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Interview of Grace Parks by Mica Hanson on March 8, 2003 (Tapes counted in minutes) Tape 1 Side 1 0:00- "I am a Winter Lamb" Born 11 March 1926 Grandmother Midwife (skill, more concerned on saving the mother) Born in home (families usually did this) 2:15- Lived on a farm Parents real generous about freedom Irby (town) Marginal Land-pastured/milked cows, gardens, orchards "Didn't lack for anything" Never went shopping-older sisters outgrew and they handed down clothes Father repaired shoes Lived along the Great Northern Railroad (near industry) but no one wanted to go to town 3:30- Mother: Victoria Father: Jacob Children: Esther, Alice, George, Walter, Ruth, Grace, Anna Jean, Lois, Gerald, and Rita Mother called them by both first and middle names One claim to fame-All have degrees from WSU Each would stay home until the next sibling graduated then went to college Around 19 when they left for college That way they "earned" their college money No college loans At college they worked Parents paid for the whole thing-no scholarships 6:00- Victoria taught herself how to play the piano Music was very important Milking cows (keep it as happy as possible) sing while milking the cows Mother didn't allow them to quarrel "If you can't play together then maybe you can work together" 7:45- Milking- had 42 cows Father kept 12 in a bam-kept records on them Had a lot of writings from WSU Had lots of hogs-selling sour cream-gave the pigs the rest of the milk (skim milk) Kept a flow of cash from selling wiener pigs every 3-4 months 9:15- Father real proud of his family Indoor plumbing-only ones around with it Hot water-piped in and went through the stove somehow (wood stove) Nice to wash pots and pans Had radio, phone, and car 10:00- Each had a little savings account (parents put a little in when they were born) Family brought sheep through their property (water) From Palouse to Okanogan Wool would get caught on wires "all that loot" Sell it to the Alaskan Junk Company in Spokane Bought rabbit hides etc. 11:15- Control of rattlesnakes, magpies, gophers-county would pay a bounty Don't hear bluebird and larks like she did in childhood That money went into savings accounts 12:30- House-sleeping dormitory upstairs divided for girls and boys Often boarded the school teacher She had her own room School in Irby-114 mile from house (walk to school) Milk cows before school-first bell would ring-run to school Grandmother would visit school-"no reason to go to school with dirty fingernails" 14:15- Milked about 7 (sometimes 5) cows every morning Depended on who was separating the milk-all had turned Milk 30-40 gallons and whoever was separating would go Height of production-30 gallons of sour cream a week Took it up to the railroad 15:30- 0ther chores-Always had oatmeal for breakfast (clear the table) Sometimes mother would catch a fish for father If no time at least soak the oatmeal bowls Ashes to take out and wood to bring in All carried wood (all cooking done with wood) "I can't remember being chores. It was just what you did. Maybe we all worked together." 17:30- While Ruth was at school, Anna Jean was an infant so Grace played alone Grace playing-making mud pies, put real eggs in them (from setting hen) Mother scolded and father spanked "That's the kind of wicked kid I was" 19:15- Going to school in Irby Indian boy, German speaking boy (different languages) About 25-30 students in elementary and middle school High school-Odessa/Edwall Had to earn room and board-lived with aunt (she wasn't well-needed help) Graduated 23 May, 1943 Stayed there all week High school very small-did the plays/sports etc. 23:00- WWII-tires, sugar, shoes, canned goods rationed They were pretty self sufficient 23:30- Everybody took care of the garden Irrigated alfalpha from the creek Swam in the creek 24:45- Going to college Last airforce men left in Oct. then was WSC (Women's State College) Only boys left were very "disabled" Stimson and Waller were women's dorms 26:10- Wasn't prepared for college-rule had to stay for 2 years Just wanted to be a homemaker-hadn't thought about a profession Horne Economics/teaching certificate Not many people on campus-went into industry (women) Created a shortage of teachers 28:10- Interest in science-health prohibited (headaches) "I wanted to find a vitamin or something" 29:15- Men corning back on campus Campus invaded by men-sleeping in cots Singles became doubles Darrell Parks roommate of Quentin King (a friend of Ruth's) Next to each other alphabetically (Tape cuts off and I did not catch it right away) Tape 1 Side 2 0:00- Darrell's experience in the military-drinking Men could handle liquor but the girls couldil't Girls would come in to the dorms drunk (not supposed to) Weekend's have to be in by 1:00am (locked doors) 2:20- Did a lot together as women in the dorms (sports) Down town was off limits unless you had an escort (go in a group) Didn't have much money to do anything anyway-stayed on campus "It was a wonderful time" Did a lot of stuff on campus-square dancing, fencing, sports 5:00- No cars on campus-no tires/gas CUB-used to be a gym (old women's gym) Darrell helped build Todd Hall 7:00- Teaching-school boards came on Campus 1st year at Colton (Home Economics) one year Moved to Palouse (Darrell still a student) two years Difference between Colton and Palouse 9:15- Then had David and Beverly Darrell taught 8th grade Needed a half day 7th grade teacher-three years Had 39 students Dennis-reading at 3rd grade level If not reading better she was going to sgank him-probably wouldn't do that today gth grade level by the time he finished 7 grade 13:05- Didn't see many disabilities Started teaching 1st grade 14:35- Taught one genius-wasn't coordinated She was so far ahead that she had special assignments 17:10- Taught 1st grade 14 years 17:40- Family and working At home until Colleen was in Kindergarten Substituted in the Kindergarten and then moved with then to 1st grade Large classes Tried to give them everything she had had-"mak:e school cool" 19:45- Married 15 June, 194 7 Darrell sophomore in college and Grace going to Colton Rented a furnished house in Colton (Darrell rode into school with a friend) 21:45- Didn't have a car-bought a car in 1949 On a list for a car-Plymouth (had it for 10 years) 22:30- Enjoyed teaching (she likes to talk about it) 23:00- Having kids-plan for most families 2 close together and then 4 years wait and then another two Ended up with 3-would have been nice to have another with Colleen 24:15- Didn't have any painkillers for childbirth David born in 5 hours Colleen almost beat her to the hospital No one allowed in delivery room 26:20- Daily roles ''Never did put away the ironing board or vacuum" Darrell's mother lived with them-"Had its ups and downs" 28:30- 196 college hours-kept taking classes to keep up 28:50- Darrell wasn't much for housekeeping "He did always put his dirty socks in the hamper" "I had the old fashioned idea that he should be the head of the house. Whatever he said went" 29:30- Mother-in-law lived with them for 16 years Not many families that have that many generations Money was tight-they didn't go vacationing Tape 2 Side 1 0:00- "People's lives are dramatic in a lot ofways. You think gosh there's nothing going on but they are" Going back to the war 18 members of the family in the war Home from high school-war effort Wrote 3 letters a day-tell them about things form home Cousin came in from the field and wrote her that he got back and there was no letter from her-letters very important 3:45- Camp fire girls, Good News club (church outreach), Church David was a Boy Scout and FF A Beverly-Future Homemakers 5:25- During the war the boys were gone-Grace and Ruth had to take care of the cows Father sick-George got a group of guys together and the harvested the hay in one day Did it all with horses "A lot of good things come out of war" Community coming together to help each other Now they have machines-only takes a couple people 7:10- Indian boy in school (Angst)-not much discrimination "We all worked and played together" 9:00- Grace 's heritage Father came from Germany-settled at Ritzville (mill and then hotel) Then picked up some land (they had quite a bit of money from Germany) Father and Mother moved into one of the sections Family farmed all around Father couldn't farm wheat-allergic to it Grace inherited allergies Uncle Rich-supreme court judge in Washington 13:55- Mother's family (Totusek) One half sister and 1 0 brothers Father died, mother remarried-much younger then her (needed a wife) 14:55- Victoria born in Minnesota Her parents born in Czechoslovakia Victoria's mother was a companion to a lady doctor (how she got to America) Got married in U.S. One of her brothers was an indentured servant (Tape ends around 17:00)
Object Description
Rating | |
Title | Parks, Grace Oral History Interview, 2003 |
Interviewer | Hanson, Mica |
Date | 2003-04-22 |
Description | 79 minute oral history with Grace Parks, conducted for a Women in the West (HIST 398 course at Washington State University). She talks about her early childhood and being raised on a farm in Irby, Washington. She discusses the rural area and life in a small community. After high school, she attended Washington State College in Pullman, Washington and received her degree in Home Economics and a teaching certificate. She married, had children, and was a teacher. She remains active in the school and her community. |
Subject | Farm life; Housewives; Rural women |
Coverage | North and Central America--United States--Washington (State)--Lincoln County--Irby |
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 | ua262b06f66 |
Source | Is found in Archives 262, Women in the West Oral Histories https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/ua262.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 | ua262b06f66_Abstract |
Full Text | Interview of Grace Parks by Mica Hanson on March 8, 2003 (Tapes counted in minutes) Tape 1 Side 1 0:00- "I am a Winter Lamb" Born 11 March 1926 Grandmother Midwife (skill, more concerned on saving the mother) Born in home (families usually did this) 2:15- Lived on a farm Parents real generous about freedom Irby (town) Marginal Land-pastured/milked cows, gardens, orchards "Didn't lack for anything" Never went shopping-older sisters outgrew and they handed down clothes Father repaired shoes Lived along the Great Northern Railroad (near industry) but no one wanted to go to town 3:30- Mother: Victoria Father: Jacob Children: Esther, Alice, George, Walter, Ruth, Grace, Anna Jean, Lois, Gerald, and Rita Mother called them by both first and middle names One claim to fame-All have degrees from WSU Each would stay home until the next sibling graduated then went to college Around 19 when they left for college That way they "earned" their college money No college loans At college they worked Parents paid for the whole thing-no scholarships 6:00- Victoria taught herself how to play the piano Music was very important Milking cows (keep it as happy as possible) sing while milking the cows Mother didn't allow them to quarrel "If you can't play together then maybe you can work together" 7:45- Milking- had 42 cows Father kept 12 in a bam-kept records on them Had a lot of writings from WSU Had lots of hogs-selling sour cream-gave the pigs the rest of the milk (skim milk) Kept a flow of cash from selling wiener pigs every 3-4 months 9:15- Father real proud of his family Indoor plumbing-only ones around with it Hot water-piped in and went through the stove somehow (wood stove) Nice to wash pots and pans Had radio, phone, and car 10:00- Each had a little savings account (parents put a little in when they were born) Family brought sheep through their property (water) From Palouse to Okanogan Wool would get caught on wires "all that loot" Sell it to the Alaskan Junk Company in Spokane Bought rabbit hides etc. 11:15- Control of rattlesnakes, magpies, gophers-county would pay a bounty Don't hear bluebird and larks like she did in childhood That money went into savings accounts 12:30- House-sleeping dormitory upstairs divided for girls and boys Often boarded the school teacher She had her own room School in Irby-114 mile from house (walk to school) Milk cows before school-first bell would ring-run to school Grandmother would visit school-"no reason to go to school with dirty fingernails" 14:15- Milked about 7 (sometimes 5) cows every morning Depended on who was separating the milk-all had turned Milk 30-40 gallons and whoever was separating would go Height of production-30 gallons of sour cream a week Took it up to the railroad 15:30- 0ther chores-Always had oatmeal for breakfast (clear the table) Sometimes mother would catch a fish for father If no time at least soak the oatmeal bowls Ashes to take out and wood to bring in All carried wood (all cooking done with wood) "I can't remember being chores. It was just what you did. Maybe we all worked together." 17:30- While Ruth was at school, Anna Jean was an infant so Grace played alone Grace playing-making mud pies, put real eggs in them (from setting hen) Mother scolded and father spanked "That's the kind of wicked kid I was" 19:15- Going to school in Irby Indian boy, German speaking boy (different languages) About 25-30 students in elementary and middle school High school-Odessa/Edwall Had to earn room and board-lived with aunt (she wasn't well-needed help) Graduated 23 May, 1943 Stayed there all week High school very small-did the plays/sports etc. 23:00- WWII-tires, sugar, shoes, canned goods rationed They were pretty self sufficient 23:30- Everybody took care of the garden Irrigated alfalpha from the creek Swam in the creek 24:45- Going to college Last airforce men left in Oct. then was WSC (Women's State College) Only boys left were very "disabled" Stimson and Waller were women's dorms 26:10- Wasn't prepared for college-rule had to stay for 2 years Just wanted to be a homemaker-hadn't thought about a profession Horne Economics/teaching certificate Not many people on campus-went into industry (women) Created a shortage of teachers 28:10- Interest in science-health prohibited (headaches) "I wanted to find a vitamin or something" 29:15- Men corning back on campus Campus invaded by men-sleeping in cots Singles became doubles Darrell Parks roommate of Quentin King (a friend of Ruth's) Next to each other alphabetically (Tape cuts off and I did not catch it right away) Tape 1 Side 2 0:00- Darrell's experience in the military-drinking Men could handle liquor but the girls couldil't Girls would come in to the dorms drunk (not supposed to) Weekend's have to be in by 1:00am (locked doors) 2:20- Did a lot together as women in the dorms (sports) Down town was off limits unless you had an escort (go in a group) Didn't have much money to do anything anyway-stayed on campus "It was a wonderful time" Did a lot of stuff on campus-square dancing, fencing, sports 5:00- No cars on campus-no tires/gas CUB-used to be a gym (old women's gym) Darrell helped build Todd Hall 7:00- Teaching-school boards came on Campus 1st year at Colton (Home Economics) one year Moved to Palouse (Darrell still a student) two years Difference between Colton and Palouse 9:15- Then had David and Beverly Darrell taught 8th grade Needed a half day 7th grade teacher-three years Had 39 students Dennis-reading at 3rd grade level If not reading better she was going to sgank him-probably wouldn't do that today gth grade level by the time he finished 7 grade 13:05- Didn't see many disabilities Started teaching 1st grade 14:35- Taught one genius-wasn't coordinated She was so far ahead that she had special assignments 17:10- Taught 1st grade 14 years 17:40- Family and working At home until Colleen was in Kindergarten Substituted in the Kindergarten and then moved with then to 1st grade Large classes Tried to give them everything she had had-"mak:e school cool" 19:45- Married 15 June, 194 7 Darrell sophomore in college and Grace going to Colton Rented a furnished house in Colton (Darrell rode into school with a friend) 21:45- Didn't have a car-bought a car in 1949 On a list for a car-Plymouth (had it for 10 years) 22:30- Enjoyed teaching (she likes to talk about it) 23:00- Having kids-plan for most families 2 close together and then 4 years wait and then another two Ended up with 3-would have been nice to have another with Colleen 24:15- Didn't have any painkillers for childbirth David born in 5 hours Colleen almost beat her to the hospital No one allowed in delivery room 26:20- Daily roles ''Never did put away the ironing board or vacuum" Darrell's mother lived with them-"Had its ups and downs" 28:30- 196 college hours-kept taking classes to keep up 28:50- Darrell wasn't much for housekeeping "He did always put his dirty socks in the hamper" "I had the old fashioned idea that he should be the head of the house. Whatever he said went" 29:30- Mother-in-law lived with them for 16 years Not many families that have that many generations Money was tight-they didn't go vacationing Tape 2 Side 1 0:00- "People's lives are dramatic in a lot ofways. You think gosh there's nothing going on but they are" Going back to the war 18 members of the family in the war Home from high school-war effort Wrote 3 letters a day-tell them about things form home Cousin came in from the field and wrote her that he got back and there was no letter from her-letters very important 3:45- Camp fire girls, Good News club (church outreach), Church David was a Boy Scout and FF A Beverly-Future Homemakers 5:25- During the war the boys were gone-Grace and Ruth had to take care of the cows Father sick-George got a group of guys together and the harvested the hay in one day Did it all with horses "A lot of good things come out of war" Community coming together to help each other Now they have machines-only takes a couple people 7:10- Indian boy in school (Angst)-not much discrimination "We all worked and played together" 9:00- Grace 's heritage Father came from Germany-settled at Ritzville (mill and then hotel) Then picked up some land (they had quite a bit of money from Germany) Father and Mother moved into one of the sections Family farmed all around Father couldn't farm wheat-allergic to it Grace inherited allergies Uncle Rich-supreme court judge in Washington 13:55- Mother's family (Totusek) One half sister and 1 0 brothers Father died, mother remarried-much younger then her (needed a wife) 14:55- Victoria born in Minnesota Her parents born in Czechoslovakia Victoria's mother was a companion to a lady doctor (how she got to America) Got married in U.S. One of her brothers was an indentured servant (Tape ends around 17:00) |
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