Interviewer
Arthur Donlan
Files
Description
Arthur Dussault describes how his grandfather emigrated from Canada to homestead in Montana in 1885. He notes how his grandfather’s choice of land caused tension between him and Native Americans populations in that area. He discusses his father’s relationship with Ignace, a member of one of the Native American tribes in the Frenchtown area. Dussault recalls the horse racetrack in Frenchtown and the horse races that occurred during the annual St. John’s Day celebration. He discusses some of his father’s old neighbors, including the Deschamps family, John Cyr, and Rube Lattimer, speaking briefly about their property and homesteads. Dussault also describes what he remembers about the fire of 1910.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Frenchtown, Montana; French-Canadian immigrants; Native Americans, Montana; Ignace; Horse racing; St. John’s Day; Dussault family; Deschamps family; John Cyr; Rube Lattimer; Immigration, Montana; Homesteading, Montana
Original Date
8-17-1975
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 047-004
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (10 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:59:43 minutes
Local Filename
OH_047_004.pdf
Citation
Dussault, Arthur, "Arthur Dussault Interview, August 17, 1975" (1975). Frenchtown Historical Society Oral History Project. 3.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/frenchtown_oralhistory/3