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Oral history interview with John Fokema
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Fokema discusses growing up in Midway, located near La Crosse, Wisconsin. He details life in La Crosse, describing industry, recreation, and the population. He describes his work history, including...
Fokema discusses growing up in Midway, located near La Crosse, Wisconsin. He details life in La Crosse, describing industry, recreation, and the population. He describes his work history, including homesteading, working at an apple orchard, farming, and raising chickens.
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- Creator
- interviewed by Howard Fredricks
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- Sound Recordings
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- 1977
- Physical Details
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- 3 audiotape reels (approximately 360 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (122 leaves ; 28 cm)+ 6 audiocassettes +1 DVD-ROM (sound ; 4 3/4 in.)
- OCLC
- ocm47006881
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- Name index
- Family ancestry, immigration from Holland to Midway, Wisconsin, 1900--Father's appreciation for democracy, disadvantages of living under Holland's monarchy, 1900--Maternal grandfather's immigration from Holland to La Crosse, Wisconsin, Possma surname, sawmill job offers, 1890s--Emigrating from Holland to the U.S., 11-day sailing trip across the Atlantic Ocean, first sight of the Statue of Liberty, Fokema family, 1900--Farming, Dutch heritage and temperament, Midway, Wisconsin, 1900s--Elementary schooling, discipline by teachers, Midway, Wisconsin, 1900s--Lumber Mills, transferring lumber by Steamboat on the Mississippi River, Grandfather Possma's work, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1890s--Family moved to farm in Brice Prairie, Wisconsin, interactions with Ho-Chunk Nation (previously Winnebago), hunting and fishing, 1910