Edith Hansen broadcasting the Kitchen Club program from her kitchen, Shenandoah, Iowa, 1940s

Edith Hansen broadcasting the Kitchen Club program from her kitchen, Shenandoah, Iowa, 1940s

Edith Hansen was a radio homemaker and host of "Kitchen Club" for KMA radio.
Wesley and Ray Maynard on tractor at Birkby farm, Shenandoah, Iowa, 1950s

Wesley and Ray Maynard on tractor at Birkby farm, Shenandoah, Iowa, 1950s

Sons of Ed and Eleanor Maynard of Chicago, who were friends of Robert and Evelyn Birkby.
Robert Birkby using hayfork to lift hay into barn, Shenandoah, Iowa, 1950s

Robert Birkby using hayfork to lift hay into barn, Shenandoah, Iowa, 1950s

Robert Birkby was the husband of KMA radio homemaker Evelyn Birkby. Looking out window to the right are Larry and Luanne Barnard, Dulcie Jean Birkby, and Bob Birkby.
Evelyn Birkby interviewing guests on KMA radio program, Shenandoah, Iowa, March 21, 1951

Evelyn Birkby interviewing guests on KMA radio program, Shenandoah, Iowa, March 21, 1951

KMA radio homemakers at Mayfair Auditorium for special radio program, Shenandoah, Iowa, September 1950

KMA radio homemakers at Mayfair Auditorium for special radio program, Shenandoah, Iowa, September 1950

Mayfair Auditorium was the home of KMA Radio. Women pictured are, from left, Bernice Currier, Doris Murphy, Evelyn Birkby, Ann Mason (visiting specialist from New York), Adella Shoemaker, and Edith Hansen.
Evelyn Birkby canning on her stove, Shenandoah, Iowa, 1950s

Evelyn Birkby canning on her stove, Shenandoah, Iowa, 1950s

Evelyn Birkby was a radio homemaker for KMA.
Evelyn Birkby's sister, Ruth Bricker (left), and mother, Mae Corrie (right), sit atop steps of Ruth's house, Shenandoah, Iowa, 1940s

Evelyn Birkby's sister, Ruth Bricker (left), and mother, Mae Corrie (right), sit atop steps of Ruth's house, Shenandoah, Iowa, 1940s

Jessie Young broadcasting from kitchen of her home, Shenandoah, Iowa, 1950s

Jessie Young broadcasting from kitchen of her home, Shenandoah, Iowa, 1950s

Up a country lane scrapbook, vol. 12: January 3, 2002 - December 27, 2005

Up a country lane scrapbook, vol. 12: January 3, 2002 - December 27, 2005

Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
Up a country lane scrapbook, vol. 11: January 6, 1998 - December 27, 2001

Up a country lane scrapbook, vol. 11: January 6, 1998 - December 27, 2001

Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
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