Recollections by McDonald of his logging experiences in the early twentieth century around Bruce, Rusk County, Wisconsin, as told to and recorded by John Doyle.

Mrs. Burkholder is interviewed about her father's time as a Captain on the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers and her experiences as a captain's daughter. She talks at length about various aspects of boating including whistles and heating. She briefly discusses the logging industry at the time and also describes her memories of the Sea Wing Disaster

Mr. and Mrs. Cresswell, lifetime residents of the Clifton Hollow area, discuss the construction of the Kohl Dam in 1918 as well as family life during the 1920's-1940's, including saving a school bell after a fire, large gatherings in their home, and farming the area. The interview also includes physical descriptions of the region.

Invoice Logbook includes information includes details of Date, Destination, Contents, Account, Price, Due, Car Number, Terms, Freight, Dis. Amount, and Credit.

The Consolidated Lumber company was located in Stillwater MN, the ledger records destinations to locations including Ellsworth WI, White Bear MN, Roberts WI, Mahtomedi MN, Hugo MN, Newport MN.

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.

Mr. Lindh offers some keen insights into the early logging business and his association with the Socialist Party in Wisconsin. A good, well put together interview. Mr. Lindh is extremely alert for an eighty year old man.

Mr. Seyforth is a long time county agent and talks about the agricultral history of Pierce County. He discusses the Farmer's Institute and programs that ran through the UW System, seed distribution, the dairy industry, fertilizers, advancements in arriculutral technology, infestation and disease, and briefly about the logging industry.

Mrs. Buckley, a resident of Prescott, describes both her early and married lives. She also details her experiences with the logging inndustry and the political offices her father held.

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.

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.

Typed transcript of interview with Mr. Hunter was donated in October 2003 by Roger Hunter Knieff. Discussed in the interview is Mr. Hunter’s childhood in the Diamond Bluff area and his family’s move to clear land in southern Burnett County. The main focus of the interview is Mr. Hunter’s activity as a logger in the lumber industry. He describes logging camp life, the men he worked with, as well as the changes he witnessed in the area during his lifetime. Also included is his life as a farmer and other activities he engaged in. The interview is very detailed and informative.

Mr. Phipps, a lifelong resident of the Hudson area, was a railroad employee, logger, and engineer during World War I. Phipps discusses Hudson history, homes, and social events. Also included is information regarding the Phipps family and Mr. Phipps' childhood recollections.

Mr. Shue, 98, has lived in Hayward, Wisconsin since 1903. During the interview Shue talks about the Hayward area with particular emphasis placed on the logging industry, farming, and early transportation.