Title
Rose Taffe Interview, ca. 1979
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Rose Taffe
Date Recorded
1979
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Big Stone County
Keywords
Banks and banking--Minnesota--Barry; Barry (Minn.); Business enterprises--Minnesota--Barry; Housewives; Chores; Electricity; Laundry; Pressing of garments; Slaughtering and slaughter-houses; Gardening; Schools--Minnesota--Barry; Radio
Description
Rose Taffe was 80 years old and was born in Nebraska. Her family moved to Minnesota to get away from the drought. She lived in Barry at the time of the interview. She worked in a bank for three years.
In this interview, she talks about working in the bank in Barry and describes what main street used to be like in Barry. She talks about what housekeeping was like before electricity, especially concerning washing clothes, ironing, butchering, and gardening. She discusses the school her children went to and her introduction to radios.
Run Time
00:11:02
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSTaffe01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Taffe, Rose, "Rose Taffe Interview, ca. 1979" (1979). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 147.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/147
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.