Learning Center Presents Series
The REA is Coming!
Wednesday, June 10th – 6:30PM
Orris Theatre in Sainte Genevieve
The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 was a landmark New Deal law that provided federal loans to install electrical distribution systems in isolated, rural areas of the United States. By 1935, only about 10% of rural and farm homes had electricity because private utility companies found it too expensive to service.
Jim McCarty is an award winning journalist, historian, and the former long-time editor of Rural Missouri magazine. He is best known for extensively documenting the history of the Rural Electrification Act (REA) and rural electric cooperatives, particularly their foundational impact on agricultural communities in Missouri. With his entertaining presentation, you’ll look at electricity in a whole different light!
Presentation is free to museum members, otherwise admission will apply.
