Oral History Interview - Mrs. Etta Fransden
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- Material Type
- Recording
- Date Range
- 1980
- Accession No.
- 19921008040
- Physical Description
- 1 cassette tape; digital copy
- Scope and Content
- Tape 1 Side A (approx 30 min) - Biographical information: born in 1888 in Elsinore, Utah. Her father was a farmer - had a 20 acre irrigated plot and grew wheat and alfalfa. She attended a private Methodist school until the age of 13 at which time she went to work for the owners of the gold mine whe…
- Material Type
- Recording
- Date Range
- 1980
- Creator
- Pioneer Researchers Association
- Physical Description
- 1 cassette tape; digital copy
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Acquisition Source
- Pioneer Researchers
- Scope and Content
- Tape 1 Side A (approx 30 min) - Biographical information: born in 1888 in Elsinore, Utah. Her father was a farmer - had a 20 acre irrigated plot and grew wheat and alfalfa. She attended a private Methodist school until the age of 13 at which time she went to work for the owners of the gold mine where her father worked. The family moved to the town where the mine was, and ran a boarding house for 150 men. Information about the mine and mine operation. - Her husband, Frank, was from the same town. They married in 1907 and bought a 20 acre farm. Her uncle from Canada persuaded them to move to southern Alberta. They bought 240 acres near Warner in 1918. They planted grain crops, but did not see their first harvest until 1924. To survive, her husband worked for others and they planted a garden and had livestock. - She is a member of the UFA Women's Society. General information about the group. - The Fransden had 5 children. 3 were born in the U.S. and 2 in Warner. - General information about living on the farm: buying supplies, wildlife in the area. Side_B_(approx 30 min) - Water supply on the farm: they dug a well, but the water was very hard and not good for drinking. In the winter they melted snow and in the summer they hauled ifrfrom the creek. - Describes the dust storms in the 1930's (black blizzards). - Describes their experience with army worms. - They hauled their grain to the McNab elevator. - During the depression there were work camps set up near Warner. - Etta moved to Lethbridge in 1954 after her husband's death. - Etta reads her poetry and philosophizes about life. - She still lives in her own home. General comments. See also the Warner History Book.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 19921008040
- Collection
- Archive
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