Title
Helen Anderson Interview, 1977
Files
Download Helen Anderson Interview Transcript (6.6 MB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Susan Stumm
Interviewee
Helen Anderson
Date Recorded
9-1977
Date Digital
7-7-2020
Location Recorded
Anderson Residence, Melby, Minnesota
County
Douglas County
Keywords
Rural schools--Minnesota--Douglas County; Teachers--Minnesota--Douglas County; Schools--Centralization; School board members--Minnesota--Douglas County; Rural churches--Minnesota--Douglas County; Depressions--1929; Swedish Americans--Minnesota--Douglas County; Douglas County (Minn.)--Social life and customs; Threshing--Minnesota--Douglas County; Happy Sun Rhubarb Trucking Farm (Evansville, Minn.); Communal living--Minnesota--Douglas County
Description
Helen Anderson was born in 1910 in Eagle Lake, North Dakota. She lived in Evansville township from the time she was five years old until she married Harvey Anderson in the 1930s and moved to the Anderson Farm in Lund Township in Douglas County. She was a teacher in rural schools, a member of the school consolidation committee in Douglas County, and a school board member.
In this interview, Helen Anderson discusses teaching in the rural community, the rural church as a social center, the Depression, Swedish customs and foods, and rural life, elaborating on old time threshing activities. She also discusses the Happy Sun Rhubarb Trucking Farm, a young people's commune formed in 1971 in the area. She talks about the relationship between the local community and the commune members.
Run Time
01:54:39
Language
English
Original Format
Cassette
Digital Identifier
DCAnderson0102
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1082
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Helen R., "Helen Anderson Interview, 1977" (1977). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 86.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/86
Primo Type
Audio
Notes
This interview was done on two separate days: September 6 and September 21, 1977.