Interview with Elizabeth Hanover "Lizzie" Anthony Opdycke, 1960-04-15

File — Box: MS 017-04, Folder: MS 017-04-05

Identifier: MS 017- file MS 017-RT 398 F666m 1960 no. 01

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RT 398 F666m 1960 no. 01 - CD-ROM and 1 Audio Cassette Tape

5 index cards - Folklore of the Middle West, 1960, no. 1; Frontier and pioneer life--Kansas; Kansas - History; Opdycke, Mrs. H.A.; Strecker, William;

Typed and handwritten notes.

An interview with Lizzie Opdycke of Russell, KS regarding her experiences in early Russell. Mrs. Opdycke graduated with the very first graduating class in Russell. The beginning of the recording is missing.

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copy of Recording

00:00:00 - Coming to Russell, KS in 1876

00:02:24 - Emma, African-American girl from Ness County

00:04:18 - Early Russell buildings and population

00:04:34 - Town school

00:05:41 - Main Street

00:06:24 - Banker Building

00:06:43 - Mainstreet, continued

00:07:46 - Courthouse

00:08:16 - Driscoll Hotel

00:09:05 - Residences and trees

00:10:11 - Early days on the homestead

00:12:54 - The well and experiences with her mother

00:17:56 - Experiences with Indigenous Americans

00:20:42 - Childhood

00:21:55 - Alma Pratt

00:23:15 - School experiences and growing up during the time

00:26:53 - Churches and first Christmas in Kansas

00:29:42 - Decoration Day

00:33:33 - School vacations and ice cream socials

00:36:47 - Soldier's reunion

00:41:00 - Teaching experience