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Oral history interview with Helen Moore
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Moore discusses her family and childhood in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She describes her education and teaching experience, Eau Claire residents and area railroad activity. She also discusses her life ...
Moore discusses her family and childhood in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She describes her education and teaching experience, Eau Claire residents and area railroad activity. She also discusses her life in Dresbach, Minnesota, recalling its history and social life.
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- Creator
- interviewed by Howard Fredricks
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- Sound Recordings
- Language
- English
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- 1971
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- 1 audiotape reel (approximately 90 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 2 Audiocassettes, 1 CD
- OCLC
- ocm46451910
- Family heritage, English--Rickem Valley, family origins--Family professions, carpentry--Childhood memories, c. 1890s--Schooling, experiences with teachers--Childhood recreation, ice skating--Home remedies, illness and pain--Food preservation, drying and canning--Family superstitions---Berry picking, childhood jobs--Community work--Coping with illness--Railroad--Medical School, Chicago, Illinois--Use of Driftwood--Family diaries--"The Lion", boat travel--Postmasters, La Crosse--Shopping, groceries and clothing--Centennial Hall--Native American interactions, Money Creek, Wisconsin--Police force, La Crosse, Wisconsin--Neighborhood children, accomplishments--School house, 1912--Teachers and community--Family cemetery plots, genealogy--Courtships--First automobile experience--Religious choice--Discrimination against Germans, World War, 1914-1918--Street and last name changes, German--Ku Klux Klan presence in La Crosse--Church expectations and promises--The Prohibition era, opinions and interaction with law--Women's Suffrage, family participation--Local scandals--Comparison of La Crosse community, c. 1920s to 1970s--Mississippi River activities--Jobs opportunities, La Crosse, Wisconsin