Skip to content
site logo
  • Donate
  • Subscribe
  • Topics
    • Culture & Community
    • Land & Water​
    • Business & Work
    • Policy & Government
    • Health
    • Education
    • Regional Arts
  • Community Voices
    • Essays
    • Poetry
    • Photo Gallery
    • Multimedia Stories
    • Share a Story
  • Local Events Calendar
  • Contact Us
  • Search

Building Community Through Storytelling

  • Home
  • Topics
    • Culture & Community
    • Land & Water​
    • Business & Work
    • Policy & Government
    • Health
    • Education
    • Regional Arts
  • Community Voices
    • Essays
    • Poetry
    • Photo Gallery
    • Multimedia Stories
    • Share a Story
  • Local Events Calendar
  • Subscribe
  • Donate
  • Search
Recent Posts >
Water Enthusiasts Gain New Access to Cedar River State Water Trail
Lanesboro Sales Barn Completes Theatre-style Renovation
From Quilts to Tote Bags: Twyla Thorson’s 30-Year Legacy of Textile Art

poor farms of fillmore county

Black and white photo of an old two-story rectangular building with windows wrapping around the building.

Before Social Security, Fillmore County Poor Farm Helped The Poor And Aging     

With Congressional conversations underway regarding Social Security, Amy Jo Hahn takes us back in history to the “poor farms” that helped address poverty and aging prior to when Social Security was enacted in 1935.

Follow us

Supported by...

Screenshot
Screenshot

Support Root River Current

CLICK HERE to help pay for the stories you value!

 

 

Root River Current logo in white

Root River Current is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit digital magazine serving the greater Root River Valley in Southeast Minnesota.

Info@RootRiverCurrent.org

  • Sign Up For Our Free Newsletter
  • Support Root River Current’s Nonprofit Journalism
  • Pitch a Story | Contributor Guidelines
  • About Us
  • Funding Root River Current
  • Leadership
  • Meet Our Content Contributors
  • Inside Root River Current
  • Contact Us

Copyright Root River Current 2025.