Darwin G. Braund is curator of Penn State University’s Pasto Agricultural Museum which houses over 900 rare and unusual farm and household artifacts dating back to the 1840’s. In 1998, he retired from North Carolina State University where he was professor emeritus of animal science. Prior to joining the university, he spent 22 years in research and development at Agway in Syracuse, New York. He was raised on a dairy farm in Bradford County, Pennsylvania and began his career as a Penn State extension dairy specialist. An agricultural antiques collector, he has been instrumental in developing and managing the Pennsylvania All-Dairy Antiques and Collectibles Show in Harrisburg. He spent six months as an agricultural advisor with Poland’s extension system and published a book based on his experiences titled “Tomorrow Finally Came.”

Presentation Summary