Title
Lena Boyer Lucier Interview, January 1, 1976
Interviewer
unknown
Files
Download Transcript of Lena Lucier Interview (151 KB)
Description
Lena Lucier describes homesteading in the Frenchtown valley in Montana during the late 19th and early 20th century. She recalls her father working at Cormier’s sawmill, the special train that brought people from Butte to Frenchtown for the annual St. John’s Day celebrations, food preservation methods, and raising a bear cub with her brothers. She also reminisces about the dances held in Vincent’s Hotel and the Western Hotel.
Only notes of this interview exist. The audio is missing.
Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Boyer family; Frenchtown, Montana; St. John’s Day; Homesteading, Montana
Original Date
1976
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Frenchtown Historical Society Oral History Project, OH 047, 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 047-019
Media Type
Text
Original Format
1 transcript (2 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
application/pdf
Local Filename
OH_047_019.pdf
Citation
Lucier, Lena, "Lena Boyer Lucier Interview, January 1, 1976" (1976). Frenchtown Historical Society Oral History Project. 12.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/frenchtown_oralhistory/12