Introduction of Television into Stevens County Oral History Project

This collection contains oral histories pertaining to the introduction and history of television in Stevens County. This collection was donated by Dr. Harold E. Hinds, Jr. and the histories were collected in 1995 as part of Hinds' "US Television in Historical and Cultural Context: Approaches to Its Study" course at the University of Minnesota Morris

The digitization and transcription of these oral histories 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.

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Lorraine Aanerud Interview, 1995

Lorraine Aanerud

In this interview, Lorraine Aanerud reminisces about the early days of television. Ms. Aanerud was born in Stevens County in 1935. Her family purchased their first television set in 1955.
Elmer F. Anderson Interview, 1995

Elmer F. Anderson

In this interview, Elmer F. Anderson reminisces about the early days of television. Mr. Anderson was born in 1907.
Bergetta & Donald Bahr Interview, 1995

Bergetta Bahr and Donald Bahr

In this interview, Bergetta Bahr reminisces about the early days of television. Mrs. Bahr was was born in 1931. She purchased her first television around 1955 or 1956.
Doris Benson Interview, 1995

Doris Benson

In this interview, Doris Benson reminisces about the early days of television. Mrs. Benson was born in Morris, MN. in 1932. She purchased her first television with her husband in 1953.
Dwain Benson Interview, 1995

Dwain Benson

In this interview, Dwain Benson reminisces about the early days of television. Mr. Benson owned one of the first stores to carry televisions in Stevens County.
Veronica Berger Interview, 1995

Veronica Berger

In this interview, Veronica Berger reminisces about the early days of television. Mrs. Berger was born in Stevens County on August 27,1916. Veronica bought her first television set from Kruze Electric in downtown Morris.
Nettie Boettcher Interview, 1995

Nettie Boettcher

In this interview, Nettie Boettcher reminisces about the early days of television. Mrs. Boettcher was born in 1915. She purchased her first television with her husband around 1954.
Edna Mae Busch Interview, 1995

Edna Mae Busch

In this interview, Edna Mae Busch reminisces about the early days of television. Ms. Busch was born in Iowa and moved to Stevens County when she was ten. She purchased her first television in the early fifties.
Dorothy Chizek Interview, 1995

Dorothy Chizek

In this interview, Dorothy Chizek reminisces about the early days of television. Mrs. Chizek was sixty-three years old at the time of the interview and lived in Stevens County since 1958.
Lyle Christiansen Interview, 1995

Lyle Christiansen

In this interview, Lyle Christiansen reminisces about the early days of television. Mr. Christiansen was born in Stevens County in 1930.
Kenneth Cruze Interview, 1995

Kenneth Cruze

In this interview, Kenneth Cruze reminisces about the early days of television. Mr. Cruze was a former manager of a Morris store that sold televisions.
Ruth Domingo Interview, 1995

Ruth Domingo

In this interview, Ruth Domingo reminisces about the early days of television. Mrs. Domingo was born in Stevens County, MN on February 16, 1916. Her husband purchased their first television at the time of the 1954 World Series from Gambles Store in Morris.
Ada Eliason Interview, 1995

Ada Eliason

In this interview, Ada Eliason reminisces about the early days of television. . Her first television was purchased in 1955 in Morris.
Mary Erickson Interview, 1995

Mary Erickson

In this interview, Mary Erickson reminisces about the early days of television. Mrs. Erickson was born in Duluth, MN and moved to Stevens County in 1948. Her first television was purchased in 1959 in Morris.
Kenneth and Audrey Evink Interview, 1995

Kenneth Evink and Audrey Evink

In this interview, Kenneth and Audrey Evink reminisces about the early days of television. Mr. Evink was born in 1926 in Bejou, MN. and Mrs. Evink was born in Stevens County, MN in 1928. the couple purchased their first television in 1966.
Mike Forsberg Interview, 1995

Mike Forsberg

In this interview, Mike Forsberg reminisces about the early days of television. Pastor Forsberg grew up in Thief River Falls, MN. His family purchased their first television set in the early 50's.
Mildred Frederickson Interview, 1995

Mildred Frederickson

In this interview, Mildred Frederickson reminisces about the early days of television. She was born Dec. 21, 1903 in Stevens County. She purchased her first television set in the early 1950's.
Katherine Gausman Interview, 1995

Katherine Gausman

In this interview, Katherine Gausman reminisces about the early days of television. Ms. Gausman was born and raised in Morris, MN. She got her first television by winning it in a drawing from Willie's Supermarket in the mid-to-late 50's.
Verna Hawkinson Interview, 1995

Verna Hawkinson

In this interview, Verna Hawkinson reminisces about the early days of television. Her first television was purchased in 1958.
Leo and Evelyn Hennen Interview, 1995

Leo Hennen and Evelyn Hennen

In this interview, Leo and Evelyn Hennen reminisce about the early days of television. Mr. Hennen was born in Racine, MN on September 29, 1912 and Mrs. Hennen was born in Rothsay, MN on August 19, 1925. They lived on a farm in Stevens County. They purchased their first television in the early 1960's.
Edith Henrichs Interview, 1995

Edith Henrichs

In this interview, Edith Henrichs reminisces about the early days of television. Mrs. Henrichs was born February 15, 1907 in Sanfred Township rural Elbow Lake, Grant County, MN. She moved to Stevens County in 1929. Her and her husband purchased their first television in 1957.
Delmar Holdgrafer Interview, 1995

Delmar Holdgrafer

In this interview, Delmar Holdgrafer reminisces about the early days of television. Mr. Holdgrafer was born in Rensville Township (outside Donnelly) on May 16, 1928.
Mildred Jordan Interview, 1995

Mildred Jordan

In this interview, Mildred Jordan reminisces about the early days of television. Mrs. Jordan was born September 4, 1909 in Waco, Nebraska. She received her first television as a gift sometime in the 1950's.
Helen and Fred Kill Interview, 1995

Helen Kill and Fred Kill

In this interview, Helen and Fred Kill reminisces about the early days of television. They purchased their first television set in 1957.
Ed and Lillian Koehntop Interview, 1995

Ed Koehntop and Lillian Koehntop

In this interview, Ed and Lillian Koehntop reminisces about the early days of television. Their first television was bought in 1955.