Interviewer
Suzanne M. Vernon
Files
Description
Rich Nelson describes the summers he spent in Swan Valley, Montana, throughout his childhood in the 1930s. He details how his parents, Carl and Min Nelson, acquired land and built a cabin in the area. Nelson recalls the stories and lives of several other Swan Valley residents, such as Tom Haggerty, Charlie Lundberg, and Charlie Roll, which offer context on Nelson’s own memories about the hardships and rewards of the homesteading experience in general. He cites some of the difficulties that homesteaders faced, such as finding clean water and maintaining their homes, but he also emphasizes the friendships and community that form through homesteading.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Swan Valley, Montana; Tom Haggerty; Charlie Lundberg; Charlie Roll; Nelson family, Swan Valley, Montana; Homesteading, Montana; Homesteaders; Homesteading hardships; Homesteading communities
Original Date
11-9-2001
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 422-079, 080
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (29 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:36:26 minutes
Local Filename
OH_422_079_080.mp3; OH_422_079_080.pdf
Citation
Nelson, Rich, "Rich Nelson Interview, November 9, 2001" (2001). Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project. 31.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/upperswanvalley_oralhistory/31