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Frank W. and Ella L. McCabe Interview

 Collection
Identifier: SC 610

Scope and Contents

Typed summary of interview with Frank and Ella L. McCabe concerning the Loring Farm (also called Stickney Farm) and Frank's father Thomas who emigrated from Ireland at age 14 and first settled at Oshkosh, Wisc. Thomas bought his own farm near Sabin, Minn. while working at the Loring Farm. He met his wife Carrie Moen, a Norwegian immigrant, on the Loring Farm where she was also employed. Interview also mentions B.C. and Ward Sherman, brothers who worked at the Loring Farm and later established a harness shop in Moorhead, Minn.

Dates

  • 1956

Creator

Access

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Copyrights

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Biography

Son of Irish immigrant Thomas McCabe. Worked as a farm laborer on the Loring Farm (also known as Stickney Farm), Clay County, Minn. Inherited the family farm after the death of Edward, Frank's brother. Frank's son Harte McCabe took over about 1941.

Extent

1 Items (1 item (4 leaves).)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Typed summary of interview with Frank and Ella L. McCabe concerning the Loring Farm (also called Stickney Farm) and Frank's father Thomas who emigrated from Ireland at age 14 and first settled at Oshkosh, Wisc. Thomas bought his own farm near Sabin, Minn. while working at the Loring Farm. He met his wife Carrie Moen, a Norwegian immigrant, on the Loring Farm where she was also employed. Interview also mentions B.C. and Ward Sherman, brothers who worked at the Loring Farm and later established a harness shop in Moorhead, Minn.

Provenance

Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. McCabe on January 26, 1956 (Acc. 610).

Property rights

The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to the Frank W. and Ella L. McCabe Interview
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Script of description
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