Interviewer
Winnifred West
Files
Description
Esther MacDonald describes growing up in Highwood, Montana during the early 20th century. She reminisces about getting electricity, running water, and her family’s first car. MacDonald talks about life before those conveniences and describes doing household chores manually. She discusses how electricity and indoor plumbing made doing household chores much easier.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Highwood, Montana; Women pioneers, Montana; Homesteaders, Montana
Original Date
3-19-1991
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Winnifred West Interviews Oral History Project, OH 260, 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 260-002, 003
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (03:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (30 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:33:09 minutes
Local Filename
OH_260_002_003.mp3; OH_260_002_003.pdf
Citation
McDonald, Esther May Elizabeth, "Esther May Elizabeth Allen McDonald, March 19, 1991" (1991). Winnifred West Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/winnifredwest_interviews/2