Interviewer
Suzanne M. Vernon
Files
Description
Helen Anderson Brist recalls memories from her childhood in Montana. She tells how her mother, an immigrant from Norway, and her father, a first generation immigrant from Sweden, met and married in Somers, Montana, before moving onto a homestead in Swan Valley, Montana. Brist discusses how her parents managed to keep alive aspects of their Northern European heritage, such as language and food. She describes her childhood on the homestead noting the chores she did, entertainment that was available, attending school and other parts of day-to-day life. Brist offers insight into the hardships and joys of homesteading in rural Montana for many European immigrants. She also describes her husband, Bob Brist, and their life together.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Swan Valley, Montana; Immigration, Montana; Northern European heritage; Homesteaders, Montana; Norwegian immigrants; Swedish immigrants
Original Date
6-11-2007
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 422-202, 203
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (16 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:53:49 minutes
Local Filename
OH_422_202_203.mp3; OH_422_202_203.pdf
Citation
Brist, Helen, "Helen Anderson Brist Interview, June 11, 2007" (2007). Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project. 47.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/upperswanvalley_oralhistory/47