Interviewer
Barbara Frey and Merle Johnston
Files
Description
Marie Plourd, Dona Corr, and Ida Longpre discuss Pete Scheffer, describing how he came to live in Frenchtown, his wife, and his residency. They then go on to discuss his family, focusing primarily on his children. Dona Corr and Ida Longpre describe attending the Miron School, O’Keefe School and the Catholic school in Frenchtown, Montana. Marie Plourd gives a brief synopsis of her life, including where she attended school in Frenchtown, going to business college in Missoula, and marrying her hundred in 1929. She also discusses games she played with her sister and chores that she did as a child. She ends the interview by translating from French for her mother, who speaks about celebrating St. John’s Day.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Frenchtown, Montana; Scheffer family; Longpre family; Plourd family; Miron School; O’Keefe School; Catholic church, Montana; St. John’s Day; French-Canadian immigrants; Immigration, Montana
Original Date
4-24-1975
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 047-011
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (00:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (12 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:30:06 minutes
Local Filename
OH_047_011.pdf
Citation
Plourd, Marie Louise; Corr, Dona Plourd; and Longpre, Ida, "Marie Louise Plourd, Dona Plourd Corr, and Ida Longpre Interview, April 24, 1975" (1975). Frenchtown Historical Society Oral History Project. 8.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/frenchtown_oralhistory/8