Oral histories
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
A Pioneer Story of Agnethe Thompson by Frances Sjuggerud, Mildred Holter, and Thomas Johnson of Holmen, Wisconsin
Copy of "A Pioneer Story" by Frances Sjuggerud, a sixteen year old high school student from Holmen, Wisconsin, and written between 1936-1939. Sjuggerud's writing is a brief biography of her neighbor Agnethe (Fixen) Thompson, born October 29, 1863, in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway. This typed transcript forms part of the U. S. Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project. The original transcript is housed as part of the Library of Congress' Folklore Project, Life Histories, 1936-1939.
Henry R. Holst Oral History
Oral history with Henry R. Holst of La Crosse, Wisconsin, recorded on October 30, 2000. Holst discusses memories of growing up in La Crosse and talks about his family. This collection includes the cassette recording of the interview and a printed transcript.