Title
Alfred Schaeffer Interivew, 1972
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
George Shervey
Interviewee
Alfred Schaeffer
Date Recorded
1972
Date Digital
7-6-2020
Location Recorded
Schaeffer Residence, Grant County, Minnesota
County
Grant County
Keywords
Pomme de Terre (Minn.); Schools--Minnesota--Pomme de Terre; Business enterprises--Minnesota--Pomme de Terre; Flour mills--Minnesota--Pomme de Terre
Description
Alfred Schaeffer was born in 1895 three miles south of the village of Pomme de Terre. His parents came from Goodhue County to Grant County in 1872.
In this interview, Alfred Schaeffer talks about his early neighbors and teachers. He discusses the history of his grandfather who was a miller in the village of Pomme de Terre. He discusses the railroads and how they surveyed the village.
Run Time
00:14:52
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
GCSchaeffer02
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
319
Recommended Citation
Schaeffer, Alfred, "Alfred Schaeffer Interivew, 1972" (1972). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 11.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/11
Primo Type
Audio