Interview with Charles F. Miller, and John & Catherine Wolfram, 1958-07-04

File — Box: MS 017-02, Folder: MS 017-02-14

Identifier: MS 017- file MS 017-RT 398 F666m 1958 no. 09

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RT 398 F666m 1958 no. 09 - CD-ROM, 7 inch Reel Tape and 1 Audio Cassette Tape

10 index cards - Blankenburg, Judith; Folklore of the Middle West, 1958, no. 9; Frontier and pioneer life--Kansas; Graham County, Kansas--History; Kenyon, Barbara; Miller, Charles F. (3); Wolfram, Catherine; Wolfram, John;Frontier and pioneer life--Kansas; Ryan, Stella (Hill) (2); Schmidt, Mary P.;

Typed and handwritten notes.

An interview with Charles F. Miller and John & Catherine Wolfram regarding their experiences as homesteaders on the Kansas plains. Second half of the recording is muffled.

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copy of Recording

Interview with Charles F. Miller

00:00:48 - Coming to Kansas in 1886

00:02:58 - Graham County Kansas

00:04:37 - Schools in Graham County

00:07:28 - Literary Society

00:08:32 - Farming in Kansas

00:10:29 - Community events and church services

00:11:53 - Experiences as a school teacher

00:13:11 - Experiences as a County Surveyor

00:15:09 - Prairie fire of 1894

00:17:39 - Picnics and parties

00:19:00 - Teacher salaries

00:20:38 - Blizzards of 1886 and 1958

00:21:40 - Smallpox outbreak

00:23:38 - Interview with John and Catherine Wolfram

00:24:03 - Coming to Kansas in 1869

00:25:12 - Memories of Herndon, KS

00:26:30 - Life in a sod house

00:27:16 - Farming in western Kansas

00:28:49 - School experiences

00:32:03 - Churches

00:34:46 - Homelife

00:35:50 - Parties

00:37:40 - Types of entertainment

00:39:38 - Availability of stores

00:40:38 - 1902 Herndon Fire

00:42:08 - Transportation

00:47:26 - Celebrating Christmas