Title
Roy and Frieda Simpson Interview, ca. 1977
Files
Download Roy & Frieda Simpson Interview Transcript (211 KB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Roy Simpson and Frieda Simpson
Date Recorded
1977
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Traverse County
Keywords
Farm life; Agriculture; Agricultural implements; Housewives; Canning and preserving; Laundry; Washing machines; White Rock (S.D.); Droughts--Minnesota
Description
Roy and Frieda Simpson were both born in Janesville, Iowa and met in school. Roy was 97 and Frieda was 95. They had been married for 77 years.
In this interview, they talk about farm life, canning and washing clothes, early town life, and the "dirty thirties" (aka the drought back in the 1930s).
Run Time
00:09:09
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSSimpson01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Simpson, Roy and Simpson, Frieda, "Roy and Frieda Simpson Interview, ca. 1977" (1977). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 88.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/88
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.