Ernest Weiss Interview, ca. 1977
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Document Type
Oral History
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Ernest Weiss
Date Recorded
1977
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Pope County
Keywords
Farm life--South Dakota--Kingsbury County; Agriculture--South Dakota--Kingsbury County; Rural schools--South Dakota--Kingsbury County; World War, 1914-1918; Farm life--Minnesota; Agriculture--Minnesota; Droughts--Minnesota; Horses; Carpenters
Description
Ernest Weiss was 83 years old and was born in Kingsbury County, South Dakota. His parents immigrated from Germany. He grew up on a farm in South Dakota. He farmed in both South Dakota and Minnesota in his life.
In this interview, he discusses living on the farm as a child. He talks about going to country school. He then discusses World War I--he was in the service but never went overseas. He then moved to Minnesota to farm and talks about the droughts they had there. He mentions his horses and the training of them. He was a carpenter for some time and discusses those experiences.
Run Time
00:08:37
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSWeiss01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Weiss, Ernest, "Ernest Weiss Interview, ca. 1977" (1977). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 63.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/63
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.