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Enga Anderson 4/5/82 Spokane , Washington INDEX Interviewed by Brenda Stirling Ol ason Side 1 0-1 1-2 2-.J J 4-6 6-9 9-11 11-12 Born Jl, 1896 'n Spokane. orwegian her · t age, parents came t o th ' s country in the 1 o•s, first to · eapolis , then to Spokane. - ·ved first at onion reek , th n at Big Creek, had a ranch of 160 acres. F ther was a carpe ter, built the irst school house · Col i11e around 1900. Her cabin had a dirt floor til father hewed a perfect one fro wood with on a broadaxe . Fr' nds brin ing a wa on full of ve etables and a cow ith it calf. Frien s also helped them settle in for inter, shot a deer also. o Scand'nav·an bachelors that set tled in that area. W ~t to school three months of the ear. 1'el ab ut the boys namin the ountain after the schoolt acher , haro otte. h r we e o about ei ht kids in school. s couldn"t s eak En ish Cle in a plow. mem er and Aft r 1 15. s e an h r mother ran the ranch alone or s ven ears. She married · 1922, bo.u ht land f OlJl brothers and sis ers . Husband fro Swe en. dr ted in the u .• for W 1. Farmed unt'l 19 2 en he was forced in o wor1d at he saw- .11 to rec·e¥e social securit so h could a tax s. At this t· e , she ran the ranch alone. ~ • > 12-16 16-18 18-19 19-21 21-23 23-25 25-29 29-.32 32-)4 )4-36 36-40 Average started with f eeding milking cows, feeding pigs , and haying. Story about using a s ike for a bolt so she could fix the wagon. She also dehorned and castrated cattle. Sold beef and cream for - v ·*-J Interest! but hard life. was clerk for school district, had the pas off'·ce for 4 years with her only ages bein the cancelled stam s. d her o cheese and saurkraut. Root cellar father ad • eet·ng husband through brother. No children. Used t o .. roach*• the anes and trim ta·ls for pea le*s horses. Huck eber · th amily. ince sh wa the youn est , her was atch the coffee po and keep po t . ·ly o went fish·ng together. ot uch t' for games or recreati on , was always b sy • •• di h r own se ·ng, •tting. e ls about the ti e she had to ride in 20 belo zero weather and her feet froze. S co d di n't rea l ef ct t em. Tal abo t her brother G or e , a died at 19 f om onia. H as hoto her, and she helped hi th print· , etc. The ro ram at s hool. The wh hborhood w involved Father v lin for brothel, guitar for sister ... ther ere ance and decorati~ns. e mbers nderful two-steps , waltzes, square Th ran e so had pro rams ti:-ne. Ho at er there ere ld cou t s n e beca se Ols ns i the ) . or ed at t e ana a Pat er b · t houses and ot er stru tures around ~o ville and S o ane. a e tabl , upboards. b ds, be ch s or h use. For t ra mone , her roth rs ad su~ts, th used left- ' t t
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Title | Anderson, Enga Oral History Interview, 1982 |
Interviewer | Olason, Brenda |
Date | 1982-04-05 |
Description | 54 minute oral history with Enga Anderson, conducted for a Women in the West (HST 398 course) at Washington State University. Born 1896; lived in Spokane, Colville. Worked on farm and ranch. Discusses Norwegian heritage, granges, cooking, working as post office clerk. |
Subject | Rural women; Ranches |
Coverage | North and Central America--United States--Washington (State)--Spokane County--Spokane; North and Central America--United States--Washington (State)--Stevens County--Colville |
Type | Sound |
Genre | Interviews |
Publisher | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Rights Notes | In copyright. Item is in copyright until 95 years after 2011 publication date. |
Identifier | ua194b01f01 |
Source | Is found in Archives 194, Women in the West Oral Histories https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/ua194.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc |
Holding Institution | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries |
Contributors | Digitization and description funded through a National Endowment for the Humanities We the People grant for Washington Womens History to the Washington Womens History Consortium, a part of the Washington State Historical Society. |
Language | English |
Digitization | Original audio cassettes were converted to wav files using Audacity and a USBPre interface. Mp3 files were then created from the wav files for online access. Film clips were created as mpeg-4 files using Adobe Premiere Elements 9 to add selected images to the wav audio files. Print documents were scanned to pdf format using a Xerox Workcentre 5030 copier/scanner. |
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Title | ua194b01f01_Abstract |
Full Text | Enga Anderson 4/5/82 Spokane , Washington INDEX Interviewed by Brenda Stirling Ol ason Side 1 0-1 1-2 2-.J J 4-6 6-9 9-11 11-12 Born Jl, 1896 'n Spokane. orwegian her · t age, parents came t o th ' s country in the 1 o•s, first to · eapolis , then to Spokane. - ·ved first at onion reek , th n at Big Creek, had a ranch of 160 acres. F ther was a carpe ter, built the irst school house · Col i11e around 1900. Her cabin had a dirt floor til father hewed a perfect one fro wood with on a broadaxe . Fr' nds brin ing a wa on full of ve etables and a cow ith it calf. Frien s also helped them settle in for inter, shot a deer also. o Scand'nav·an bachelors that set tled in that area. W ~t to school three months of the ear. 1'el ab ut the boys namin the ountain after the schoolt acher , haro otte. h r we e o about ei ht kids in school. s couldn"t s eak En ish Cle in a plow. mem er and Aft r 1 15. s e an h r mother ran the ranch alone or s ven ears. She married · 1922, bo.u ht land f OlJl brothers and sis ers . Husband fro Swe en. dr ted in the u .• for W 1. Farmed unt'l 19 2 en he was forced in o wor1d at he saw- .11 to rec·e¥e social securit so h could a tax s. At this t· e , she ran the ranch alone. ~ • > 12-16 16-18 18-19 19-21 21-23 23-25 25-29 29-.32 32-)4 )4-36 36-40 Average started with f eeding milking cows, feeding pigs , and haying. Story about using a s ike for a bolt so she could fix the wagon. She also dehorned and castrated cattle. Sold beef and cream for - v ·*-J Interest! but hard life. was clerk for school district, had the pas off'·ce for 4 years with her only ages bein the cancelled stam s. d her o cheese and saurkraut. Root cellar father ad • eet·ng husband through brother. No children. Used t o .. roach*• the anes and trim ta·ls for pea le*s horses. Huck eber · th amily. ince sh wa the youn est , her was atch the coffee po and keep po t . ·ly o went fish·ng together. ot uch t' for games or recreati on , was always b sy • •• di h r own se ·ng, •tting. e ls about the ti e she had to ride in 20 belo zero weather and her feet froze. S co d di n't rea l ef ct t em. Tal abo t her brother G or e , a died at 19 f om onia. H as hoto her, and she helped hi th print· , etc. The ro ram at s hool. The wh hborhood w involved Father v lin for brothel, guitar for sister ... ther ere ance and decorati~ns. e mbers nderful two-steps , waltzes, square Th ran e so had pro rams ti:-ne. Ho at er there ere ld cou t s n e beca se Ols ns i the ) . or ed at t e ana a Pat er b · t houses and ot er stru tures around ~o ville and S o ane. a e tabl , upboards. b ds, be ch s or h use. For t ra mone , her roth rs ad su~ts, th used left- ' t t |
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