Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

A Fishing Story

A few anecdotes about Herbert Hoover's fishing habits, including a longer anecdote about catch and release principles.

Cottage Furnishings Bedrooms

An audio depiction of the cottage bedroom. The narrator describes the bedding situation, the rugs made from stitched together rags, the wood-stove, and the hour of Herbert Hoover's Birth.

Tall Grass Prairie

A description of the local Prairie ecosystem. The narrator describes several elements of the prairies, and mentions that controlled burns take place on a semi-yearly basis.

Isaac Miles Farm

A description and history of the Isaac Miles Farm. Isaac had two daughters that likely played with the Hoover Children.

Gravesite

A description of Herbert and Lou Hoover's death, funeral, and burial. The clip begins with a quote from one of Herbert Hoover's speeches made in Westbranch.