Knee High by the First of July: Celebrating the Legacy of Corn in the District of Kent, British Columbia Knee High by the First of July The Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society
4-H club member with her dairy cow at the Agassiz Fall Fair, early 2000s. Each September, the relationship between corn and cows is celebrated at the Agassiz Fall […]
Jack Dichson checking on the growth progress of his corn, 1950s. Research over the past century has helped to develop different varieties of corn that are used for different […]
Pickers working in an Agassiz hop yard, 1930s. Men, women, and children all worked together in the fields. Here the hops have been picked and are being sorted […]
Uncovering buried logs in preparation to plant sweet corn on Seabird Island, 1975.
Pete Weins discing a corn field in preparation for planting on Seabird Island, 1975.
Four female volunteers sitting and shucking corn for the corn roast at the Agassiz Fall Fair, early 2000s.
Agassiz’s first and only Corn Queen, Michelle Stuyt. She sits in a horse drawn wagon with Victoria Brookes, Alex Charles and Rita Bruneski, 2007.
Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival parade float with Corn King Aime Sache, 1951.
Freshly picked Agassiz corn is available roadside at a Sparkes Corn Barn, early 2000s.
District of Kent residents and visitors stop by the Sparkes Corn Barn Walk/Drive Thru to pick up fresh corn each fall, early 2000s. The Agassiz barn, situated by […]
Kids and teens dressed up in costume during the Agassiz Fall Fair parade, 1953.
A group of people tour the corn fields at the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm Grasslands Field Day, mid-1900s.