Title
Walter Trost Interview, ca. 1976
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Walter Trost
Date Recorded
1976
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Stevens County
Keywords
Farm life--Minnesota--Stevens County; Chokio (Minn.); Grassland fires--Minnesota; Mandolinists--Minnesota; Musicians--Minnesota; Butchers (Persons)--Minnesota; Cabinetmakers--Minnesota
Description
Walter Trost was 85 years old and was born north of Chokio. His grandfather homesteaded there. He farmed for a while, then became a butcher, and later worked for the Donnelly Creamery. He then opened a cabinet making shop. He was a mandolin player who played in a local group at social functions.
In this interview, he talks about his farm life and the Chokio area as he remembers it. He discusses prairie fires and their prevention. He talks about playing the mandolin with a local group and the types of music they played. He discusses the various jobs he worked over the years, in particular the cabinetmaking shop and woodworking.
Run Time
00:06:58
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSTrost01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Trost, Walter, "Walter Trost Interview, ca. 1976" (1976). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 14.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/14
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.