Nineteen-year-old Elizabeth May Moody, niece of Inez and Walter Lowdermilk, was excited. She was leaving Pasadena, California, crossing the United States by herself, and then seeing the world. It would be the trip of a lifetime. Yes, she would have to tutor her cousins, Billy and Westher. Yes, she would spend thousands of miles sittingContinue reading “17 Countries and Nearly 30,000 Miles Through the Lands of the Roman Empire: The Adventure Begins”
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17 Countries, 30,000 Miles, Eighteen Months: Packing for the Lands of the Roman Empire
“Elizabeth Moody, age nineteen and very beautiful, accompanied her Uncle, Dr. Walter C. Lowdermilk and family on an official trip for the United States government, using their personal car and paying their own expenses, to study old Roman lands for the benefit of the US soil conservation service, and American farmers to find out whatContinue reading “17 Countries, 30,000 Miles, Eighteen Months: Packing for the Lands of the Roman Empire”
Tracing Land Use Across Ancient Boundaries, Part II: Building a National Defense Against Erosion
Walter Lowdermilk was recruited by Rexford Tugwell in 1933 to serve as the second-in-command of the new Soil Erosion Service, later called the Soil Conservation Service. In 1938, he was tasked with studying how soil affects human life and well-being. He spent two years exploring lands once ruled by the Romans to find answers. TheContinue reading “Tracing Land Use Across Ancient Boundaries, Part II: Building a National Defense Against Erosion”
Tracing Land Use Across Ancient Boundaries: From San Dimas to Washington
Walter Lowdermilk was recruited by Rexford Tugwell in 1933 to serve as the second-in-command of the new Soil Erosion Service, later called the Soil Conservation Service. In 1938, he was tasked with studying how soil affects human life and well-being. He spent two years exploring lands once ruled by the Romans to find answers. ThisContinue reading “Tracing Land Use Across Ancient Boundaries: From San Dimas to Washington”
Lowdermilk’s niece’s diary entry: The Problem with Ben Saada, Conclusion
“Elizabeth Moody, age nineteen and very beautiful, accompanied her Uncle, Dr. Walter C. Lowdermilk and family on an official trip for the United States government, using their personal car and paying their own expenses, to study old Roman lands for the benefit of the US soil conservation service, and American farmers to find out whatContinue reading “Lowdermilk’s niece’s diary entry: The Problem with Ben Saada, Conclusion”
Lowdermilk’s niece’s diary entry: The Problem with Ben Saada, Part II
“Elizabeth Moody, age nineteen and very beautiful, accompanied her Uncle, Dr. Walter C. Lowdermilk and family on an official trip for the United States government, using their personal car and paying their own expenses, to study old Roman lands for the benefit of the US soil conservation service, and American farmers to find out whatContinue reading “Lowdermilk’s niece’s diary entry: The Problem with Ben Saada, Part II”
Lowdermilk’s niece’s diary entry: The Problem with Ben Saada, Part I
“Elizabeth Moody, age nineteen and very beautiful, accompanied her Uncle, Dr. Walter C. Lowdermilk and family on an official trip for the United States government, using their personal car and paying their own expenses, to study old Roman lands for the benefit of the US soil conservation service, and American farmers to find out whatContinue reading “Lowdermilk’s niece’s diary entry: The Problem with Ben Saada, Part I”
The Trouble with Being a Dignitary
Walter Lowdermilk was recruited by Rexford Tugwell in 1933 to serve as the second-in-command of the new Soil Erosion Service, later called the Soil Conservation Service. In 1938, he was tasked with studying how soil affects human life and well-being. He spent two years exploring lands once ruled by the Romans to find answers. ThisContinue reading “The Trouble with Being a Dignitary”
January 19, 1938, Enter Mecktube
“Elizabeth Moody, age nineteen and very beautiful, accompanied her Uncle, Dr. Walter C. Lowdermilk and family on an official trip for the United States government, using their personal car and paying their own expenses, to study old Roman lands for the benefit of the US soil conservation service, and American farmers to find out whatContinue reading “January 19, 1938, Enter Mecktube”
Lowdermilk’s niece’s diary entry: Algeria January 18, 1939
“Elizabeth Moody, age nineteen and very beautiful, accompanied her Uncle, Dr. Walter C. Lowdermilk and family on an official trip for the United States government, using their personal car and paying their own expenses, to study old Roman lands for the benefit of the US soil conservation service, and American farmers to find out whatContinue reading “Lowdermilk’s niece’s diary entry: Algeria January 18, 1939”