Interview with Ras and Dot Wampler, 1960-07-16

File — Box: MS 017-05, Folder: MS 017-05-01

Identifier: MS 017- file MS 017-RT 398 F666m 1960 no. 14

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RT 398 F666m 1960 no. 14 - 7 Inch Reel Tape and 2 Audio Cassette Tapes

6 index cards - Folklore of the Middle West, 1960, no. 14; Frontier and pioneer life - Kansas; Kansas--History; Wampler, Dot; Wampler, Rath; Wampler, Vera Mae;

Typed and handwritten notes.

An interview with Eurastas Oliver "Ras" Wampler and Dot Stout Wampler regarding life in western Kansas in the late 19th century.

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copy of Recording

00:00:19 - Ras Wampler, school experiences

00:02:10 - Games played at recess

00:03:31 - School facilities

00:04:36 - Transportation

00:05:14 - Preserving food

00:07:03 - Going to town

00:09:40 - Remedies

00:10:16 - Planting crops

00:11:08 - Herding cattle

00:11:50 - Blizzards

00:13:56 - Trading turkeys for dry goods

00:15:25 - 4th of July celebrations

00:16:51 - Harvesting wheat

00:21:25 - Learning how many days are in each month

00:22:51 - Dot Wampler, pet rabbit story

00:24:52 - Toy butter churn and toy stove

00:26:51 - Sledding

00:29:48 - Ras Wampler, milking cows and making cheese

00:33:24 - Dot Wampler, remedies

00:35:17 - Buying "roasting ears" (corn)

00:36:10 - School experiences

00:39:45 - Moving to Topeka

00:41:20 - Ras Wampler, keeping ice

00:42:48 - Harvesting wheat in Ohio

00:43:24 - Watering livestock