Title
Al Rinkenberger Interview, ca. 1979
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Al Rinkenberger
Date Recorded
1979
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Stevens County
Keywords
Blizzards--Minnesota; Farm life--Minnesota; Agriculture--Minnesota; Horses; Tractors; Police--Minnesota--Morris
Description
Al Rinkenberger was born in Illinois in 1892. At the time of the interview, Al lived in Morris and worked in Stevens County and in Hancock since 1926. He was a policeman in Morris before the department had a car.
In this interview, Al remembers living in northern Minnesota. He recalls blizzards of the north and compares farming in northern Minnesota with what he did in Stevens County. He talks about his work as a police officer, and how he got into the position.
Run Time
00:11:30
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSRinkenberger01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Rinkenberger, Al, "Al Rinkenberger Interview, ca. 1979" (1979). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 161.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/161
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.