Title

Grace Bratton Interview, ca. 1977

Authors

Grace Bratton

Files

Interviewer

Lee Tempte

Interviewee

Grace Bratton

Date Recorded

1977

Date Digital

7-29-2020

County

Stevens County

Keywords

Frontier and pioneer life--South Dakota; Sod houses; Farm life; Depressions--1929

Description

Grace Bratton was 89 years old and was born in Illinois. She then moved to Iowa, South Dakota, and Minnesota.

In this interview, she discusses the homesteading procedure and the breaking up of virgin land, plus how sod houses were made. She also talks about farm work and the effect of the depression.

Run Time

00:10:40

Language

English

Notes

This oral history has no transcript.

Original Format

Reel-to-Reel

Digital Identifier

KMRSBratton01

Repository

West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)

Local Identifier

1019

Rights

This oral history is in copyright.

Recommended Citation

Bratton, Grace, "Grace Bratton Interview, ca. 1977" (1977). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 110.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/110