Title
Donovan Grover Interview, 1978
Files
Download Donovan Grover Interview Transcript (2.5 MB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Susan Stumm
Interviewee
Donovan Grover
Date Recorded
Spring 1978
Date Digital
6-19-2020
Location Recorded
Ashby, Minnesota
County
Grant County
Keywords
Ashby (Minn.); Schools--Minnesota--Ashby; Depressions--1929; Postal service--Minnesota--Ashby; Postmasters--Minnesota--Ashby; Canadian Americans; Frontier and pioneer life--Minnesota--Pomme de Terre; Pomme de Terre (Minn.); Minnesota Nonpartisan League; United States. Works Progress Administration; Clubs--Minnesota--Ashby
Description
In this interview, Donovan Grover discusses his great-grandparents of English descent who settled at Pomme de Terre Fort and their journey from St. Paul,. His great-grandfather was one of the first settlers in Grant County. His maternal grandmother was the first school teacher in St. Olaf township and taught Norwegian speakers. He discusses the Nonpartisan League and opposition in the town of Ashby by merchants and bankers. As a child, Donovan Grover worked for his grandfather on his farm. He worked as village treasurer and assessor in Ashby, worked for the County Welfare Department in Elbow Lake from 1936-1940 and was postmaster and a rural mail carrier in Ashby for many years (1940-1966). He was also on the school board for many community organizations and discusses all of these.
Run Time
01:01:24
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
GCGrover01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
GCGrover01
Recommended Citation
Grover, Donovan, "Donovan Grover Interview, 1978" (1978). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 33.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/33
Primo Type
Audio