Ed Brandvold Interview, ca. 1977

Title

Ed Brandvold Interview, ca. 1977

Authors

Ed Brandvold

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Interviewer

Lee Tempte

Interviewee

Ed Brandvold

Date Recorded

1977

Date Digital

7-29-2020

County

Pope County

Keywords

Agriculture; Frontier and pioneer life; Starbuck (Minn.); Railroads--Employees; Trucking; Truck drivers--Minnesota

Description

Ed Brandvold was born around the Starbuck area and was 86 years old at the time of the interview.. His family moved to Canada for a while in 1905 to homestead the land. He moved back to Starbuck in 1914 and married in 1915. He worked for the railroad in Glenwood for some time, then homesteaded in 1918.

In this interview, he discusses his history, his work for the railroad in Glenwood, and homesteading. Next, he talks about his truck driving work, which he did for 29 years.

Run Time

00:08:25

Language

English

Notes

This oral history has no transcript.

Original Format

Reel-to-Reel

Digital Identifier

KMRSBrandvold01

Repository

West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)

Local Identifier

1019

Ed Brandvold Interview, ca. 1977

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