Title
Kathryn Kohn Interview, 1975
Files
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Document Type
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Interviewer
Carol Swenson and Denise Benson
Interviewee
Kathryn Kohn
Date Recorded
8-21-1975
Date Digital
7-6-2020
Location Recorded
Kohn Residence, Barrett, Minnesota
County
Grant County
Keywords
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; German Americans; United States--Emigration and immigration; Germany--Emigration and immigration; Farm life--Minnesota--Grant County
Description
Kathryn Kohn was born in Kiel, Germany on September 21, 1899. She immigrated to the United States with her family in 1907. Moving first to Luverne, she eventually settled in the Barrett area.
In this interview, Kathryn talks of her early memories of Grant County, drawing some comparisons with life in Germany. The interview opens with her description of Theodore Roosevelt's speech in Luverne in 1912(?).
Run Time
00:23:06
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
GCKohn01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1012
Recommended Citation
Kohn, Kathryn, "Kathryn Kohn Interview, 1975" (1975). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 27.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/27
Primo Type
Audio