Interview with Martha and David Wedel, 1971-11-05

File — Box: MS 017-10, Folder: MS 017-10-05

Identifier: MS 017- file MS 017-RT 398 F666m 1971 no. 06

Staff Only

RT 398 F666m 1971 no. 06 - 7 Inch Reel Tape and 1 Audio Cassette Tape

5 index cards - Arthur, Judith; Folklore of the Middle West, 1971, No. 6.; Folklore - Kansas; Wedel, David; Wedel, Martha;

Typed and handwritten notes.

Interview with Martha and David Wedel

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copy of Recording

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:10 - History of Mennonites moving to Russia from Germany. This portion of the interview is difficult to understand.

00:01:32 - Mennonites move to Kansas

00:02:50 - The "Immigrant House"

00:04:30 - Problems faced by the Mennonite immigrants

00:06:19 - German school

00:07:41 - Children's rhymes

00:15:45 - Games

00:16:39 - Social life for young people

00:18:23 - Courtship and marriage

00:23:02 - Weddings

00:31:09 - Weather prediction and superstitions

00:33:28 - Names and nicknames

00:36:23 - Crowd games

00:37:55 - Song, "Skip to my Lou", vocal

00:39:09 - Song, "There is Somebody Waiting", vocal

00:39:40 - Song, "Suzie Brownie", vocal

00:41:01 - Song, "Go In and Out the Windows"

00:41:40 - Butchering day

00:44:51 - Education

00:46:19 - Church customs

00:50:09 - Sunday services

00:52:02 - Hymns sung in German and then in English

00:55:28 - Information regarding the interview