Elsie Mohr Interview, 1974

Elsie Mohr Interview, 1974

Authors

Elsie Mohr

Files

Download Elsie Mohr Interview Transcript (2.1 MB)

Document Type

Book

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Interviewer

Spencer Kvam

Interviewee

Elsie Mohr

Date Recorded

8-14-1974

Date Digital

6-18-2020

Location Recorded

Mohr Residence, Morris, Minnesota

County

Stevens County

Keywords

Farm life--Minnesota--Stevens County; German Americans--Minnesota--Stevens County; Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919; World War, 1914-1918--German Americans; World War, 1914-1918--Minnesota--Stevens County; World War, 1939-1945--German Americans; Farmers--Minnesota--Stevens County

Description

Mrs. Mohr was born in 1890 in Nebraska. At the age of eleven, she and her family moved to Horton Township in Stevens County. She lived on a farm in that township for most of her life, though during the time of the interview she was living in the City of Morris.

In this interview, Mrs. Mohr recalls her early experiences in a rural setting and compares life as a German American in World War I to World War II. In addition, she discusses the Spanish Flu epidemic, the boom and the depression of post-war Stevens County, and life living on a farm in rural Stevens County.

Run Time

00:43:13

Language

English

Notes

The digitization of this oral history was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Any views, findings, opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, or the Minnesota Historic Resources Advisory Committee.

Original Format

Reel-to-Reel

Digital Identifier

SCMohr01

Repository

West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)

Local Identifier

326

Primo Type

Audio

Elsie Mohr Interview, 1974

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