Title
Fred Gerber Interview, ca. 1979
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Fred Gerber
Date Recorded
1979
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Stevens County
Keywords
Agriculture--Minnesota--Stevens County; Farm life--Minnesota--Stevens County; Threshing; Steam-engines; Depressions--1929; Postmasters--Minnesota--Donnelly; Postal service--Minnesota--Donnelly; Postal service--Employees--Minnesota--Donnelly; Threshing machines; Donnelly (Minn.); Bands (Music); Older people--Minnesota--Donnelly
Description
Fred Gerber was born in Illinois and moved to Minnesota when he was an infant. He was 84 years old and lived in the Donnelly area at the time of the interview. He farmed for the first few years of the depression and was appointed postmaster in Donnelly, a position he held for 27 years. He was also active in the Senior Citizens Group.
In this interview, he talks about methods of threshing using steam threshers and some of the difficulties they presented in transportation. He talks about his job as postmaster and about the postal service in Donnelly. He relates how the Donnelly Threshing Bee got started and how it works. He then discussed some of the senior citizens groups he was part of, including a small band and the senior citizens' play.
Run Time
00:10:19
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSGerber01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Gerber, Fred, "Fred Gerber Interview, ca. 1979" (1979). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 139.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/139
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.