In this interview, Mrs. Calhoun, 85, reminisces about her early life in this area while covering a variety of interesting subjects. The interview was put together very well and Mrs. Calhoun is extremely alert and articulate during the conversation.
Mr. Carpenter moved to Ellsworth in the 1930's and became general manager of the Ellsworth Creamery. He realates the history of the creamery and the milk business in general. This is a good, well organized interview and would be valuable to anyone interested in the history of this particular subject.
Mrs. Chappelle was born in Kinnickirurl.c Township, St. Croix Cowity,
in 1888. She moved to Washburn County in 1913, and lived there until
the time of her death in 1972. She was the area historian and a correspondent for the Rice Lake (Wisconsin) Chronotype for 29 years. The interview deals mainly with the lumber industry am the men who brought it to Washburn County. She includes infomation on the Onaha Railroad, the Knapp-Stout Lumber Company, and local lumber companies am area sawmills in her discussion. Mrs. Chappelle is the author of The Why of Names in Washburn County, am the taped interview is followed by thirty minute program in which Mrs. Chappelle discusses the writing of the book. The Why of Names in
Washburn Cowity is om file at the Area Research Center located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
Mr. Dawson talk about his ealy life and his experiences growing up in the depression and war economy. He also discusses his career as a teacher and superindentant as well as his opinions on government.
Mr. Dawson talk about his ealy life and his experiences growing up in the depression and war economy. He also discusses his career as a teacher and superindentant as well as his opinions on government.
Mr. Deans is a long time resident of River Falls. During this interview he relates many interesting things about River Falls during the 1890's and early 1900's.
In this interciew, Mr. Etcherson relates a kind of history of the logging industry for the student who is interested in the early logging and lumber industry in Wisconin.
This is a good interview although Mr. Flick's memory fails him at times. The interview does offer some insights into early logging and farming in Wisconsin. Flick even remembers the Populist and Progressive parties and talks at length about the 1890 and 1930's depressions.
Mr. Graslie, lifetime resident of the Upper Midwest, begins the interview with a brief description of his grandfathers life in Norway and his father's emmigration to Baldwin, Wis. in 1869. He talks about life in Norway, what convinced his father to emigrate, and the route his father travelled. He then goes on to describe his own life in the St. Croix and Pierce County areas such as his schooling, work and a farmer. and work as a carpenter. He also describes the Gilman Cheese Factory. The bulk of the interview deals with Spring Valley, Wis., where Mr. Graslie settled and became a banker. He describes banking in the area, as well as conditions of the village over the years, the settlers who came to the area, and the businesses that existed. His recollections of the mining industry tells of both the men who worked in the mines and those who owned them. He talks about the operation of smelters and the manner in which the operations dissapeared. Mr. Graslie also describes the 1942 flood and a plan that had been made to move the entire village to a safer location.
An interesting, well put together interview with Colonel Walter J. Hoar who actively participated in World War I as a stretcher-bearer and worked in the states with the Army Corp of Engineers. Colonel Hoar has also written a book about the early lumber industry in Wisconsin.
This is a rather interesting interview with Edwin Joshnson who was extensively involved with the United States governmental agricultural policies during and after the Frankin D. Roosevelt administration. Johnson provides a good deal of information and insight into these policies.
In this interview, Dr. Karges relates the history of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls while ansering a number of student questions concerning many aspects of the college.
Kettlekamp discusses and describes the automobiles his family had owned.
Senator Knowles begins the interview discussing his early life in River Falls, Wisconsin, including his memories of local businesses and Ku Klux Klan activities. He talks about the prohibition, the depression, and life in River Falls during this period. He discusses at length his time at the River Falls State Teacher's College and ends the interview detailing his recollections of World War II, Pearl Harbor, and his time in the Air Force.
This is a good interview with William Kohl, 85, and long time resident of the River Falls area. Mr. Kohl reminices about his early days in the area and the changes that have taken place over the years.
This interview is concerned mostly with Mrs. Monteith's family background but also contains some interesting comments on the political and economic issues during the 1890's and 1930's. The Montieth family history is extremley interesting and informative.
Pedersen talks briefly about her early life and her family.
Pedersen talks briefly about her early life and her family.
Frank Richie was born in Cumberland, WI, I 1897, where his father was a farmer. HE moved to Hudson, ca. 1912. Ritchie worked for fourty-four years in the railroad shops at North Hudson; he had six brothers, each of whom also worked in the shops. In thid memoir, Ritchie discusses the early years and development of North Hudson, as welll as his experiences growing up as an Italian-American in North Hudson.
This is a well conducted interview with Mrs. Carl Shapiro, and early resident of the Minneapolis area. Mrs. Shapiro has some interesting stories to tell as well as offering some insight into the conditions in Virginia, Le Seure, Shakopee, and Minneapolis, Minnesota in the early 1900's. At 81, Mrs. Shaprio is extremely alert and a good conversationalist.
M. A. Shepard, 90, lived in River Falls since 1888. During this interview he offers many interesting and informative facts about the River Falls aera and how it has changed since the 1890's. A good, informative interview.
Mr. Slack provides one of our most interesting interviews. He was a highly decorated soldier durig World War I and has met and worked with a great variety of interesting, important, and famous people.
