This sound clip highlights the lives of Emil and Bertha Hedlund and Gust and Jenny Hedlund of Stafford Twp. 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.
Five men have been busy loading a straw bundle wagon and are taking a break. The straw bundles will be later threshed in a threshing machine. The men are sitting on and around the large steam engine. One man is sitting on the large wheel used by the belt to power the threshing machine.
This sound clip highlights the history of the Eugene Guibault Family of Algoma Twp. 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.
This sound clip highlights the History of the Roseau County Fair and Centennial Celebration. 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.
Marie Ehrenberg was living in hospice care in St. Charles and her last wish was to visit Whitewater State Park. She shares about growing up on a farm in the area and her memories of spending time at the park with her father. The Whitewater State Park Oral History project began in 2017 to commemorate the Centennial Anniversary of the State Park.
Bean, Hadley Lewis; Bean, Helen Lidstrom; Lady Alice
Date Created:
1950 - 1959
Description:
The first interview with Mr. Hadley Lewis Bean and Mrs. Helen Lidstrom Bean was conducted by Dr. Charles Vandersluis on an unrecorded date in an unrecorded location. Mr. and Mrs. Bean discuss arriving in Glen Ullin, North Dakota in 1885 and 1887, respectively. Mrs. Bean also discusses her upbringing in Hastings, Minnesota and establishing a homestead in North Dakota. Both describe events surrounding the death of Sitting Bull. Mr. Bean describes farming, picking buffalo bones, and seeking other ways of earning money in North Dakota. They also describe prairie fires, the Heart Dam, and the Garrison Dam in North Dakota. The second interview, with Lady Alice was, conducted by Dr. Charles Vandersluis on an unrecorded date in an unrecorded location. Lady Alice discusses working in a hospital in Birmingham, England during World War I. She also discusses immigrating to the United States after the war to work in public health in Cleveland, Ohio. She also describes her work with infant welfare in Chicago, Illinois and at the Eudowood Sanitorium near Baltimore, Maryland. The interview is continued in BCHS 028b.
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.
Charles Loggins was the first African American District Conservationist in Minnesota. In this interview he shares about his work with the Soil Conservation Service and working with farmers in Winona County. The Whitewater State Park Oral History project began in 2017 to commemorate the Centennial Anniversary of the State Park.
Claud Fish discusses moving to Buffalo and Deer River, Minnesota in 1881 and 1898, respectively. He discusses homesteading, logging, laying railroads, and farming. He describes mail delivery by moose and horses that were killed on the railroad. He discusses how Koochiching County split from Itasca County. He also describes the Itasca Lumber Company, J. P. Sims, and a variety of railway lines. The interview continues in BCHS 070b, BCHS 069a, and concludes in BCHS 071a.
Elaine Holst shares information about how her grandparents homesteaded in the Whitewater Valley, the many floods she experienced, and the legacy of conservation farming she and her husband established. The Whitewater State Park Oral History project began in 2017 to commemorate the Centennial Anniversary of the State Park.
Louis Villemin discusses the mock Dewey battle on Lake Bemidji; trying to cut hay in swampy land; Freeman Doud; surveys for the Great Northern that went through his property; James J. Hill's particularity on the grade of surveys; raising a bridge to let a wanigan pass under; Ed Murphy; selling his homestead; leaving his homestead; laying a pipeline in Canada; laying out part of the Jefferson Highway; helping set up a school; and planting early vegetables. The recording, dated December 1953, is continued from bchs103a.
The first interview, with Ralph White, was conducted by Dr. Charles Vandersluis on an unrecorded date in an unrecorded location. White discusses moving to Aitkin County, Minnesota in about 1904. He also discusses logging, farming, and living in Wadena County, Minnesota. The interview continues from a brief mention at the end of BCHS 058a. The majority of the recording is a discussion with a group of unidentified narrators, conducted by Dr. Charles Vandersluis on an unrecorded date in an unrecorded location. The group discusses railroads including the Minnesota Duluth & Western Railway, the Cut Foot Sioux Branch, the Minneapolis & International Railway, the Virginia Rainy Lake Railway, and others. They also discuss logging camps at spurs 29 and 53. They also discuss logging near Blackduck, Minnesota and Turtle River, Minnesota. The final portion of the recording is a fragment of an interview with an unidentified narrator, conducted by an unidentified interviewer on an unrecorded date in an unrecorded location. The interview does not provide substantial information.
Wellington Schroeder discusses where he was born and his childhood home; coming to Minnesota on a train and seeing the largest flour mill in the world; his father's farm at Sanford, Minnesota; hauling supplies for logging camps near Grand Rapids; helping unload the first steel rails of the Deer River logging railroad; how much different men in the logging camps made; being barn boss for the teamsters at a logging camp; the poor logging conditions in 1892-93; the financial constraints of logging companies; ice fishing on Maple Lake; starting a store in Bemidji; coming to Bemidji from Osakis; early businesses in Bemidji; hauling supplies for his store from Park Rapids; his custom-made wagon; making a killing on flour; hauling money for a bank; fixing the roads as he passed over them; his route into tow; following lumber teams to know where it was safe to drive; and buying and shipping blueberries. The interview continues in BCHS 084a.
This sound clip highlights the families of Augustus and Isabelle (Marchand) Huerd of Cedarbend Township and Albert H and Catherine (Dick) Jewell of Warroad. 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.
This sound clip highlights the lives of Charles 'Charley' John Hedlund of Stafford Township and Emil and Bertha (Larson) Hedlund of Stafford Twp. 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.
This sound clip highlights Abram and Mary (McLeod) Pratty, Hoy and May (Pratty) Hawley and Frank and Lena (Anderson) Hawley of Moranville and Clear River Twps. 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.
This sound clip highlights Alva and Signe (Anderson) Hendershot Beaver Township on the Sandridge. 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.
This sound clip highlights Andrew T and Christina (Hendrickson) Johnson Sr and Andrew T. and Hilda (Bergman) Johnson Jr of Malung. 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.
This sound clip highlights the Chad and Bessie (Corwin) Craighton family of Skime. 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.
This sound clip highlights Edwin and Ethel (Evans) Johnson of Malung on their 50th Wedding Anniversary. 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.
This sound clip highlights the lives of Edwin and Lila (Grill) Tviet of Roosevelt MN and O. Leslie and Florence (Olson) Tveit of Warroad MN. 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.
This sound clip highlights the John K and Carrie (Rude) Lee family of Beaver Twp. 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.
This sound clip highlights Lars L. and Kristina Hedin; John and Ida (Peterson) Hedin; Peter and Lydia (Nelson) Hedin; August and Emma (Olson) Hedin of Malung and Stafford Twp. 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.
This sound clip highlights the life of Olav Mostal at 100 years old. 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.
