Interviewer
Paul Sandry
Files
Description
Lyman Ferguson discusses growing up on a farm outside of Helena, Montana, and moving to Spion Kop, Montana, a small railroad town located in Judith Basin County, during the Great Depression. Ferguson describes aspects of his everyday life, including farming, ranching, and experiences with Prohibition and the Works Progress Administration (WPA). He also discusses his family, including his brother Chan Ferguson, who became a Cascade County commissioner.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Spion Kop, Montana; Judith Basin County, Montana; Prohibition; works Progress Administration [WPA]; Ferguson family, Cascade County, Montana; Local politicians, Montana; Railway; Helena, Montana; Farmers, Montana; Depression, 1929-1939
Original Date
2-15-1986
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana 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 152-001
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
00:30:35 minutes
Local Filename
OH_152_001.mp3; OH_152_001.pdf
Citation
Ferguson, Lyman, "Lyman Ferguson Interview, February 15, 1986" (1986). Montana Settlers, Homesteaders, Ranchers and Farmers Oral History Collection. 7.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtsettlersandhomsteaders_oralhistory/7