Interviewer
Suzanne M. Vernon
Files
Description
Colleen Kesterson describes teaching school at Salmon Prairie School and Swan Lake. She and Wes discuss raising two Vietnamese foster children in addition to their biological daughter, Charlene. Wes recalls how his father came to Great Falls, Montana, when he was 12 and then served in the military during World War Two. Wes and Colleen tell how Wes’ mother and father logged together and how Wes would often help them when he was a child. Wes talks about raising chickens, pigs, and cows on his family farm, and then describes starting his own log home building business. The Kestersons discuss the changing nature of the logging industry and how environmental regulations have made it difficult for loggers to stay in business.
The few minutes of this interview contain personal identification information. This portion of the interview has been restricted from the audio and the transcript.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Swan Lake, Montana; Swan Valley, Montana; Logging industry; Ranching; Forestry; Farming; Hunting; World War, 1939-1945; Great Falls, Montana; School teachers, Montana; Education, Montana; Foster children; Parenting
Original Date
10-9-2009
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 422-212, 213
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (31 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:31:30 minutes
Local Filename
OH_422_212_213.mp3; OH_422_212_213.pdf
Citation
Kesterson, Colleen and Kesterson, Wes, "Colleen Kesterson and Wes Kesterson Interview, October 9, 2009" (2009). Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project. 58.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/upperswanvalley_oralhistory/58