Title
Henry Schmidt Interview, ca. 1976
Files
Download Henry Schmidt Interview Transcript (206 KB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Henry Schmidt
Date Recorded
1976
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Stevens County
Keywords
Morris (Minn.); Business enterprises--Minnesota--Morris; Farm life--Minnesota--Stevens County; Agriculture--Minnesota--Stevens County; Agricultural implements; Agricultural prices--Minnesota; Threshing--Minnesota--Stevens County; Blizzards--Minnesota--Stevens County; Family farms--Minnesota
Description
Henry Schmidt was 89 years old and was born in Illinois. He moved to Morris in 1900.
In this interview, Henry Schmidt remembers Morris as a town with "19 saloons where everybody drank." He talks about pre-tractor farming and farm prices. He operated a thresher for surrounding farmers. He talks about self-reliance and discusses the dwindling number of family farms and makes some judgements as to its cause.
Run Time
00:06:48
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSSchmidt01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Schmidt, Henry, "Henry Schmidt Interview, ca. 1976" (1976). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 25.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/25
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.