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1. Story of the Pinecreek 90th Anniversary - Log Church written by Maggi Adams for the RTR on "A Look Back in Time" radio program, Roseau, Minnesota

Creator:
Olson, Irene
Date Created:
4/13/2001
Description:
This sound clip highlights the 90th Anniversary of Pinecreek Church. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
Contributing Institution:
Roseau County Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Radio programs

2. Interview with Molly Sajady; Whitewater State Park Oral History Project, Altura, Minnesota

Creator:
Sajady, Molly
Date Created:
2022-03-04
Description:
Dr. Sajady is an Afghan American and shares her outdoor stories and perspectives as a pediatrician who encourages families to get outdoors and experience nature.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

3. Interview with Ernie Boszhardt, Whitewater State Park Oral History Project, Lodi, Wisconsin

Creator:
Boszhardt, Ernie
Date Created:
2021-07-28
Description:
Ernie Boszhardt is an archaeologist who shares about his journey becoming an archaeologist and stories about local human history he's learned through his work. The Whitewater State Park Oral History project began in 2017 to commemorate the Centennial Anniversary of the State Park.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

4. Interview with Laura Deering, Whitewater State Park Oral History Project, Rushford, Minnesota

Creator:
Deering, Laura
Date Created:
2021-05-18
Description:
Laura Deering shares information about her research investigating the Underground Railroad in Southeast Minnesota. The Whitewater State Park Oral History project began in 2017 to commemorate the Centennial Anniversary of the State Park.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

5. Interview with Holly Young, Whitewater State Park Oral History Project, Bismark, North Dakota

Creator:
Young, Holly
Date Created:
2021-05-03
Description:
Holly Young is a Dakota beadwork artist who shares about her journey discovering the stories of her ancestors through learning traditional beadwork. The Whitewater State Park Oral History project began in 2017 to commemorate the Centennial Anniversary of the State Park.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

6. Interview with Kao Tao, Whitewater State Park Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Tao, Kao
Date Created:
2021-03-17
Description:
Kao Tao shares about the Hmong refugee experience and the significance of the Whitewater River valley to the Se Asian community. The Whitewater State Park Oral History project began in 2017 to commemorate the Centennial Anniversary of the State Park.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

7. Interview with Jeff Broberg; Whitewater State Park Oral History Project, Altura, Minnesota

Creator:
Broberg, Jeff
Date Created:
2021-03-11
Description:
Jeff is a professional geologist and amateur historian who lives near the park. He shared memories the unique characteristics of the Driftless area and some of the hidden history of the region.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

8. Interview with Barbara Sommer; Whitewater State Park Oral History Project, Altura, Minnesota

Creator:
Sommer, Barbara
Date Created:
2021-02-24
Description:
Barbara is a historian and author of the book, "Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota." She shared memories her experience interviewing some of the African American men who were involved in the CCC in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

9. Interview with Mark Reisetter, Whitewater State Park Oral History Project, Lewiston, Minnesota

Creator:
Reisetter, Mark
Date Created:
2021-02-11
Description:
Mark Reisetter shares about his experience serving in Vietnam and the therapeutic benefits of fly fishing. The Whitewater State Park Oral History project began in 2017 to commemorate the Centennial Anniversary of the State Park.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

10. Interview with Bucky Flores, Whitewater State Park Oral History Project, Zumbrota, Minnesota

Creator:
Flores, Bucky
Date Created:
2021-02-08
Description:
Bucky Flores shares information about his American Indian heritage and the importance of connecting chidren to the outdoors. The Whitewater State Park Oral History project began in 2017 to commemorate the Centennial Anniversary of the State Park.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

11. Interview with Colette Hyman; Whitewater State Park Oral History Project, Altura, Minnesota

Creator:
Hyman, Colette
Date Created:
2021-01-26
Description:
Dr. Hyman is a history professor at Winona State University and author of the book, "Dakota Women's Work: Creativity, Culture, & Exile." She shared memories her pathway to becoming a history professor and how she became interested in the traditional arts and crafts of Dakota women.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

12. Interview with Wendy Pradt Lougee, Minitex Oral History Project, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Lougee, Wendy Pradt
Date Created:
2019-07-09
Description:
Wendy Pradt Lougee was the University Librarian and Dean of Libraries at the University of Minnesota from 2002-2020. Prior to that role, over a period of 20 years, she held several positions at the University of Michigan, including Director of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library and Associate Director of the University Library for Digital Library Services. In this interview, Lougee traces her career path in Academic Libraries up to her latest role as University Librarian at the University of Minnesota. While at the University of Michigan Lougee put together the team that birthed JSTOR in the mid-1990s, a digital platform for accessing academic journals, which led to launching several other new digital projects and publishing projects. Lougee discusses the national organizations and boards she served on over the course of her career such as the Research Libraries Group, the Council on Library and Information Resources, the Digital Library Federation, Council on Library and Information Resources, the Association of Research Libraries, HathiTrust, and the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Other topics discussed include: working with Minitex; colleagues that made an impact on Lougee's work such as Dick Dougherty, Dan Atkins, Paul Courant, and Governor Elmer Andersen; the awarding of the National Medal for Libraries and Museums to the University of Minnesota Libraries; and a few future library environment forecasts. This interview also includes an audio recording, transcript, and photograph of the interviewee.
Contributing Institution:
Minitex
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

13. 2019 Minnesota Academy of Science Annual Meeting program, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
2019-04-27
Description:
The 2019 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Century College on April 27, 2019. This program shows 70+ scientific talks, breakout sessions and posters, ranging from unconscious bias in science to a study of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a campus population. The keynote by Dr. Jo Handelsman was ""Tiny Earth Network: Studentsourcing Antibiotic Discovery,"" and a special conference event was a tour of the Fab Lab and 3D Bioprinting Program. The published abstracts are available online in the Journal of Winchell Undergraduate Symposium Abstracts.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Academy of Science
Type:
Text
Format:
Programs

14. Interview with John T. Butler, Minitex Oral History Project, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Butler, John T.
Date Created:
2019-02-18
Description:
John T. Butler has served as the Associate University Librarian for Data and Technology at the University of Minnesota since 2008. Prior to that role, he was the inaugural Director of the University of Minnesota's Digital Library Development Lab, and also led the Science and Engineering Library at the University of Minnesota. In the interview, Butler discusses one of his earliest experiences working in libraries as a student for Minitex and other experiences leading up to his current role at the University of Minnesota libraries. Other topics discussed include: the development of the Minnesota Digital Library and the Minnesota Legacy Amendment funding; early mentors and influential colleagues Hank Rowan (Professor of Art, University of Minnesota), Susan Ardi (Engineering Librarian, University of Texas at Austin), Bill DeJohn, and Wendy Lougee; and his engagement with the Digital Public Library of America and HathiTrust. This interview also includes an audio recording, transcript, and photograph of the interviewee.
Contributing Institution:
Minitex
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

15. Interview with Ken Behringer, Minitex Oral History Project, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Behringer, Ken
Date Created:
2019-02-06
Description:
Ken Behringer retired from the Metropolitan Library Services Agency (MELSA), a regional public library system that serves the libraries in the seven-county Twin City metro area, in 2019. His career included becoming the first Executive Director of MNLINK, serving as the Director of the Dakota County Library and the Great River Regional Libraries, and library positions in Wyoming and the North Dakota State Library. In this interview, he describes the development of library services in Minnesota that he observed from various points in his career and as a lifelong library user. Behringer often found his role to be in working with local county decisionmakers as well as the state legislature to secure funding for libraries. That led to impacts on budgeting for improved library services, technological advances, and the development of regional and state-wide library systems that have strengthened the library community in the state. He also discusses the colleagues who have been influential throughout his career including Bill Asp, Bill DeJohn, Charlene Mason, Roseanne Byrne, and Mike Turbes. This interview also includes an audio recording, transcript, and photograph of the interviewee.
Contributing Institution:
Minitex
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

16. Interview with Russell Anderson, Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Anderson, Russell Albert, 1942-
Date Created:
2018-07-23
Description:
Interview with former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Russell A. Anderson on his life and legal and judicial career. Russell A. Anderson was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1998. He was appointed Chief Justice effective in 2006 and retired in 2008. Subjects discussed: his childhood and family, his legal career, and his experiences as a judge. Interviewed by Susan M. Holden at the studio of Minnesota Continuing Education.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Law Library
Type:
Moving Image
Format:
Oral histories

17. Interview with Jane Morton Galetto, Charles Morton and Peter Galetto, Whitewater State Park Oral History Project, Altura, Minnesota

Creator:
Morton Galetto, Jane; Morton, Charles; Galetto, Peter
Date Created:
2018-07-14
Description:
Jane Morton Galetto and her uncle, Charles Morton, and husband Peter Galetto, share family stories about Minnesota conservation icon Richard J. Dorer. Charles is a nephew of Richard J. Dorer and Jane is a great niece. The Whitewater State Park Oral History project began in 2017 to commemorate the Centennial Anniversary of the State Park.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

18. Interview with Jill Veerkamp; Whitewater State Park Oral History Project, Altura, Minnesota

Creator:
Veerkamp, Jill
Date Created:
2017-11-29
Description:
Jill was the editor for the St. Charles Press at the time of this interview and shared memories about former editor, L. A. Warming, and his role in lobbying for the establishment of Whitewater State Park in 1919.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

19. Interview with Marianne Short, Minnesota Court of Appeals Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Short, Marianne Dolores, 1951-
Date Created:
2017-09-21
Description:
Interview with former Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Marianne D. Short on her life and her legal and judicial career. She was appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals in 1988, leaving in 2000 to return to private practice. The interview covers her family background, her experiences as a woman in law school, being in the attorney general's office, and being on the Court of Appeals.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Law Library
Type:
Moving Image
Format:
Oral histories

20. Interview with Gary L. Crippen, Minnesota Court of Appeals Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Crippen, Gary L., 1936-
Date Created:
2017-08-01
Description:
Interview with former Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Gary L. Crippen on his life and his legal and judicial career. He was appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals in 1984, served until 2002, then served as a senior judge until 2015. The interview includes his family background, education and his experience of being one of the first judges on the Court of Appeals.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Law Library
Type:
Moving Image
Format:
Oral histories

21. Interview with Marlyn Orson, New London Oral History Project, New London, Minnesota

Creator:
Orson, Marlyn
Date Created:
2016-07-02
Description:
Hear stories of what kept kids busy (and in trouble!) in New London and what is was like to be a teenager graduating in 1967 in politically turbulent times.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

22. Interview with Lawrence Yetka, Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society Oral History Project, Cloquet, Minnesota

Creator:
Yetka, Lawrence Robert, 1924-2017
Date Created:
2014-10
Description:
Interview with former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Lawrence Yetka. He was on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1973 until 1993. Subjects covered: his father and some history of Cloquet, Minnesota politics in the 1920s-1930s, his time in the Legislature, his years on the Court, his life after leaving the Court, and more political history. Interviewed by attorney Tom Boyd and retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Paul H. Anderson.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Law Library
Type:
Moving Image
Format:
Oral histories

23. Interview with Linda Christianson, A Measure of the Earth: An Oral History of the Potters of the St. Croix River Valley, Minnesota

Creator:
Christianson, Linda, 1952-
Date Created:
2014-06-17
Description:
Linda Christianson (1952-) grew up in Barron, Wisconsin, and studied ceramics at Hamline University (St Paul, Minnesota), and the Banff Centre School of Fine Arts (Banff, Alberta, Canada), before returning to Minnesota to start her own ceramics studio and co-found the St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. In this interview, Christianson discusses her childhood; ceramics education; her connections to the local and national pottery communities; and her thoughts on the past, present and future of the St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. This interview was conducted by local oral historian and PhD Candidate from the University of Minnesota Anduin Wilhide. ""A Measure of the Earth: An Oral History of the Potters of the St. Croix River Valley"" explores the anomalous community of potters in Eastern Minnesota who host an annual cooperative tour for participating ceramic artists from around the world. This annual three-day event attracts art enthusiasts from across the country. Together the project's ten oral history interviews, representing diverse perspectives from within the local pottery community, tell the story of how, from the 1950s to today, Minnesota�s St. Croix River Valley has developed into a major center for pottery, and a destination for thousands nationally.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

24. Interview with Jeff Oestreich, A Measure of the Earth: An Oral History of the Potters of the St. Croix River Valley, Minnesota

Creator:
Oestreich, Jeff, 1947-
Date Created:
2014-06-09
Description:
In this interview, Jeff Oestreich (1947-) discusses growing up in White Bear Lake; early experiences with music and art; undergraduate education at Bemidji State University; graduate studies with Warren MacKenzie at the University of Minnesota; apprenticeship at the Leach Pottery in St. Ives, England; local and national teaching and exhibition experiences; establishing his studio in Taylors Falls, Minnesota; and his involvement with the founding and legacy of the St. Croix Pottery Tour. This interview was conducted by local oral historian and PhD Candidate from the University of Minnesota Anduin Wilhide. ""A Measure of the Earth: An Oral History of the Potters of the St. Croix River Valley"" explores the anomalous community of potters in Eastern Minnesota who host an annual cooperative tour for participating ceramic artists from around the world. This annual three-day event attracts art enthusiasts from across the country. Together the project's ten oral history interviews, representing diverse perspectives from within the local pottery community, tell the story of how, from the 1950s to today, Minnesota�s St. Croix River Valley has developed into a major center for pottery, and a destination for thousands nationally.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

25. Interview with Janet Koplos, A Measure of the Earth: An Oral History of the Potters of the St. Croix River Valley, Minnesota

Creator:
Koplos, Janet
Date Created:
2014-06-02
Description:
Janet Koplos is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communications and earned a masters degree in art history from Illinois State University. She has been writing regularly on all art mediums for 25 years, in newspapers, magazines, catalogs and books. In this interview, Koplos discusses her early interactions with potters from Minnesota while at the University of Minnesota; perceptions of the local and national ceramics field; her life as a journalist and art critic; and experience as a visitor to the St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. This interview was conducted by local oral historian and PhD Candidate from the University of Minnesota Anduin Wilhide. ""A Measure of the Earth: An Oral History of the Potters of the St. Croix River Valley"" explores the anomalous community of potters in Eastern Minnesota who host an annual cooperative tour for participating ceramic artists from around the world. This annual three-day event attracts art enthusiasts from across the country. Together the project's ten oral history interviews, representing diverse perspectives from within the local pottery community, tell the story of how, from the 1950s to today, Minnesota�s St. Croix River Valley has developed into a major center for pottery, and a destination for thousands nationally.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories
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