Title
Elsie Mohr Interview, 1974
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
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
SCMohr01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
326
Recommended Citation
Mohr, Elsie, "Elsie Mohr Interview, 1974" (1974). Stevens County. 11.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/stevenscounty/11
Primo Type
Audio
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.