Iowa native Evelyn Corrie Birkby (1919-) has been a wife, mother, homemaker, newspaper columnist, author, an radio personality. In 1950, she became known as a "radio homemaker," bringing her newspaper column on country living to the then-new format of radio. This digital collection includes promotional photographs from Birkby's career at KMA radio in Shenandoah, Iowa, audio excerpts from her radio program, and full-text searchable clippings from her Shenandoah's Evening Sentinel column, "Up a country lane." Subjects covered in this collection include cooking, raising children, family life, community involvement, and celebrating holidays.