Interviewer
Mary Bielenberg
Files
Description
George Vogt tells how his grandfather emigrated from Bavaria, Germany, to the United States in 1852, spending time in New York City and Michigan, before settling in Sula, Montana. He mentions his grandfather’s work as a miner in Phillipsburg, Montana, which provided him with funds to purchase land and livestock for his ranch in Sula. Vogt describes his father’s childhood growing up on the ranch and attending school in Corvallis. Vogt also describes the hardships of living in Sula where food was retrieved by horseback twice a year, the mail came once a month, and electricity wasn’t installed until after World War Two. He reminisces about his education in a one-room schoolhouse in Sula, high school in Hamilton, and graduating from college in Bozeman in 1929. Vogt discusses his 17 years of ranching with his wife Josephine McGlumphy Vogt, in addition to his career as a school teacher and sports coach.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Immigration, Montana; German immigrants, Montana; Sula, Montana; Phillipsburg, Montana; Hamilton, Montana; Corvallis, Montana; Education, Montana; Schoolhouses, Rural; Ranchers, Montana; School teachers, Montana
Original Date
9-1984
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Bitterroot Historical Society Oral History Project, OH 120, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 120-020a
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (11 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:29:06 minutes
Local Filename
OH_120_020_a.mp3; OH_120_020_a.pdf
Citation
Vogt, George, "George Vogt Interview, September 1984" (1984). Bitterroot Historical Society Oral History Project. 6.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/bitterrootvalley_oralhistory/6