Title
Chris Christianson Interview, ca. 1979
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Chris Christianson
Date Recorded
1979
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Stevens County
Keywords
Schools--Denmark; Agriculture--Denmark; Farm life--Denmark; Denmark--Emigration and immigration; United States--Emigration and immigration; Danish Americans; Ditches; Quicksand; World War, 1914-1918; Ambulance drivers; Citizenship; Threshing; Agricultural machinery; Agricultural innovations; Tractors; Horses
Description
Chris Christianson was born in Denmark and lived there until he was 19. He moved to Iowa when he came to the United States, where he did work digging ditches and started farming in 1915. He volunteered for the army in World War I and served as an ambulance driver. After the war, he married and moved to Stevens County working as a thresher. At the time of the interview, Chris was 86 years old.
In this interview, Chris discusses his schooling in Denmark and the differences between farming in Denmark versus the United States. He discusses the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean and his cross-country trip to Iowa. He talks about his work digging ditches, and some of the issues they encountered such as quicksand. He discussed ambulance driving during World War I and his work in the Medical Corps during the war. He discusses his citizenship proceedings after the war. Then he mentions the transition from use of horses to the use of tractor machinery.
Run Time
00:14:39
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSChristianson03
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Christianson, Chris, "Chris Christianson Interview, ca. 1979" (1979). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 138.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/138
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.