Interviewer
Suzanne M. Vernon
Files
Description
Mabel Stilwell recalls growing up in the Kraft Creek area in northwestern Montana’s Swan Valley in the early 20th century. She discusses daily homesteading life with her family, including school, chores, the numerous animals they kept, wild animals in the area, and activities like picnics and dances. She recalls helping her grandparents, the Rolls and the Lundbergs, with farm chores. She discusses the 1929 fire, Native Americans from St. Ignatius, Montana, and the drowning of her cousin in the Swan River. Her daughter, Jenise Eskridge, also participates in the interview.
Loading...
Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Pine Ridge Road; Holland Lake; Gordon Ranch; Roll School; Pine Ridge School; Missoula, Montana; Kraft Creek; Swan River; Seeley Lake, Montana; Rumble Creek School; St. Ignatius, Montana; Homesteading, Montana
Original Date
2-3-1999
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 422-012, 013
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (21 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:36:08 minutes
Local Filename
OH_422_012_013.mp3; OH_422_012_013.pdf
Citation
Stilwell, Mabel, "Mabel Stilwell Interview, February 3, 1999" (1999). Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project. 51.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/upperswanvalley_oralhistory/51