Interview with Michael and Elizabeth Wendelin, 1958-07-04

File — Box: MS 017-02, Folder: MS 017-02-16

Identifier: MS 017- file MS 017-RT 398 F666m 1958 no. 11

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RT 398 F666m 1958 no. 11 - CD-ROM, 7 inch Reel Tape and 1 Audio Cassette Tape

7 index cards - Blankenburg, Judith; Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917; Folklore of the Middle West, 1958, no. 11; Frontier and pioneer life--Colorado; Wendelin, Elizabeth; Wendelin, Michael (2);

Typed and handwritten notes.

An interview with Michael and Elizabeth Wendelin regarding their experiences as immigrants on the western plains. Recording is occasionally difficult to understand.

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copy of Recording

00:00:08 - Michael Wendelin on immigrating to the United States from Austria in 1881

00:02:20 - Near drowning of a female cousin

00:02:55 - Experience with Indigenous Americans in Nebraska

00:04:05 - Engelberg's butcher shop

00:05:27 - Wagon accident

00:06:49 - Move to Kansas

00:07:46 - Fourth of July celebration

00:08:26 - Life in a sod house in Herndon, KS

00:09:44 - The Chicken Hawk's nest

00:10:54 - Family size and memories of life on the homestead

00:16:23 - Memories of Buffalo Bill

00:17:12 - More memories of Indigenous Americans

00:18:40 - Travels

00:24:35 - Getting married

00:27:02 - More travels around the country

00:30:02 - Introduction to Elizabeth Wendelin interview

00:30:30 - Coming to the United States

00:31:24 - Travels

00:33:28 - Experiences with Indigenous Americans in Kansas

00:34:38 - Homelife

00:36:58 - Life in a sod house

00:38:14 - School experiences

00:39:45 - "Iron George"

00:40:40 - Available entertainment

00:41:30 - Fashion

00:43:30 - Early settlers of Herndon

00:44:30 - Churches

00:46:05 - Men's fashion

00:46:30 - More experiences with Indigenous Americans

00:47:30 - Weddings

00:49:28 - Births

00:50:07 - Deaths

00:52:09 - Christmas

00:52:39 - Other holidays

00:54:25 - Herndon Ox Roast

00:55:30 - Stores in Herndon

00:56:12 - Railroad coming to Herndon

00:58:58 - Music

00:59:30 - Floods