Ftrmont, United States, Nebraska
· 1936-01-28
· 2 pages
Recorded by: Kelly, Margaret F., Thomassen, Mrs. N. W.
J:Y( it. 1. 1-2 ff-3 .rf t mulyz..,e,:rask,1 1 .01fIr .,..1!• I sc:ences1".916- cr••.°:: Jr 1. C../1 ,t)r:id in Ay, 137°, inl 7ettled oa fat% on ple ereei.. In 1874 or 1875 T:o were visited bY ErassrloPers. I hal never ior4e1 an lien Cl anything so Alsastrous. «lieu t "beP- peril 6are ilyinr J,r, air wag ful. tiiex. As 1.41• tiley seernel 1140 n1 eevere t'Lô storm. :17-1^k1 or 7Ypt. Pi,teY ao"n It 141'4t ),-Pn J 1 3c b41 tr^ lay that tl'ie passenger train hr f! or. tf! ni;3r.!1 fie ;11.11.PC…
North Platte, United States, Nebraska
· 1925-02-14
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Ray, C.l.
T rew Febr. 14, 1925 Miller L.L. LA:collections of a Pioneer By C.L. Ray Forty years ago Nebraska was decidedly different from what it is now. During the latter part of August 1879, I had to stop at Hast- ings for a few hours and met an old acquaintance who asked me to oomm out to his ranch at the forks of the Republican where he was at work. Hastings was only a little town at that time, and it was only a block or two from the post off toe before one reached the open fields. The railroad run…
United States, Nebraska
· 1925-02-21
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Miller, L. L., Ray, C. L.
.T711 r ?abr. 21, 1925 tiecollestiona of a Plemeer Ry C.L. Ray. Miller L.L. At this time Onlbortson was the nearest tors to the fork, of the Republioan and was quite a trading gam, for the oow boys. The town was divided into two parts. A wan by the ammo of Taylor was a republican and held forth, in the west end, end John Kievan postmaster, blacksmith and head of the democretio party. bush end had a hotel and store. The log school house was surrounded by a sod well as a kind of fort to be used…
United States, Nebraska
· 2 pages
Recorded by: Meier, Mr. O. W.
2 to death in the snow, and the loss in livestock was big. The next morning we walked out upon the hard deep drifts shoveled a way thru to the barn where we round our cows and horses alive an top of the szow that had drifted into their stalls, but a let of our hm were frozen sUff in mud, ice and snow. The road we came over on our way home was strewn with frozen quails and rabbits, dead. "That was an awful night on the open plains. Many teachers and school children lost their lives in that…
Omaha, United States, Nebraska
· 1936-10-19
· 2 pages
Recorded by: Doug, G. B., Waddle, Josiah
Sup. G. B.--Doug.--III, A, D, 1 (Arthur T. Ricard) 410 Words. 44t,u1 October 19, 1936 Omaha, District #2 YR. JOSIAH WADDLE --PIONEER SETTLER (COLORED) Mr. Josiah Waddle was born in Springfield, Mo., August 7, 1849. His father, Thomas W. Waddle, was owned with some forty other slaves by a Mr. Waddle, who had a large plantation near Springfield, Mo. All slaves in the early days took the name of their owners. Although few years later a Mr. Childers became owner of Josiah, he still kept the name…
New Hampshire, United States, Plymouth
· 1938
· 71 pages
Recorded by: Pratt, Henry, Willis, Freeman
ORIGINAL MSS. OR FIELD NOTES (Check one) PUB. Living Lore in New England (New Hampshire) TITLE Old Yankee Innkeeper Freempn Willis WRITER Henry H. Pratt DATE WDS. PP. 70 CHECKER DATE SOURCES GIVEN Interview COMMENTS Federal Writers, Project Subject: Living Lore in #1801 Xew England AN OLD YAT= INMEEP7R; HIS STCRY by Henry E. Pratt Three years before the invention of telephones, when he was twenty years old, Freeman C. Willis, of Plymouth, Yew Hampshire was an innkeeper in his own right. By…
Plymouth, United States, New Hampshire
· 1938-12-27
· 39 pages
Recorded by: Pratt, Henry, Willis, Freeman
ORIGINAL MSS. OR FIELD NOTES (Cheek one) PUB. Living Lore in New England (New Hampshire) TITLE Old Yakee Innkeeper Freeman Willis WRITER Henry Pratt DATE 12/27/38 WDS. PP. 38 CHECKER DATE SOURCES GIVEN (1) Interview COMMENTS.. N.H. Federal Writers' Project Subject: Living Lore in New #1801 England December 27, 1938 AN OLD OLD YANKEE INNKEEPER HIS STORY As told to Henry H. Pratt Mr. Freeman C. Willis) living in Plymouth, New Hampshire, was an inn- keeper in his own right at twenty years of…
New Hampshire, United States
· 4 pages
Recorded by: [?], Katherine, Sample, Julia [M?]
P."1801 ,26.....A.T0B 17 Pn9 Julia Sample aqpiegt; Living Lore Chapter 6 HERE wE CAI 3s GLAD The best Christmas that &atherine and her family over had was in 1927. By then they were in a roomy tenement, they had garden space on Pine Island and Jan not only had fall time work but likatate was good. Charlotte was k"- years old, Frances g and Henry a baby. About a month before Christmas c4Ltherin had taken Frances with her to a spot she knew on Pine Island. There they had gathen.d wild cherry…
Nebraska, United States, Ogallala
· 2 pages
Recorded by: Kehr, A. F.
NAME OF WORKER rne-TIP.:1$4.1n-TMI.........ADDRESS... °Iallnlat. pebr. DATE SUBJECT Folklore KAVE IDDD ADDRESS OF INFORMANT A. 1. rehr In 1014, kr. A. F. Kehr began his career, by oreing the firet picture shaw in Ogallala. Ho christened his s ow the "Cenr which was located in the buildin7 new ocoupied by Green Lees Clothing tore. aWhilo he used bridge planks, rail kegs and "what have you," for extra seats, and gave the community the very best pictures available. Et. Fehr kept up witl the…
Keystone, United States, Nebraska
· 2 pages
Recorded by: Jollensten, Bessie, Sillasen, Mr. Jens, Sillasen, Mrs. Jens
-.Week Item 4)... itige 1.... Pcssie Joll nsten Ogallele,Bebraska. Mr end 2rs Jens i:Allesen....Kystore Nebraska... An Jens killaeen leas bors at Rothville ,Missouri3Osnuary,E, -78. Ooring to Zeith county in 1889.ae ceme with her nurents Mr end .,rs B.G.MatheYs.ao eettled on a horesterd,rorth ast of 11.eyetone. The Mathews'etill ovn their Horestead .The reilnoad rune through it now rJrce they chnnped it for the 2r1 -County eroject. I fourd it quite a chtnpe ehel I first came here,ever though I…
Hastings, United States, Nebraska
· 3 pages
Recorded by: Kaul, Frederick W., And L. A. Rollins, Oliphant, Mr. John, Rollins, L. A.
Federal Writers' Project Source: F W Kaul--L A Rollins, Interview with Mr. Jelin Oliphant, Hastings, Nebraska. 6th and Briggs, Hastings, Nebraska. I was born March 5, 1883 in Adams County, six miles northwest of Hastings. My parents moved to Hastings when I was a little boy. I had made a few grades in the Schunway school and finished the rest of the grades in the ward school of Hastings. I started to work When I was 14 and have been going ever since. First I worked as a delivery boy in a…
Hastings, United States, Nebraska
· 1939
· 5 pages
Recorded by: [Rollins, L. A.?], Rohner, Mr. Eli
Week No, 1 Item No. Words NAME OF WORKER DATE .41111""`"" Percent Received Aocredited Do Not Write In This Spade FORM A Circumstances of Interview ADDRESS Jlizi .30 SUBJECT 1. Name and address of informant 2. Date and time of interview 3. Place of interview .44 FaIldicaa A(4.14 4 ta,„ii„t, -11 JAhror 007 1.4 July wø. Am. L23L In @via% at his ha. a 4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in touch with informant none 5. Name and address of person, if any, accompanying you 6.…
Hastings, United States, Nebraska
· 1938
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Heath, Mr. Earl, Kaul, Frederick W., And L. A. Rollins
C O OFKhii_ Text of Interview (Unedited) F. W. Raul L. A. Rollins .ADDRkZ8 Fastimet.1.4?t Nay. 1948 suwizT Foiklor0 lilatE ANL ADDI(E8r. OF 1IIIANT Mr. Earl heath, Ilastincst lieLreska Story No. 1 "'t4hell, I MG in the twenties, I went to Prague, Okla. Prague vat a L:ood town. 'fie had no attos in those horse and I:Nay days. One of our cremtest anusomente was quail hunting. We would htirnese a tem% itch it to the y an. rive out int the eountry a short distances Then v.o woulC, dismount and…
Hastings, United States, Nebraska
· 2 pages
Recorded by: Kaul, Frederick W., And L. A. Rollins, Rollins, L. A.
,ederal hritersi _roject rrederick taul--L A bollins beatings, Lebruslaa. uOLITO: Intervi w.4th Lr. _ernon Lyle, Bostin,:s, Bebras-a. I was born at Ainburg, Indiana, which is located in Litchell County. It was June 3, 1849. y ancestors were iennsylvania Dutch. Ly father was a merchant. He ranted to make a fcrtune out west and suceded to pur uade fa to outfit him for a long ttlp to to California. Father and 19 other men started with 2 teams and wagone in Lay 1049. ..ehey first noaded for ot.…
Hastings, United States, Nebraska
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Kaul, Frederick W., And L. A. Rollins, Rollins, L. A.
1.c e**1 7riters' project fl'i, Joure: _s related to F W awl by L A IVAlina, 1124 .oat Oth 53.1, hastings#_Nebraska. jee-e7 2: J‹ fathe no fr..x rotü1 bniss In wee in Hastincs. Eebraeka, 7 it -The 'air atore" anel stock consisted of traniteware, tinware, ewarc, nnsware, t ym Lt Ymas# marbles, tc2e, kites, aroket b.J.seball zi Ace, aa tho se;s,ns opened. Later Furniture, Flocr erins ad 2,honorlra he Wer0 sdd:Z. and tho store mfved to larger quarters. elanj:ed tl:a ir 7 :1'01 Tins rlir tore, t…
Hastings, United States, Nebraska
· 3 pages
Recorded by: Daugherty, Leslie Ulysses, Rollins, L. A.
--C1' 4 ts,:•ey 1---st „le ..y,-. _ 7-__.4, _-e-,r_--, Fe,, -,-.-,-.7,.; 4, --e.-1 t-7 --e--"--(--e—te:--c•"- XI -4._ e. -e--)- -4 i-, c...., #7-2.ei r -.`"er"..1• 1t,t-4, fre,o(, et/ 7-z_-01-ise _/64.1 L 6. —06— ca4 et' drI -....4?"/ dr' 40t, e--"rikeXe --fXf t. iC 'Cli*dre.4 a" 4. _ 01. Al? e../ -I el- 7) c.) er/ (4... et 1. 2Je ‘4,-'r,e/ ei-i-ye.44e../. e --/e-14-119 77--Ae7 a), '17' _41_1 -z/% -27-4.---,e a L y z ter7„c, 41- -71/--ce efkt‘-e-J z 2, efiez Z- z.e -1- eca• ez
United States, Nebraska
· 9 pages
Week Na. grAit Item No. al /2. Words 3,000 DUPLICATE Deocuber 12, 1939 .57J4t- Pi- A MY(' Percent Received Aocredited r Not writc, Fr This Srn,le FORM A Circumstances of Intervie- NAME OF NOPKER Stan !y A. Kula ADIA-7,Sr' 1374-35 Ave, DATE 1:iv-ember 22, 1939 SUBJECT Folk1T re 1. Name and address of informant Ls. wa1erPinkus, 2710-8 St. Cplumous, Nebr. 2. Date and time of interviewNov. 20, 1939, 1:00- 4:30 p .m 3. Place of interview 1Whe of in t.erviewor 4. Icamc,- and address of person, if…
Crawford, United States, Nebraska
· 4 pages
Recorded by: Mahlman, Roy V., Potts, W. A.
FCEM C Text of Interview TNAL 0i CLK Yi 1.41.412411 AD-1,ESS Marslap# s--JEcT..tPahrt NAM AND ADeRLSS OI INFORMART.111.4: rmh crawfwesticauva In regard to the account of the Indian outbreak of Dull Knife end his little band from the old wooden barracks ut Fort Robinson, hebreaska, e. A. iOtts states that the conditions under which the Indians were forced to exit were terrible, thet with sub -sere that if evcrythinc had tone as the Indians had planned there would shortly have been no Fort…
United States, Alabama
· 1941-05-26
· 1 page
Recorded by: Roberts, G. B.
Memorandum to Dr. Botkin from G. B. Roberts, May 26, 1941 Subject: Alabama Material This material has not yet been accessioned and has only NAA been roughly classified as life histories, folklore,and miscellaneous data and copy save in the case of the 2 ex -slave items and the essay on Jesse Owens, each of *lidh was recommended. Total no. of items recommended: 3 (14 pp.)
Alabama, Mobile, United States
· 1938
· 3 pages
Recorded by: Hartley, Helen S., Mcdonald, Peter
Week ending uctober 7, 1938 SOCIOLOGICAL SERIES. Helen S. Hartley Identification No. 0149-5147 Federal Writers' Project Dist2 WA Project 4454, Mobile, Ala. "PETER MC DONALD", A TRUE STORY OF TO -DAY. Written by Helen S. Hartley. Up to the eurh a large black bread truck was driven and from it jumped a tall handsome young man of twenty-four years, a bright, smiling boy, who seemed to be with no cares in the world, whose name was Peter Mc Donald. lie had a very fine education, having finished…