Title
Helen Hanson Interview, ca. 1979
Files
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Document Type
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Helen Hanson
Date Recorded
1979
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Stevens County
Keywords
Rural schools--Minnesota--Stevens County; Farm life--Minnesota--Stevens County; Baking; Laundry; Housewives--Minnesota; Turkeys; Kongsvinger Lutheran Church (Donnelly, Minn.)
Description
Helen Hanson was born in 1900 in Grant County and was 79 years old. Her family moved to Stevens County when she was young. She lived in Donnelly at the time of the interview.
In this interview, Helen recalls education in a country school in District 33, Rendsville Township in Stevens County. She also recalls farm chores and the difficulties of farm homemaking before electricity. She talks about various chores and aspects of the farm, including baking, laundry, and farming turkeys. She also discusses her church: the Kongsvinger Church in Donnelly, Minnesota.
Run Time
00:10:14
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSHanson02
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Hanson, Helen, "Helen Hanson Interview, ca. 1979" (1979). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 127.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/127
Primo Type
Audio
Notes
The digitization and transcription of this oral history was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Any views, findings, opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, or the Minnesota Historic Resources Advisory Committee.