{"id":675,"date":"2025-07-08T17:28:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/?page_id=675"},"modified":"2025-08-19T20:05:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T20:05:21","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-675\" data-postid=\"675\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-675 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_g9kt489 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_d87z490 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_4o99869 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Historian\u2019s Pages            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Honoring Rural Sociology\u2019s Legacy            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_vdwk868 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_in0a868 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_m4r0200   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Explore the Historian\u2019s Pages, a curated collection of resources, references, and stories that illuminate both well-known and overlooked contributions of scholars and rural sociologists throughout history. From landmark research to pivotal moments in rural sociology\u2019s history, this section preserves and celebrates the voices and work that have shaped rural sociology across generations.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_yvu1419 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_yzrc419 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tb_v8un419\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_xlcq419 tb_gs593685 first\">\n                    <!-- module feature -->\n<div  class=\"module module-feature tb_41h9419 no-chart layout-icon-left size-small \" data-layout-mobile=\"icon-top\" data-layout-desktop=\"icon-left\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"module-feature-image tf_textc tf_rel\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/about-us\/history\/how-the-rss-began\/\">\n                        <span class=\"module-feature-chart-html5 tf_box tf_rel tf_inline_b\" style=\"background-color:#f4f0e8\">\n                                <span class=\"chart-html5-circle tf_w tf_h\">\n                                            <em class=\"module-feature-icon tf_rel\" style=\"color:#2e5b3d\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-wheat-awn\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-wheat-awn\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em>\n                                    <\/span>\n\n                \n            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"module-feature-content tf_textc\">\n                    <h3 class=\"module-feature-title\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/about-us\/history\/how-the-rss-began\/\">How RSS Began<\/a>\n                        <\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            <p>Discover the origins of the Rural Sociological Society and how its founding members shaped the field of rural sociology.<\/p>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module feature -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_r509419 tb_gs593685\">\n                    <!-- module feature -->\n<div  class=\"module module-feature tb_amo6419 no-chart layout-icon-left size-small \" data-layout-mobile=\"icon-top\" data-layout-desktop=\"icon-left\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"module-feature-image tf_textc tf_rel\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/kybtn.ca.uky.edu\/node\/117\">\n                        <span class=\"module-feature-chart-html5 tf_box tf_rel tf_inline_b\" style=\"background-color:#f4f0e8\">\n 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class=\"module-feature-content tf_textc\">\n                    <h3 class=\"module-feature-title\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/kybtn.ca.uky.edu\/node\/138\">RSS 75th Anniversary<\/a>\n                        <\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            <p>Learn about the 75th Anniversary and how it commemorated decades of research, leadership, and community impact in rural sociology.<\/p>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module feature -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_eg8r653 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_tn56653 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" 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href=\"https:\/\/kybtn.ca.uky.edu\/content_firsts\">\"First's\" in Rural Sociology<\/a>\n                        <\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            <p>Discover the groundbreaking milestones and pioneering individuals who achieved historic &#8216;firsts&#8217; in the development of rural sociology.<\/p>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module feature -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_sjek653 tb_gs593685 last\">\n                    <!-- module feature -->\n<div  class=\"module module-feature tb_6gu6653 no-chart layout-icon-left size-small \" data-layout-mobile=\"icon-top\" data-layout-desktop=\"icon-left\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"module-feature-image tf_textc tf_rel\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/about-us\/history\/saving-rural-sociology-history\/\">\n                        <span 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From landmark research to pivotal moments in rural sociology\u2019s history, this section preserves and celebrates the voices and work that have shaped rural sociology across generations. How RSS Began Discover the origins of the Rural Sociological Society and how its founding members shaped the field of rural sociology. RSS Oral History Project A collective effort to capture the memories, recollections, and insights of members of the Rural Sociological Society RSS 75th Anniversary Learn about the 75th Anniversary and how it commemorated decades of research, leadership, and community impact in rural sociology. Hidden History Project Uncover the contributions of overlooked and excluded scholars in the development of rural sociology. &#8220;First&#8217;s&#8221; in Rural Sociology Discover the groundbreaking milestones and pioneering individuals who achieved historic &#8216;firsts&#8217; in the development of rural sociology. 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