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Barbara Gourley

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Identifier

RT398_F666m_1975_18

Publication Date

4-13-1975

Description

Interviews with Lee Bachman, Richard Schmidt, Susan Gourley, Gerald Schmeidler, Maryanna Swarnson, Hazel White and Roy White.
00:00:00 - Introduction, Lee Bachman of Lindsborg, KS
00:00:31 - Celebrating Christmas
00:02:10 - Introduction, Richard Schmidt of Lincoln, KS
00:02:34 - Celebrating Christmas, Pentecost, and Easter
00:03:33 - Last day of school
00:04:19 - Mennonite weddings and shivarees
00:05:57 - Fumigating for sickness with sulphur
00:06:15 - Introduction, Susan Gourley
00:06:41 - Amish butchering customs
00:07:15 - Celebrating the 4th of July
00:07:35 - Shivaree
00:07:59 - Barn parties
00:08:28 - Home rememdies
00:08:57 - Introduction, Gerald Schmeidler of Catherine, KS
00:09:25 - Volga-German Christmas and New Years customs
00:11:03 - Wedding customs
00:13:54 - Introduction, Maryanna Sorenson of Lincoln, KS
00:14:33 - Celebrating Christmas and Lent in Denmark
00:18:05 - Literary societies in Denmark
00:18:44 - Home rememdies
00:20:11 - Weddings
00:20:42 - Birthdays
00:21:01 - Introduction, Hazel White of Westfall, KS
00:21:30 - Christmas customs
00:22:03 - Community dances and social clubs
00:23:26 - Last day of school
00:24:25 - Decoration Day
00:25:50 - Hog butchering
00:28:21 - Introduction, Roy White of Lincoln, KS
00:28:53 - Christmas customs
00:29:33 - Last day of school
00:30:47 - The drowning of Mousie Stoner
00:31:38 - Armistice Day celebration in 1918
00:32:13 - Entertainment: County Fair, Chautauqua, and circuses
00:35:35 - Prevention of colds, goose grease, and skunk graese
00:36:38 - WWI veterans
00:38:10 - Roller mill on the Saline River in Lincoln, KS
00:40:08 - Introduction, unknown woman
00:40:39 - Song, "The Watermelon Song", vocal
00:41:09 - Song, "The Skunk Song", vocal
00:42:00 - Song, "I Wish I Were", vocal

Physical Description

reel-to-reel audio and accompanying documentation

Subject

Swedish immigrants, German immigrants, Food customs, Traditional medicine, Rites & ceremonies, Celebrations, Lutheran

Rights

© University Archives, Forsyth Library, Fort Hays State University

Publisher

Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

Comments

For questions contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

Language

eng

Interviews with Lee Bachman, Richard Schmidt, Susan Gourley, Gerald Schmeidler, Maryanna Swarnson, and Roy White

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