Title
Herbert M. Hanson, Linda Hanson, and Neil Harcum Interview, 1978
Files
Download Herbert Hanson, Linda Hanson and Neil Harcum Interview Transcript (2.8 MB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Jay Fier and Jeff Rasmusson
Interviewee
Herbert M. Hanson, Linda Hanson, and Neil Harcum
Date Recorded
8-7-1978
Date Digital
6-26-2020
Location Recorded
Hanson Residence, Browns Valley, Minnesota
County
Traverse County
Keywords
Norwegian Americans; Browns Valley (Minn.); Minnesota--Politics and government; Republican Party (Minn.); Minnesota Nonpartisan League; Business enterprises--Minnesota--Browns Valley; Clubs--Minnesota--Browns Valley; Browns Valley (Minn.)--Social life and customs; Depressions--1929; Agricultural exhibitions--Minnesota--Morris; Farm Bureau (Minn.); General stores--Minnesota--Browns Valley
Description
Herbert Hanson was born in Morris, Minnesota in 1884 where he worked until 1922 in his father's dry goods store. He met Linda there and they married in 1922, then moved to Browns Valley to take over his brother's dry goods store. They operated the store until 1951 when he and Linda retired.
Neil Harcum lived all his life in Browns Valley and worked for a monument company for over 50 years.
In this interview, these long-time friends discuss the early Republican Party, the Non-Partisan League, the social and civic clubs in Browns Valley, the Corn and Alfalfa Exposition in Morris in 1912, the Farm Bureau, and operating a store in West Central Minnesota.
Run Time
01:51:41
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
TCHanson0102
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1139
Recommended Citation
Hanson, Herbert M.; Hanson, Linda; and Harcum, Neil, "Herbert M. Hanson, Linda Hanson, and Neil Harcum Interview, 1978" (1978). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 111.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/111
Primo Type
Audio
Notes
The transcript for this oral history is missing a page.