Interviewer
Suzanne M. Vernon
Files
Description
Lucille Wilhelm details her childhood in Swan Valley, Montana, describing both the joys and hardships of living in such a secluded place. She discusses attending high school in Missoula, Montana, during the 1940s. Together with her daughter, Shirley Webb, Wilhelm talks about her husband Joe Wilhelm, whom she married in 1951. Wilhelm recalls how she and her husband purchased a homestead in the valley and how he worked as an outfitter in the Swan Valley as well as a sawyer. She mentions many of her activities, such as cooking for hunting camps, and she describes the realities of living in the valley such as high cost of living and low wages. Wilhelm concludes by noting the major changes she has seen in the area during her lifetime, such as the construction of the highway.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Swan Valley, Montana; Missoula, Montana; Education, Montana; Hunting; Sawyers; Homesteaders, Montana; Road construction
Original Date
7-29-2003
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 422-111, 112
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (49 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:59:42 minutes
Local Filename
OH_422_111_112.mp3; OH_422_111_112.pdf
Citation
Wilhelm, Lucille and Webb, Shirley, "Lucille Wilhelm and Shirley Webb Interview, July 29, 2003" (2003). Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project. 35.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/upperswanvalley_oralhistory/35