Dust Bowl

Bob Wills revolutionized country music in the 1930s by mixing jazz and string band influences. Like many of his fans in Oklahoma and Texas, he moved to Central California in the 1940s.

John Steinbeck wasn't the only novelist working on a book in the 1930's based on the stories of the residents of Kern County's farm labor camps.

“Fact or Fiction: Looking at the Migrant Labor Experience in 1930s California,” invites visitors to consider the legacy of Lange’s images beyond the iconic Migrant Mother photograph.

This year is the 80th anniversary of John Steinbeck’s book, “The Grapes of Wrath.” In his novel, Steinbeck profiles the Joad family as they travel from…

While some valley congressional districts flipped from red to blue, much of the state’s remaining republican strongholds are still in the San Joaquin…

Author Gerald Haslam is something of a literary renaissance man. A historian, novelist, essayist and biographer, he is one of California’s most respected…

California's Central Valley will be forever linked in history with the story of the Dust Bowl. Cities like Bakersfield and Fresno were the final…

A group of artists is gearing up for a cross-country road trip that will end in California. It's part of a project to mark the 75th anniversary of John…