Title

Albert Forbord and Mrs. Forbord Interview, ca. 1978

Authors

Albert Forbord
Mrs. Albert Forbord

Files

Interviewee

Albert Forbord and Mrs. Albert Forbord

Date Recorded

1978

Date Digital

7-29-2020

County

Pope County

Keywords

Agriculture--Minnesota--Pope County; Farm life--Minnesota--Pope County; Crops--Prices; Cattle--Transportation; Horses; Roads--Design and construction; Dust storms--Minnesota; Deer hunting; Milking; Dairy products

Description

Albert Forbord is 90 years old and was born on a farm in Pope County. Mrs. Forbord is 83 years old. They were married in 1916. He farmed and did road construction work.

In this interview, they reflect on the good old days, dust storms, deer hunting, and milking cows by hand. They talk about the price of crops when they were young. In addition to farming, they hauled cattle. Albert talks about hauling the cattle and a story about some broncos. He talks about his work doing road construction.

Run Time

00:18:32

Language

English

Notes

This oral history has no transcript. Mrs. Albert Forbord is hard to hear at some points in the interview.

Original Format

Reel-to-Reel

Digital Identifier

KMRSForbord01

Repository

West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)

Local Identifier

1019

Rights

This oral history is in copyright.

Recommended Citation

Forbord, Albert and Forbord, Mrs. Albert, "Albert Forbord and Mrs. Forbord Interview, ca. 1978" (1978). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 119.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/119