Interviewer
Diann E. Wiesner
Files
Description
Ole Bodin talks about immigrating from Sweden to Monroe, Washington, in 1927, where he started logging for Weyerhaeuser and other companies. He goes on to describe his life during the Great Depression, hopping on freight trains between Minneapolis and Seattle to search for work and living in the brush near the railroad. Bodin recalls joining some friends to mine for gold in Montana, and he reminisces about being drafted during World War Two before being discharged because of his age. He mentions working as a logger in Washington and eventually a ranch hand in Montana. Bodin also describes his life in Sweden before immigrating to the United States at the age of 26.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
United States military; Great Depression (1929-1939); World War Two (1939-1945); Mining, Montana; Logging; Washington state; Weyerhaeuser; Sweden; Immigration, United States
Original Date
7-11-1978
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Ole Bodin Interviews Oral History Project, OH 041, 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 041-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (14 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:43:53 minutes
Local Filename
OH_041_001.mp3; OH_041_001.pdf
Citation
Bodin, Ole, "Ole Bodin Interview, July 11, 1978" (1978). Ole Bodin Interviews Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/olebodin_interviews/1