TV Documentaries
 

The Land: with Jerry Apps (WPT Documentary, November, 2015). In his first two PBS specials, historian Jerry Apps explored his childhood and country winters - from the Great Depression to World War II - in Waushara County through personal memories and photos from the Wild Rose community. Now, Apps reaches forward, looking ahead by sharing his passion for the land. Join acclaimed Wisconsin author and historian Jerry Apps on a walk through the seasons with his grandsons, as he passes along lessons that can be gleaned from listening to The Land. With a wit and wisdom inherited from his father on their central Wisconsin farm, Apps recalls stories that unite the generations by informing a shared appreciation for the world around us. A companion to Whispers and Shadows: A Naturalist’s Memoir, Apps’ new book from the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, The Land follows the popular Jerry Apps: A Farm Story and A Farm Winter. (60 minutes, 2015) Purchase Jerry’s DVDS from the Patterson Memorial Library in Wild Rose, Wisconsin (a fund raiser for them): The library now has available signed copies of Jerry’s DVDs, Emmy Winner, A Farm Winter with Jerry Apps and Jerry Apps A Farm Story.  Contact the library for prices and special package deals. Patterson Memorial Library 500 Division Street Wild Rose, WI 54984 barnard@wildroselibrary.org www.wildroselibrary.org 920-622-3835

A Farm Winter with Jerry Apps (WPT Documentary, December, 2013). Historian Jerry Apps remembers country winters spent on his family’s farm during the Great Depression and World War II. Apps recalls a time before electricity on the farm, when farmers milked cows by hand and "making wood" was a major part of winter's work. Purchase Jerry’s DVDS from the Patterson Memorial Library in Wild Rose, Wisconsin (a fund raiser for them): The library now has available signed copies of Jerry’s DVDs, Emmy Winner, A Farm Winter with Jerry Apps and Jerry Apps A Farm Story.  Contact the library for prices and special package deals. Patterson Memorial Library 500 Division Street Wild Rose, WI 54984 barnard@wildroselibrary.org www.wildroselibrary.org 920-622-3835 Check this presentation from the Farm Winter Emmy Award, from Wisconsin Public Television.

Jerry Apps: A Farm Story (WPT Documentary, November, 2012). The portrait of a farm boy's childhood in Waushara County is told through his personal memories and photos from the community. Apps evokes memories of a time when almost as many Americans lived on farms as in cities, and examines day-to-day rural life. Fieldwork was done with horses, cows were milked by hand, lanterns were the source of light, and community was essential for survival. Purchase Jerry’s DVDS from the Patterson Memorial Library in Wild Rose, Wisconsin (a fund raiser for them): The library now has available signed copies of Jerry’s DVDs, Emmy Winner, A Farm Winter with Jerry Apps and Jerry Apps A Farm Story.  Contact the library for prices and special package deals. Patterson Memorial Library 500 Division Street Wild Rose, WI 54984 barnard@wildroselibrary.org www.wildroselibrary.org 920-622-3835