Rural Resurrection

Looking Back on 2025

This year was once again a wild one for Rural Resurrection. It was full of firsts, traditional favorites, and quite a bit of exploring. Although the year flew by, this… Read more »

Causes Rural Resurrection Supports

Causes that Rural Resurrection Supports is a new, ongoing post that highlights those impacted by disasters or rural projects that need support from others. When new posts on this subject… Read more »

Adaptive Reuse: Links to Stories

Adaptive Reuse is a relatively popular category for the Rural Resurrection website. If done right, an adaptive reuse project can be a profitable venture for those involved. But if done… Read more »

Adaptive Reuse: The Summit Center

Carnegie Libraries

Over a century ago, access to books was a privilege, rather than a right shared by the public. Yet one man’s philanthropic vision changed the landscape of public learning throughout… Read more »

Help Keep Rural Resurrection Going

The content on Rural Resurrection is provided free, but it does cost a bit to keep this blog going. From the server space to the domain and other blog-related services,… Read more »

2025 Summer Road Trip – Part 3

Sometimes you just need to hit the road, to get away and get back to your roots. For me, the towns of rural America is my roots. As successful as… Read more »

Grant Spotlight: USDA Rural Business Development Grant

Occasionally on Rural Resurrection, we spotlight a few grants that are available to rural communities throughout the Midwest. Usually, we are talking about a specific project and mention how a… Read more »