Title
Martin Anderson Interview, ca. 1977
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Martin Anderson
Date Recorded
1977
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Pope County
Keywords
Norway--Emigration and immigration; United States--Emigration and immigration; Norwegian Americans; Threshing--South Dakota; Agriculture--South Dakota; Farmers--South Dakota; Droughts--South Dakota; Depressions--1929; Retired Senior Volunteer Program (U.S.)
Description
Martin Anderson was 94 years old and was born in Norway to a family of farmers. He immigrated to the United States when he was 18 years old. He married in 1913 and had 9 children. He was a resident of Cyrus at the time of the interview.
In this interview, he discusses his immigration to the United States. He talks about farm work and threshing in South Dakota. He talks about the droughts and living through the Great Depression. He describes his activity in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).
Run Time
00:09:26
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSAnderson04
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Martin, "Martin Anderson Interview, ca. 1977" (1977). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 66.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/66
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.