Berg, Donald J.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Mrs. Arthur Oehler Interview
Collection
Identifier: SC 1468
Abstract
Interview questionnaire, completed by Mrs. Oehler, concerning pioneer life in the Ortonville, Minn. area. Includes brief mention of runaway horses, her mother-in-law's refusal to can strawberries or tomatoes, carrying 50 pounds of flour, being snowbound, picking rocks, the first German Lutheran church, corn and wheat crops, and mail delivery. Also includes letter of transmittal.
Dates:
1966.
Samuelson Family Interview
Collection
Identifier: SC 1471
Abstract
Typed summary of an interview by Don Berg with an unidentified Samuelson son, concerning the Corser Farm located near Crookston, Minn. Includes mention of his parents emigrating from Sweden to America, returning to Sweden, and coming back to the U.S., ordering supplies by mail, cheesemaking, threshing, a description of the land on the Corser Farm, other farm equipment, and prairie fires.
Dates:
1966.