Interviewer
unknown
Files
Description
Florida LaCasse, and her daughter Angelina LaCasse discuss homesteading in the Frenchtown Valley. Florida LaCasse relates the history of the Jette family and how they immigrated from Montreal, Canada, to Montana. She describes the Glaude and Cormier sawmill and the Ross and Donlan sawmill as well as other geographic features near the Jette homestead. Angelina LaCasse and her mother talk about the daily chores they did, such as canning, and when they first got electricity. They also recall St. John’s Day celebrations, the flood of 1908, and the fire of 1911.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Frenchtown, Montana; Catholic Church, Montana; Immigration, Montana; French-Canadian immigrants; Jette family; LaCasse family; Ross and Donlan sawmill; Glaude and Cormier sawmill; St. John’s Day
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 047-007
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (47 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:07:55 minutes
Local Filename
OH_047_007.mp3; OH_047_007.pdf
Citation
LaCasse, Florida Jette and LaCasse, Angelina, "Florida Jette LaCasse and Angelina LaCasse Interview, circa 1975-1976" (1976). Frenchtown Historical Society Oral History Project. 18.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/frenchtown_oralhistory/18