Title
Olive Briggs Interview, 1973
Files
Download Olive Briggs Interview Transcript (762 KB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
George Shervey
Interviewee
Olive Briggs
Date Recorded
8-1973
Date Digital
7-6-2020
Location Recorded
Barrett Nursing Home, Barrett, Minnesota
County
Grant County
Keywords
Pomme de Terre (Minn.); Business enterprises--Minnesota--Pomme de Terre; Postal service--Minnesota--Pomme de Terre
Description
Olive Briggs was born in Pomme de Terre in 1891. Her father, Russell Briggs, met her mother at Hotel Nicollet in Minneapolis then went to Pomme de Terre Township.
In this interview, Olive Briggs talks about Loggie Johnson and John Livey who were merchants in Pomme de Terre. She discusses Revered Norman of Ashby, the postal service in Pomme de Terre, various Pomme de Terre businesses, and building a bridge across Pomme de Terre River.
Run Time
00:11:15
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
GCBriggs01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
319
Recommended Citation
Briggs, Olive, "Olive Briggs Interview, 1973" (1973). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 12.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/12
Primo Type
Audio