Interviewer
Suzanne M. Vernon
Files
Description
Neil Meyer and his wife, Dixie Meyer, describe the homesteading lifestyle in the Upper Swan Valley, Montana. Neil discusses working as a logger and recalls sustainable logging practices and the economics behind the demand for different kinds of wood. He mentions “tree sitter” protests against the Plum Creek Timber Company in the mid-1980s, which he witnessed. Neil and Dixie also share their personal philosophy of the homesteading lifestyle, emphasizing that homesteading instills values, such as hard work and responsibility, and living in open spaces breeds a culture of independence.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Swan Valley, Montana; Upper Swan Valley, Montana; Logging, Montana; Sustainable logging; Logging economics; Tree sitters; Environmental protests; Plum Creek Timber Company, Montana; Homesteaders, Montana; Homesteader philosophy
Original Date
3-1-2006
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 422-127
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (11 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:49:18 minutes
Local Filename
OH_422_127.mp3; OH_422_127.pdf
Citation
Meyer, Neil and Meyer, Dixie, "Neil Meyer and Dixie Meyer Interview, March 2006" (2006). Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project. 41.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/upperswanvalley_oralhistory/41