Title
Louise Boyer Williams, William Dufresne, and Julian Dufresne Interview, March 8, 1976
Interviewer
Barbara Frey
Files
Download Transcript of Louise Boyer Williams, William Dufresne, and Julian Dufresne Interview (233 KB)
Description
William and Julian Dufresne and Louise Boyer Williams share their childhood memories of growing up in the Frenchtown Valley in Montana during the early 20th century. They talk about attending one-room schools in Frenchtown and Huson, their neighbors and various business owners they recall, the wildlife they saw, and the various Catholic priests who were assigned to the Frenchtown parish, including Father Lionel Legris. They mention business and landmarks including the Glaude Hotel, and attending mass on Sundays where each family had its own pew. They talk at length about the logging activities in the valley as well as gold mining.
Also participating in the interview: Goldie Cole Dufresne, Margaret Allen DuFresne, Anna Mildred Mueller Dufresne, Mamie Reeves, and Julia Dufresne Van Holt.
Only a transcript of this interview exists. The audio is missing.
Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Teachers, Montana; Frenchtown, Montana; One-room schools, Montana; Father Lionel Legris; Glaude Hotel, Montana; Glaude family; Dufresne family; Logging, Montana; Gold mining; Prospecting; Catholic church, Montana
Original Date
3-8-1976
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 047-025a
Media Type
Text
Original Format
1 transcript (6 pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
application/pdf
Local Filename
OH_047_025a.pdf
Citation
Dufresne, William; Williams, Louise; and Dufresne, Julian, "Louise Boyer Williams, William Dufresne, and Julian Dufresne Interview, March 8, 1976" (1976). Frenchtown Historical Society Oral History Project. 17.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/frenchtown_oralhistory/17