Austin, Minnesota’s Hormel company pioneered the ‘direct buying’ model of meatpacking
When George Hormel founded the company, large processors relied on centralized operations — mostly in Chicago.
Anita Talsma Gaul earned her PhD in American History at the University of Iowa and currently teaches at Minnesota West Community & Technical College.
When George Hormel founded the company, large processors relied on centralized operations — mostly in Chicago.
Anna Sheerin Lowe became Minnesota’s first female sheriff when the Murray County Commissioners appointed her to fill her husband’s unexpired term in 1923.
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By Anita Talsma Gaul
May 1, 2017