Title
Mamie Norsen Interview, ca. 1977
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Mamie Norsen
Date Recorded
1977
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Traverse County
Keywords
Swedish Americans--Minnesota; Farm life--Minnesota; Blizzards--Minnesota; Telephone companies--Minnesota; Wheaton (Minn.)
Description
Mamie Norsen was 90 years old. Her parents came from Sweden and came to Lake Park, Minnesota, then the Wheaton area. Her father built their house and picked out the land there because he felt more at home there. She has lived in the house ever since 2 1/2 years ago in which she spent time with her aunt in Duluth.
In this interview, Mamie discusses her father, blizzards in Minnesota, farm life, and her father starting a rural telephone company.
Run Time
00:10:56
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSNorsen01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Norsen, Mamie, "Mamie Norsen Interview, ca. 1977" (1977). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 36.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/36
Notes
The transcript for this oral history is a rough draft.