Interviewer
Suzanne M. Vernon
Files
Description
Karen Conley recalls childhood memories of living in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, before her family moved to the Swan Valley, area of Montana. She describes boarding in Missoula, Montana, with her sister so they could attend high school there. Conley and her husband Dale talk about the methods they use for smoking salmon and whitefish they caught in the Swan Valley, Montana area. They also describe getting electricity for the first time in Salmon Prairie. Karen talks about the annual Christmas bazaar and other dances that the Salmon Prairie Ladies’ Club held at the local schoolhouse. The Conleys reminisce about the different people who lived in the area and how difficult it was to get anywhere if someone got sick due to the lack of telephones. Karen recalls her parents’ cultural heritage, and she reflects on how the Swan Valley has changed and how fewer people in the area know each other.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Homesteading, Idaho; Homesteading, Montana; Cattle ranching, Montana; Hereford cattle; Education, Montana; Fishing, Montana; Cooking, Montana, Hunting, Montana; Trapping, Montana; Swan Valley, Montana; Salmon Prairie, Montana; Salmon Prairie Ladies’ Club; Electricity, rural Montana; Gardening, Montana
Original Date
12-6-2001
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project, OH 422, 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 422-073, 074
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (39 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:44:12 minutes
Local Filename
OH_422_073_074.mp3; OH_422_073_074.pdf
Citation
Conley, Karen and Conley, E. Dale, "Karen Conley and E. Dale Conley Interview, December 6, 2001" (2001). Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project. 27.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/upperswanvalley_oralhistory/27