Title
Drucella Hodgson Nelson Interview, 1972
Files
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Document Type
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Interviewer
George Shervey and Muriel Nelson
Interviewee
Drucella Hodgson Nelson
Date Recorded
10-11-1972
Date Digital
6-22-2020
Location Recorded
Nelson Residence, Delaware Township, Minnesota
County
Grant County
Keywords
Farm life--Minnesota--Grant County; Moses, Bill; Hodgson, Thomas C.; Christianity--Minnesota--Grant County; Schools--Minnesota--Grant County
Description
Drucella Hodgson Nelson was born in 1886 in Delaware Township. Her parents were Thomas C. Hodgson and Eliza Clegg Hodgson, who were both born on the Isle of Mann in the Irish Sea.
In this interview, Drucella Hodgson Nelson talks about Bill Moses and his farm and how he started the county fair. She discusses the Moses "Big Farm" and its running water. She talks about General Barrett and how he discussed politics with her father. She discusses her father, Thomas C. Hodgson, and his university education at Hamline University and how he fought in the Civil War in the New Ulm raid. She also discusses her education, going to Elbow Lake High School and going to the University of Minnesota.
Run Time
00:29:22
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
GCNelson01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
319
Recommended Citation
Hodgson Nelson, Drucella, "Drucella Hodgson Nelson Interview, 1972" (1972). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 18.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/18
Primo Type
Audio