Title
Elisabeth Strandness Interview, 1975
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Robert Leaverton
Interviewee
Elisabeth Strandness
Date Recorded
5-25-1975
Date Digital
6-24-2020
Location Recorded
Strandness Residence, Starbuck, Minnesota
County
Pope County
Keywords
Prairies--Minnesota--Pope County; Nature Conservancy of Minnesota; Farm life--Minnesota--Pope County; Prairie plants--Minnesota--Pope County; Prairie animals--Minnesota--Pope County
Description
Elisabeth Strandness was born on April 5, 1896 on the farm on which she was residing at the time of the interview. After working for the U.S. Forest Service for 30 years, she retired to the farm. She was the former owner of the Strandness Prairie tract recently acquired by the Nature Conservancy.
In this interview, Elisabeth Strandness discusses the history of the management of the land, the flora and fauna, activities concerning the prairie since the Nature Conservancy acquired it and her attitudes towards the land.
Run Time
00:42:37
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
PCStrandness01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
337
Recommended Citation
Strandness, Elisabeth, "Elisabeth Strandness Interview, 1975" (1975). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 50.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/50
Primo Type
Audio
Notes
This interview is for historical use only--no business or commercial concerns may use information from this interview unless they have written permission from the University of Minnesota Morris Archives and a member of the Strandness family.