Title

Effie Tyberg Interview, ca. 1979

Authors

Effie Tyberg

Files

Interviewer

Lee Tempte

Interviewee

Effie Tyberg

Date Recorded

1979

Date Digital

7-29-2020

Keywords

Farm life--Minnesota; Dairy products; Rural schools--Minnesota; Cooking; Automobiles--Minnesota; Housewives--Minnesota; Turkeys; Dry-goods; Electricity

Description

Effie Tyberg grew up on a farm in South Central Minnesota. She was 86 years old and lived in Hoffman at the time of the interview.

In this interview, she recalls farm life in the early years of the century. She talks about the dairy products made from the farm and going to a rural school. She was a farm wife for 45 years. She talks about the chores she did, including cooking, milking, and farming turkeys. She also recalls the first cars in the area. She talks about some of the dry-goods they purchased, such as coffee and flour. She discusses getting electricity as well.

Run Time

00:11:42

Language

English

Notes

This oral history has no transcript.

Original Format

Reel-to-Reel

Digital Identifier

KMRSTyberg01

Repository

West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)

Local Identifier

1019

Rights

This oral history is in copyright.

Recommended Citation

Tyberg, Effie, "Effie Tyberg Interview, ca. 1979" (1979). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 126.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/126