 The
Tri-County Antique Club was formed to promote the appreciation of
agricultural history, through the restoration and preservation of
antique, vintage and classic automobiles, gasoline and oil engines, gas
and steam tractors, farm machinery and other equipment of historical
value, and making these available for public viewing.
We wish to preserve our past for future generations, not only in Jersey
County, but also to include the surrounding counties of Greene and
Calhoun, also the adjoining counties of Macoupin and Madison. We wish to
identify, retain, preserve and promote our local rural history and to
educate the public about "how Grandma and Grandpa used to do it." See our mission of commemorating the "Olden Days" for more details. Photo on top was taken at the Fulkerson farm North of Jerseyville, with the 1937 agricultural class from Jersey township high school. Alonzo Vincent Keown is at the reins of a team of three horses pulling a steel wheel single disk opener wheat drill. Photo on bottom, in color, features the men of the 1st Annual Tractor Ride, from the left: Gary Williams, Tom Bechtold, Arlin Parsell, Bill Clendenny, George Koenig, Fred Benz, Ryan Kinder, Duane Kinder, and Allen Davenport. |
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