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 III: Send Lowdermilk
What had other civilizations done to their soils? According to Lowdermilk’s later recollection, the idea began when a “thoughtful member” of the House Appropriations Committee asked Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace whether the Department had ever studied lands that had been cultivated for two thousand years or more. Wallace answered that it had not. WhateverContinue reading “Tracing Land Use Across Ancient Boundaries, Part III: Send Lowdermilk”
Lowdermilk’s niece’s diary entry: The Slow Train to Souk Ahras
“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 Slow Train to Souk Ahras”
Lowdermilk’s niece’s diary entry. Exploring the Ancient Ruins of Djemila
“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. Exploring the Ancient Ruins of Djemila”
Lowdermilk’s niece’s diary entry. Algeria:: January 24, 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 24, 1939”
Lowdermilk’s niece’s diary entry. Algeria: January 20-23, 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 20-23, 1939”
Lowdermilk’s niece’s diary entry: Tunisia January 6, 1939
Nineteen-year-old Elizabeth Moody traveled with her Uncle Dr. Lowdermilk to study ancient Roman lands for US soil conservation. They settled in a beautiful hotel in Tunisia, rich in history but managed poorly. Elizabeth expressed indignation over the unfair treatment of local staff, while also documenting her experience and observations.
Lowdermilk’s niece’s diary entry: Tunisia January 5, 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: Tunisia January 5, 1939”
Lowdermilk’s niece diary entry: Tunisia
“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 diary entry: Tunisia”