Title
Leonard "Red" Kussatz Interview, ca. 1979
Files
Download Leonard Kussatz Interview Transcript (213 KB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Leonard Kussatz
Date Recorded
1979
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Stevens County
Keywords
Farm life--Minnesota; Agriculture--Minnesota; Rural schools--Minnesota--Stevens County; Corn--Planting; Moving, Household; Horses; Corn--Harvesting; Baseball; Baseball players--Minnesota; Tractors
Description
Leonard "Red" Kussatz was 70 years old and lived in Morris at the time of the interview. His dad immigrated when he was 4 years old from Germany and his mother was from Iowa. His parents worked as farmers.
He discusses farm equipment, country school, and milking cows by hand. He talks about moving farms and the horses they had on the farm. He mentions planting corn and harvesting corn. He discusses playing baseball and his first tractor.
Run Time
00:12:34
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSKussatz01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Kussatz, Leonard, "Leonard "Red" Kussatz Interview, ca. 1979" (1979). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 134.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/134
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.