Interviewer
Margaret R. Gallagher
Files
Description
Laurence Driscoll describes the town of D'Aste, Montana, which was established in 1910 on a 160 acre homestead plot and consisted mostly of a store, school, pool hall and the mission church. Driscoll recalls the ties between D’Aste and the towns of Ronan and St. Ignatius whose Catholic priests visited the community on Sundays. He notes that the school was moved in 1939 and the town died during the Great Depression and when young people moved away. Driscoll also discusses how the homestead plot reverted to an Indian allotment except for the church which had a federal deed.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Gallagher family; Missions, Montana; Railroads, Montana; Missoula Mercantile hayshed; Father LaClaire; Father Thalen; Father Gilmore; Father McCarthy; Father O’Malley; Quinn’s Hall; D’Aste, Montana; Catholic Church, Montana; Great Depression, 1929-1939
Original Date
12-11-1979
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Communities Oral History Collection, 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 102-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (28 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:18:34 minutes
Local Filename
OH_102_001.mp3; OH_102_001.pdf
Citation
Driscoll, Laurence, "Laurence Driscoll Interview, December 11, 1979" (1979). Montana Communities Oral History Collection. 3.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtcommunities_oralhistory/3