Award Winning
Mid-America EMMY® Awards
Historical/Cultural – Short Format Content
2022 Nominee
The Communicator Awards
Film/Video-Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Film/Video-History/Biography
Film/Video-Entertainment
Craft Categories-Editing
2022 Award of Distinction
Craft Categories-Use of Music
Film/Video-Sports
Film/Video-Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Telly Awards
Silver: Television-Entertainment
Silver: Television-History
Bronze: Television-Drama
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Great to work with longtime friend and work colleague George Wise on a shoot for our documentary FIELDS OF GOLD produced in partnership with the Herald & Review.
Archivist / researcher Lana Wildman joins host Julie Staley in this episode of THE SEED, discussing the travels of A. E. Staley in the late 1800s. One of those visits was to the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, with the first appearance of George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.'s magnificent "Chicago Wheel."
THE SEED is produced by Spencer Films in partnership with The Staley Museum and Herald & Review. The podcast is sponsored by Staley Credit Union and the Brechnitz Group of Raymond James.
More of this story coming up in our documentary FIELDS OF GOLD produced in partnership with the Herald & Review. Find out more on our podcast The Seed, sponsored by Staley Credit Union and Brechnitz Group of Raymond James.On this day in 1922, Mr. Staley himself turned on the machines at the Decatur plant and began processing the first bushels of soybeans.
Join us for our next episode of THE SEED on October 4th. We will take "A Journey through History" with host Julie Staley and guest Lana Wildman.
What's your favorite Barbra Streisand movie? Let us know and you could win a pair of tickets to Spencer Theatre Company's production of Buyer & Cellar, opening this weekend at the Hoogland Center for the Arts in Springfield.Win a pair of tickets for this weekend's opening of Buyer & Cellar, presented by Spencer Theatre Company.
Simply tell us in the comments below what your favorite Barbra Streisand movie is - and we will randomly give away a pair of tickets to the Friday or Saturday showing at the Hoogland Center for the Arts. Winners will be contacted via Facebook messenger.
Why Barbra Streisand? The fictitious play is set in the superstar's basement. (The real-life Streisand constructed a series of "Main Street" storefronts beneath her Malibu barn inspired by the Winterthur Museum in Delaware to house her collection of dolls, dresses, and trinkets).
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In this episode of THE SEED, host Julie Staley and co-host Laura Jahr provide an update on the Taste of History, an annual event held in Decatur IL supporting the Mueller Museum, Staley Museum, Millikin Homestead, Oglesby Mansion, and Culver House. They also discuss 100 years of soybean history with Staley Manufacturing.
THE SEED is produced by Spencer Films in partnership with The Staley Museum and Herald & Review. The podcast is sponsored by Staley Credit Union and the Brechnitz Group of Raymond James.
In addition to our YouTube video stream, you can listen to THE SEED on Apple, Spotify, and Google, via the BuzzSprout platform. You can also visit our website at www.spencerfilmsllc.com/the-seed-podcast/ for direct links.
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