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TAPE SUMMARY Mildred Hancock 4/10/8 7 Washigton State Womens Archives I ntervi ewed by E~!z abeth Wilkins Sj.. de I 1-20 ·. 20- 60 60-100 100-130 130-170 200-250 25 0 - 280 280-310 31 0-330 330- 345 Op~ rti ng , Testing , Introducti.on. Remembers Grandmother Cambridge in Genesse, Idaho. (Millie a 9 p rox. 3-4 . yrs old) r emembers her s peci al rdck ing ch~ii . Grandmothers fa ther (Cambrid g~ came to Genes se . ) Grandfather Cambridge was a Yankee in Civil War , he v an . tured West to f ind hi s "fortune." His first maj or stop 1868 was i n Helena, MT. Gonti nUecl journey of Cambridge ~hru Lolo Pass. 1869 f irst sett l ed in Cottoriwood , LD .(l hen they moved everything was draw~ by horses) Recollections of .Cambridges, husband and wife working along side each other. Greatgrandfather Cambridge names Genesse, ID . after Genesse State Park ~ew York State. (Mill ie states grandfather a '·' very proud man. " Family orgi.nally i mmigrated fr om Germany and Austria. Great grandparents re-ally wanted 'Go b e Americans .. even though they were Ger ~a~s . · Mil lie wishes she would have learned to speak German. Mi~li e Bruggeman Hancock's parents born on ranches. Tells aga i n of great g randpar e nts travels . Ann CambridgeBruggeman (Mill ie ' s fa ther's mother) Fran!{ Bruggeman c ame out \·iest. -;v- i th his. mother because f ather had d ied(killed in the Pruss i a n - Austri an War.) Frank came wesi in 1880 at 18 years of a ge . Frank g-ot An 2rican papers i r. Lewi ston: ID. i n 1889 r married Ann. (Usually al \·rays married someone within the commun i t y .) .Frank in 1880 interested in erect ' ng a Catholic church. He t~aches Indians a t Lapwai . Millie recoll~cts t ha t r elig ion in area is mostly Catholic(only church in Colton is Catholic.) Frank in 1904 collect~ enough money to e rect church, plans draw·n up by : Frank for Thornc_feek church . 345-360 . Millie mefnti ons her bi rth o:ti: the Bruggeman ranch . ** 360- 375 Rec ol l ects mother doing a lot of work . ' ''Humdinge r-.' ,\ ·" ~<"'· --·,£-_ .. , ··~ .-v '<(J •• ·-·~. 375-400 400-420 420-450 450-470 470-480 480-486 486 Side II 0-30 40-60 60-130 130-150 150-200 Talks of "rrb:::rncr ::::;k" article. Millie says she wishes she would have gone and talked to grandfather. Mother born 1900, Father born 1893, Married in 1918, Millie born April 18, 1920. Millie was the first girl grandchild born on the Bruggeman side. (She has a brother Gordon who is 6 years younger, two other boys died during early childhood.) Grandmother and grandfather built a beautiful house. Everyone wroked very hard on the ranches. WWI father called into action but only goes as far as Ft. Lewis. Father and Frank suppasatlly did not get along, mention of "secret problem" but ng ect detail. Mi 11 ie Is father tal< en off ranch ':· Moved to Johnson, Millie 4 years old, fa took job with state highway. Recollects that there were only gravel roads then. Millie and fami move to Lind, WA., she is age 9 years . End of Side I. Mother's s1ae story. Father from Austria-Mike Ebeats. Ebeats participated in Franco-Prussian War arrived in the Pacifac Northwest in 1870, built a lovely home. Ebeats marries Catherine Everts, a child from this marriage Katy marries Joseph Springer(these people Katy/Joseph are Millie's mother's parents.) They have 9 children. When Joseph Springer died he left his wife with 8 chi l d ren and one on the way. Franc was 9 years old and the 4th daughter( llie's mother), chool at the tirae only went t o the 8th grade, she attended only when time permitted. Millie recol ts on her mother's situation her mother had to take care of the children and did a tremendous amount of work. All work and no play. Millie's r::tothe ranci everyone called her " " because she was such a hardworker. Father/Briggs. Recollection of mother-"neat ladv . " Milli rnbved from· Bruggeman Move-a. toLin(;l, wa. ;\'lith and "bl'ood saus age. n tha t "her depression. :rea ther's did h o t Side II Summary Continued . ** 200- 220 220- 240 240- 285 28 5- 295 . 31 0-320 33 0-345 . 345 ..,. 385 '3 85-400 4 0- 415 ~n s-4 3 5 435..,-440 ' 440-460 460-475 I n Li nd lvA •. they lived in to1vn dur i ng ·t h e d e pression e r a . Recalls that their family really did not feel any effects fr om the depression . Mother made do with her own garden and chickens . Rememb ers she a lways had enough t o eat and · her g rand fa th e~ ' s . "blood sa u s a ge ~" Recollectfon of. great grandmother Cambri dge . Depr ess ion 192 9 . ... Remembers pa rents t al king of t he ne1vs and thE!, rich 'people 1vho los t ever ythin g . Made their mvn entertai:nment-Sunday d inners , g r ange hall dances, "Basket Socials," Mi1.1 lil<'ed to dance . ::·f\',: Back~tracks a little says sht went to Johnson school till third g-rade . Gra duates f rom high school-L ind , WA . Goes b.ack to Depres sion . Rec a J:l s wat8h i ng the railway " bums., II but says they are real l y not bums at al l . Bums vwuld do 'lv6rlc · f o):' mothe r Franc is in exchange .for a mea l . sars ,• they a l vlays had lot s o f f ood - sauerkraut l carrots ' e tc . Hld all these g ood things because of mother. Talks of pare.nts marriage (I''i i l l ie reserved and q uiet) Fat her s death 1973 ., Mother death 1979 , Husband John 1971 . C r a d ua t~s from Lind High Schoo l June 1938. Attends 2 years o f Cheney Norma l Cc:lll e g e . Mi l li€ says t hey will celebrate 50 years · next year. Millie works ·. as a bool<:-k;eepe r i n court house meets John Han <;:"ock \vho is 1 2 years her senior . Talks of John' s parents who iere a.lso p ione ers . Says they were race horse peop.le . B~ck: -tr a ck s to John 's chil dhood , talJ<:s of chil dren wa lJd ng to s chool with . g unnysacl<:s tied on their feet . Reca1.1s meeti ng John in c ourthous e-Okanagan , JOhn ~van ted t o tie a l awyer, saved money to go t o Law School . Joh n a t .t ended U o f Washington; Recollection of husbands sc'hooli ng , John graduate s from Uni versity of Idaho, practices l a in Okan agan ~ 1'fil1 ie · t aLk s of job , she vmrked in Dept . of Lice nsing r handled all mi hi ng claims qu i te a t a sk because it was done a l l by band , marries J ohn In 194 0 continues to work after marr iage . Men~iom of J Ohn ' s staunGh Re p ublicanism . Rec;: o.l l e ct i on of Mill i e ' s marriage-Says it was a v ery g ood marr iage , some up s and downs ; Millie ·could have only one child a dopted 3 others . Millie becomes r e served when t c;tlk i ng o f adopte d daughtersource of hearta che for her. 1960 b o ught an apparel store , remembers Kennedy ' s assi natiorl: , Boug-ht 11 acres of la nd termed it a " rocl<:p i le" spen t quite a b i t of t i me clear ing . ** 475 - 490 490-494 494 11 Life in Okanagan-Hancocks had the first TV quite entertainJng to neighborhood kids . Children had a ~vo nd er~ul chi l dhood ~ .· ·· Husband Johri o;vould ~vorl<: hard but made up for · it on the weekends . Millie and husband had infinite patience spen t qui te a bi t of time with children. Recall s trip to the high country. End of tape.
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Title | Hancock, Mildred "Millie" Brueggeman Oral History Interview, 1987 |
Interviewer | Wilkins, Elizabeth |
Date | 1987-05-06 |
Description | 61 minute oral history with Mildred "Millie" Brueggeman Hancock, conducted for a Women in the West (HST 398) course at Washington State University. Discussion focuses on family ancestry, how both sides of her family came out west and established themselves. Discusses many subjects including childhood memories of school, farm chores, the Depression (which had little effect on the family), how she meet her husband, marriage, and children. |
Subject | Farm life; Emigration & immigration |
Coverage | North and Central America--United States--Washington (State)--Adams County--Lind; North and Central America--United States--Washington--Spokane County-Spokane |
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 | ua220b01f07 |
Source | Is found in Archives 220, Women in the West Oral Histories https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/ua220.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 |
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Title | ua220b01f07_Abstract |
Full Text | TAPE SUMMARY Mildred Hancock 4/10/8 7 Washigton State Womens Archives I ntervi ewed by E~!z abeth Wilkins Sj.. de I 1-20 ·. 20- 60 60-100 100-130 130-170 200-250 25 0 - 280 280-310 31 0-330 330- 345 Op~ rti ng , Testing , Introducti.on. Remembers Grandmother Cambridge in Genesse, Idaho. (Millie a 9 p rox. 3-4 . yrs old) r emembers her s peci al rdck ing ch~ii . Grandmothers fa ther (Cambrid g~ came to Genes se . ) Grandfather Cambridge was a Yankee in Civil War , he v an . tured West to f ind hi s "fortune." His first maj or stop 1868 was i n Helena, MT. Gonti nUecl journey of Cambridge ~hru Lolo Pass. 1869 f irst sett l ed in Cottoriwood , LD .(l hen they moved everything was draw~ by horses) Recollections of .Cambridges, husband and wife working along side each other. Greatgrandfather Cambridge names Genesse, ID . after Genesse State Park ~ew York State. (Mill ie states grandfather a '·' very proud man. " Family orgi.nally i mmigrated fr om Germany and Austria. Great grandparents re-ally wanted 'Go b e Americans .. even though they were Ger ~a~s . · Mil lie wishes she would have learned to speak German. Mi~li e Bruggeman Hancock's parents born on ranches. Tells aga i n of great g randpar e nts travels . Ann CambridgeBruggeman (Mill ie ' s fa ther's mother) Fran!{ Bruggeman c ame out \·iest. -;v- i th his. mother because f ather had d ied(killed in the Pruss i a n - Austri an War.) Frank came wesi in 1880 at 18 years of a ge . Frank g-ot An 2rican papers i r. Lewi ston: ID. i n 1889 r married Ann. (Usually al \·rays married someone within the commun i t y .) .Frank in 1880 interested in erect ' ng a Catholic church. He t~aches Indians a t Lapwai . Millie recoll~cts t ha t r elig ion in area is mostly Catholic(only church in Colton is Catholic.) Frank in 1904 collect~ enough money to e rect church, plans draw·n up by : Frank for Thornc_feek church . 345-360 . Millie mefnti ons her bi rth o:ti: the Bruggeman ranch . ** 360- 375 Rec ol l ects mother doing a lot of work . ' ''Humdinge r-.' ,\ ·" ~<"'· --·,£-_ .. , ··~ .-v '<(J •• ·-·~. 375-400 400-420 420-450 450-470 470-480 480-486 486 Side II 0-30 40-60 60-130 130-150 150-200 Talks of "rrb:::rncr ::::;k" article. Millie says she wishes she would have gone and talked to grandfather. Mother born 1900, Father born 1893, Married in 1918, Millie born April 18, 1920. Millie was the first girl grandchild born on the Bruggeman side. (She has a brother Gordon who is 6 years younger, two other boys died during early childhood.) Grandmother and grandfather built a beautiful house. Everyone wroked very hard on the ranches. WWI father called into action but only goes as far as Ft. Lewis. Father and Frank suppasatlly did not get along, mention of "secret problem" but ng ect detail. Mi 11 ie Is father tal< en off ranch ':· Moved to Johnson, Millie 4 years old, fa took job with state highway. Recollects that there were only gravel roads then. Millie and fami move to Lind, WA., she is age 9 years . End of Side I. Mother's s1ae story. Father from Austria-Mike Ebeats. Ebeats participated in Franco-Prussian War arrived in the Pacifac Northwest in 1870, built a lovely home. Ebeats marries Catherine Everts, a child from this marriage Katy marries Joseph Springer(these people Katy/Joseph are Millie's mother's parents.) They have 9 children. When Joseph Springer died he left his wife with 8 chi l d ren and one on the way. Franc was 9 years old and the 4th daughter( llie's mother), chool at the tirae only went t o the 8th grade, she attended only when time permitted. Millie recol ts on her mother's situation her mother had to take care of the children and did a tremendous amount of work. All work and no play. Millie's r::tothe ranci everyone called her " " because she was such a hardworker. Father/Briggs. Recollection of mother-"neat ladv . " Milli rnbved from· Bruggeman Move-a. toLin(;l, wa. ;\'lith and "bl'ood saus age. n tha t "her depression. :rea ther's did h o t Side II Summary Continued . ** 200- 220 220- 240 240- 285 28 5- 295 . 31 0-320 33 0-345 . 345 ..,. 385 '3 85-400 4 0- 415 ~n s-4 3 5 435..,-440 ' 440-460 460-475 I n Li nd lvA •. they lived in to1vn dur i ng ·t h e d e pression e r a . Recalls that their family really did not feel any effects fr om the depression . Mother made do with her own garden and chickens . Rememb ers she a lways had enough t o eat and · her g rand fa th e~ ' s . "blood sa u s a ge ~" Recollectfon of. great grandmother Cambri dge . Depr ess ion 192 9 . ... Remembers pa rents t al king of t he ne1vs and thE!, rich 'people 1vho los t ever ythin g . Made their mvn entertai:nment-Sunday d inners , g r ange hall dances, "Basket Socials," Mi1.1 lil<'ed to dance . ::·f\',: Back~tracks a little says sht went to Johnson school till third g-rade . Gra duates f rom high school-L ind , WA . Goes b.ack to Depres sion . Rec a J:l s wat8h i ng the railway " bums., II but says they are real l y not bums at al l . Bums vwuld do 'lv6rlc · f o):' mothe r Franc is in exchange .for a mea l . sars ,• they a l vlays had lot s o f f ood - sauerkraut l carrots ' e tc . Hld all these g ood things because of mother. Talks of pare.nts marriage (I''i i l l ie reserved and q uiet) Fat her s death 1973 ., Mother death 1979 , Husband John 1971 . C r a d ua t~s from Lind High Schoo l June 1938. Attends 2 years o f Cheney Norma l Cc:lll e g e . Mi l li€ says t hey will celebrate 50 years · next year. Millie works ·. as a bool<:-k;eepe r i n court house meets John Han <;:"ock \vho is 1 2 years her senior . Talks of John' s parents who iere a.lso p ione ers . Says they were race horse peop.le . B~ck: -tr a ck s to John 's chil dhood , talJ<:s of chil dren wa lJd ng to s chool with . g unnysacl<:s tied on their feet . Reca1.1s meeti ng John in c ourthous e-Okanagan , JOhn ~van ted t o tie a l awyer, saved money to go t o Law School . Joh n a t .t ended U o f Washington; Recollection of husbands sc'hooli ng , John graduate s from Uni versity of Idaho, practices l a in Okan agan ~ 1'fil1 ie · t aLk s of job , she vmrked in Dept . of Lice nsing r handled all mi hi ng claims qu i te a t a sk because it was done a l l by band , marries J ohn In 194 0 continues to work after marr iage . Men~iom of J Ohn ' s staunGh Re p ublicanism . Rec;: o.l l e ct i on of Mill i e ' s marriage-Says it was a v ery g ood marr iage , some up s and downs ; Millie ·could have only one child a dopted 3 others . Millie becomes r e served when t c;tlk i ng o f adopte d daughtersource of hearta che for her. 1960 b o ught an apparel store , remembers Kennedy ' s assi natiorl: , Boug-ht 11 acres of la nd termed it a " rocl<:p i le" spen t quite a b i t of t i me clear ing . ** 475 - 490 490-494 494 11 Life in Okanagan-Hancocks had the first TV quite entertainJng to neighborhood kids . Children had a ~vo nd er~ul chi l dhood ~ .· ·· Husband Johri o;vould ~vorl<: hard but made up for · it on the weekends . Millie and husband had infinite patience spen t qui te a bi t of time with children. Recall s trip to the high country. End of tape. |
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