Title
Clara Wheeler Interview, 1976
Files
Download Clara Wheeler Interview Transcript (1.6 MB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Sue Stumm
Interviewee
Clara Torgerson Wheeler
Date Recorded
6-9-1976
Date Digital
6-24-2020
Location Recorded
Wheeler Residence, Glenwood, Minnesota
County
Pope County
Keywords
Frontier and pioneer life--Minnesota--Glenwood; Farm life--Minnesota--Glenwood; Glenwood (Minn.); Indigenous peoples--Minnesota--Glenwood
Description
Clara Wheeler was born July 12, 1891 on a farm in Glenwood, Minnesota. Her father farmed 120 acres and raised cattle. She went to school in District 40 and was one of 14 children. She also taught school before her marriage, in a one-room schoolhouse. She also attended the Glenwood Academy.
In this interview, she discusses farming, life on a farm, and around Glenwood in general. She also briefly discusses interactions with Native Americans in her childhood.
Run Time
00:47:30
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
PCWheeler01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1036
Recommended Citation
Wheeler, Clara Torgerson, "Clara Wheeler Interview, 1976" (1976). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 52.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/52
Primo Type
Audio