Title
Ernie and Tillie Kellenberger Interview, ca. 1979
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Ernie and Tillie Kellenberger
Date Recorded
1979
Date Digital
7-20-2020
County
Stevens County
Keywords
Clock and watch making; Clock and watch makers; Businesspeople--Minnesota--Morris; Business enterprises--Minnesota--Morris; Depressions--1929; Clocks and watches; Elgin National Watch Co.; Canning and preserving
Description
Ernie Kellenberger was born in Kansas and lived in Iowa and Illinois before coming to Minnesota. He met his wife at the Elgin factory in Illinois. He then went to watchmaker's school and opened his own business in Morris. Tillie Kellenberger was born in Hancock and then moved to Illinois and then back to Morris. Ernie was 73 years old and Tillie was 72 years old.
In this interview, Ernie discusses watchmaking and his education in that field. He talks about opening his watch business and business during the Depression. He discusses different brands of watches, particularly Elgin Watch Company. Tillie talks about working in the Elgin watch factory. She discusses the depression, homemaking, and her family.
Run Time
00:12:29
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSKellenberger01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Kellenberger, Ernie and Kellenberger, Tillie, "Ernie and Tillie Kellenberger Interview, ca. 1979" (1979). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 133.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/133
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.