
Title
Roy and Frieda Simpson Interview, ca. 1977
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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

Notes
This oral history has no transcript.