Interviewer
Stuart W. Conner
Files
Description
Bessie Catron Conner, who came to Montana in 1899, discusses growing up on a homestead at Camp Creek, Montana, located near the Gallatin Valley. She describes in detail the house and outbuildings, riding horseback to the schoolhouse four miles away, problems raising chickens, planting a garden, and getting water from a nearby spring. Conner names their neighbors and where they were located in the community. She notes the absence of wild animals, except for coyotes, and recollects Christmas dinners, a scare from cattle rustlers and the importance of the church for community events. Conner recalls her family living on the homestead for five years before they moved to a ranch in the Gallatin Valley.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Montana women; Pioneers, Montana, Stuart Conner; Camp Creek, Montana; Gallatin Valley, Montana; Homesteaders, Montana
Original Date
9-6-1970
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Settlers, Homesteaders, Ranchers, and Farmers 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 082-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 reel-to-reel: analog + 1 transcript (23 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:38:57 minutes
Local Filename
OH_082_001.mp3; OH_082_001.pdf
Citation
Conner, Bessie Pearl, "Bessie Pearl Catron Conner Interview, September 6, 1970" (1970). Montana Settlers, Homesteaders, Ranchers and Farmers Oral History Collection. 21.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtsettlersandhomsteaders_oralhistory/21