Rural Heritage Learning Center

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Missouri Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture

Farm Bureau is investing in rural history

Consider it history in the making for Missouri Farm Bureau. A two-story log home built in the mid 1800s has been reconstructed on the grounds of the Missouri Farm Bureau headquarters in Jefferson City. The home is just the start of a larger project to enhance education of rural life and agriculture. The log home will eventually grow into a homestead with other buildings, including a Rural Heritage Learning Center. The project consists of three phases:

• The first phase is rebuilding the historic Wallendorf log home. Although restoration of the log home is complete, this phase also includes outbuildings, and initial plans for the learning center's exterior. The dogtrot-style log cabin was originally built sometime around 1850 by Bartholomew Wallendorf roughly 7 miles west of the State Capitol. Legend has it that during the Civil War, General Sterling Price made the decision not to attack Union forces in Jefferson City during a stay at the home. His confederate troops were outnumbered 2-to-1.
• The second phase focuses on the design of the learning center. The 30,000 square foot MFB warehouse located behind the headquarters building will be significantly altered to showcase Missouri's agricultural heritage and Farm Bureau's involvement in the state's rural history.
• The third and final phase is the actual construction of the learning center and the completion of displays. Under consideration is a theater, as well as interactive, static and rotating displays. The goal is to provide a first class educational opportunity that showcases our rural heritage and also looks into the future of Missouri agriculture.

To contribute, please make your check payable to the:
MFB Foundation for Agriculture/Museum Fund
P.O. Box 658
Jefferson City, Mo. 65102

Your contribution may be tax deductible. The Missouri Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is a non-profit, charitable organization and has been determined as exempt from Federal Income Tax under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

For more information, contact Dan Cassidy at: (573) 893-1405, or by e-mail at: dcassidy@mofb.com.