
Title
August Schmidt Interview, ca. 1977
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
August Schmidt
Date Recorded
1977
Date Digital
7-29-2020
Keywords
Farm life--Minnesota; Agriculture--Minnesota; Shoe stores--Minnesota--Clinton; Plowing; Farm mechanization; Tractors; Electrification--Minnesota; Stevens County Fair (Stevens County, Minn.); Agricultural exhibitions--Minnesota--Stevens County; Bee culture--Minnesota; Fiddling
Description
August Schmidt was 83 years old and was born in Illinois in 1893. His family moved to Minnesota when he was 7 years old in hopes of making a better life.
In this interview, he discusses life on the farm and changes in farming. He also talks about the shoe shop he ran for 10 years in Clinton, Minnesota and getting electricity on his farm. He talked about county fairs and one year when he brought bees to the county fair. Finally, he talked about playing the fiddle.
Run Time
00:08:46
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSSchmidt02
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Schmidt, August, "August Schmidt Interview, ca. 1977" (1977). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 67.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/67

Notes
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