Title
Grant Herfindahl Interview, 1979
Files
Download Grant Herfindahl Interview Transcript (2.4 MB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Peg Michels-Peterson
Interviewee
Grant Herfindahl
Date Recorded
2-19-1979
Date Digital
7-7-2020
Location Recorded
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center, Morris, MN
County
Swift County
Keywords
Norwegian Americans; Norway--Emigration and immigration; United States--Emigration and immigration; Benson (Minn.); Norwegian Americans--Minnesota--Swift County; Frontier and pioneer life--North Dakota; Lutheran Church--Minnesota; Lutherans--Minnesota--Swift County; Farm life--Minnesota--Swift County; Norwegian language
Description
This interview centers around Norwegian settlement patterns in Swift County around Benson. The role of culture and kinship in determining settlements was discussed. The centrality of the church in the ethnic community was another topic mentioned. Herfindahl discusses his family's relationship to the Farmer/Labor party and to "radical" politics in general. Language and generational attitudes towards language maintenance are discussed.
Run Time
00:48:09
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
NORHerfindahl01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1170
Recommended Citation
Herfindahl, Grant, "Grant Herfindahl Interview, 1979" (1979). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 113.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/113
Primo Type
Audio