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TAPE INDEX ~ NEVA FERGUSON SIDE ONE :35 Born August 2, 1912, rlontgomery County, Caffeine, Illinois :50 Grew up on a 160 acre farm, both parents had farming background 1:20 Father died when she was 10, 2 years later they left the farm l:JO Family worked on farms, her mother ran a restaurant and hotel 1:55 She had an eighth grade education in a one room school 2:50 Her mother was part Indian and made all of the family medicines, yeast and soap J:JO Family lived in the small community of Caffeine until she was 16 ]:50 At 16, went to work for elderly couple she called "Mom" and "Pop" 4:00 Regular daily and weekly schedule she followed 5:00 "Pop" broke his hip, Neva did all the chores 5:10 At 17 she had her first boyfriend 5:20 All six children moved to Indiana to meet her sister and brother-in-law 5:55 First marriage at 18 in Switzer, Indiana. Considered a mistake. 6:10 First child born, a son, she was 19 6:]0 Worked in a radio factory where she consumed a disease of the lungs from soldering 7:10 Had her fourth child, told to go west for her health 7:20 At 25, her husband and family packed up everything one day and drove to Pocatello, Idaho 8:00 Visited doctor for the first time, as cure she was told to "believe in God and the Earth" 8:20 Two more children born in Idaho 8:25 Presently has 6 children, 17 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren 8:50 Her first husband had a job on the road checking men. After Prohibition began to drink heavily, he passed away in 1977, still drinking 9:JO Her view on modern appliances; she could do without them 9:50 She believes children today are spoiled 10:10 Presently, she is working as a cook at Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. She has also worked for Camp Easter Seals and as a baker at the Compton Union Building. lO:JO During World War II, she was in Pocatello carrying her daughter 10:45 Family of 4 boys and 2 girls 10:50 Outline of where her six children are today 11:50 Her youngest son was the only one in her family to go to college 12:25 Remarried lJ years ago. Her present husband is a barber in downtown·Pullman. 12:40 Youngest son a Vietnam veteran 1):20 All her children, all her brothers and sisters were born at home 13:50 Mother died of gangrene after her appendix burst 14:40 Her family was close, everyone lived within 10 miles 14:55 Trips to town to visit their grandparents, bricks in the bed of the wagon to keep the children warm on the way 15:25 Grandfather died reading the bible 15:50 The trip west 16:20 At first, the family lived in a tent in Pocatello 16: 25 In Pocatello they made a living by picking "spuds': apples and pears 17:00 She bought and ran a restaurant for high school students in Kellogg 18:20 Sharing with neighbors 19:20 The effect of electricity, she still prefers a wood stove 22:10 Trip west took one and a half weeks 22:]0 She had cancer in 1977 22:40 Discussion of religion, her belief in living from day to day 22:55 Her husband is now 78 years old 2J:l5 Description of the road west, "two ruts" 2):40 Her first jack rabbit sighting in Colorado 2J:50 They hunted squirrels, rabbits, lots of fishing 25:10 Thanksgiving and Christmas, always lots of farm fresh foods, not many gifts SIDE TWO J:20 Neva is active today as Nobel Grand in the local Rebecca Lodge 4:15 She grew up in a strict household 5:15 Her chores and responsibilities included the chickens, she raised 1,000 one year at age 12 6:20 Description of the house she grew up on. 6:50 Description of "packing water" 7:25 "\'women's work" 8:00 Her clothes for school and play 9:05 Selling and trading for "extra" groceries 9:20 Sharing work and food with neighbors 9:50 Description of Sunday church and dinners 10:J5 Evening entertainment at home 11:00 Her opinions on today~ styles of dress 11:50 As a child, her two hair ribbons were her most precious belongings lJ:J5 Description of the family cooperative effort on the farm lJ:SO Her pride and love for her children 15:00 She has always loved to read, especially her favorite "Tarzan" books 16:50 She love western music 17:20 Riding horses as a youngster 17:40 As a little girl, she owned two dolls given to her by her sister 19:00 Remembrances of her school teachers 19:10 Stories of her punishments at school and home 20:)5 Her father died young of a kidney infection after being gored by a bull 21:10 Her mother raised the children, Neva followed her mother's example 21:50 She speaks of home grown fruits, vegetables, making "kraut", ice cream and churning butter 22:40 Growing up and in her own family, strict home life 24:00 Description of the occasional trip to town, on Sundays to visit her sister 24:)0 Eating turtle caught in the river, tricked her brother-in-law into believing it was chicken 25:45 Remembers seeing her first "show" at age seven 26:)0 End of interview
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Title | Ferguson, Neva Oral History Interview, 1979 |
Interviewer | Buringrud, Kari |
Date | 1979-05-02 |
Description | 60 minute oral history with Neva Ferguson, conducted for a Women in the West (HST 398 course) at Washington State University. Discusses childhood where she cooperatively worked on the family farm raising food, making meals from scratch, and hunting, all for the family through hard work and strong family values. Family had to move to town after father died; Neva took a job cleaning for an old couple and she had a rigid cleaning schedule. Married at 19, (hindsight not a good choice) and had six children, had to move west after contracting lung disease from working in a radio factory. Worked in a restaurant, picking fruit and vegetables, spent any extra time taking care of her children. Remarried after first husband died, moved to Pullman and worked at WSU in many cooking jobs. Active in the Rebecca lodge and still maintains close ties with her family. |
Subject | Farm life; Rural women; Agricultural laborers |
Coverage | North and Central America--United States--Washington (State)--Whitman County--Pullman; North and Central America--United States--Idaho--Bannock County--Pocatello |
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 | ua194b04f39 |
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, and then converted to flv files for online display. Print documents were scanned to 300dpi pdf format using a Xerox Workcentre 5030 copier/scanner. |
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Title | ua194b04f39_Abstract |
Full Text | TAPE INDEX ~ NEVA FERGUSON SIDE ONE :35 Born August 2, 1912, rlontgomery County, Caffeine, Illinois :50 Grew up on a 160 acre farm, both parents had farming background 1:20 Father died when she was 10, 2 years later they left the farm l:JO Family worked on farms, her mother ran a restaurant and hotel 1:55 She had an eighth grade education in a one room school 2:50 Her mother was part Indian and made all of the family medicines, yeast and soap J:JO Family lived in the small community of Caffeine until she was 16 ]:50 At 16, went to work for elderly couple she called "Mom" and "Pop" 4:00 Regular daily and weekly schedule she followed 5:00 "Pop" broke his hip, Neva did all the chores 5:10 At 17 she had her first boyfriend 5:20 All six children moved to Indiana to meet her sister and brother-in-law 5:55 First marriage at 18 in Switzer, Indiana. Considered a mistake. 6:10 First child born, a son, she was 19 6:]0 Worked in a radio factory where she consumed a disease of the lungs from soldering 7:10 Had her fourth child, told to go west for her health 7:20 At 25, her husband and family packed up everything one day and drove to Pocatello, Idaho 8:00 Visited doctor for the first time, as cure she was told to "believe in God and the Earth" 8:20 Two more children born in Idaho 8:25 Presently has 6 children, 17 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren 8:50 Her first husband had a job on the road checking men. After Prohibition began to drink heavily, he passed away in 1977, still drinking 9:JO Her view on modern appliances; she could do without them 9:50 She believes children today are spoiled 10:10 Presently, she is working as a cook at Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. She has also worked for Camp Easter Seals and as a baker at the Compton Union Building. lO:JO During World War II, she was in Pocatello carrying her daughter 10:45 Family of 4 boys and 2 girls 10:50 Outline of where her six children are today 11:50 Her youngest son was the only one in her family to go to college 12:25 Remarried lJ years ago. Her present husband is a barber in downtown·Pullman. 12:40 Youngest son a Vietnam veteran 1):20 All her children, all her brothers and sisters were born at home 13:50 Mother died of gangrene after her appendix burst 14:40 Her family was close, everyone lived within 10 miles 14:55 Trips to town to visit their grandparents, bricks in the bed of the wagon to keep the children warm on the way 15:25 Grandfather died reading the bible 15:50 The trip west 16:20 At first, the family lived in a tent in Pocatello 16: 25 In Pocatello they made a living by picking "spuds': apples and pears 17:00 She bought and ran a restaurant for high school students in Kellogg 18:20 Sharing with neighbors 19:20 The effect of electricity, she still prefers a wood stove 22:10 Trip west took one and a half weeks 22:]0 She had cancer in 1977 22:40 Discussion of religion, her belief in living from day to day 22:55 Her husband is now 78 years old 2J:l5 Description of the road west, "two ruts" 2):40 Her first jack rabbit sighting in Colorado 2J:50 They hunted squirrels, rabbits, lots of fishing 25:10 Thanksgiving and Christmas, always lots of farm fresh foods, not many gifts SIDE TWO J:20 Neva is active today as Nobel Grand in the local Rebecca Lodge 4:15 She grew up in a strict household 5:15 Her chores and responsibilities included the chickens, she raised 1,000 one year at age 12 6:20 Description of the house she grew up on. 6:50 Description of "packing water" 7:25 "\'women's work" 8:00 Her clothes for school and play 9:05 Selling and trading for "extra" groceries 9:20 Sharing work and food with neighbors 9:50 Description of Sunday church and dinners 10:J5 Evening entertainment at home 11:00 Her opinions on today~ styles of dress 11:50 As a child, her two hair ribbons were her most precious belongings lJ:J5 Description of the family cooperative effort on the farm lJ:SO Her pride and love for her children 15:00 She has always loved to read, especially her favorite "Tarzan" books 16:50 She love western music 17:20 Riding horses as a youngster 17:40 As a little girl, she owned two dolls given to her by her sister 19:00 Remembrances of her school teachers 19:10 Stories of her punishments at school and home 20:)5 Her father died young of a kidney infection after being gored by a bull 21:10 Her mother raised the children, Neva followed her mother's example 21:50 She speaks of home grown fruits, vegetables, making "kraut", ice cream and churning butter 22:40 Growing up and in her own family, strict home life 24:00 Description of the occasional trip to town, on Sundays to visit her sister 24:)0 Eating turtle caught in the river, tricked her brother-in-law into believing it was chicken 25:45 Remembers seeing her first "show" at age seven 26:)0 End of interview |
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