Norla CALLISON (b. 1903)
Residence: American Ridge; Kendrick
Occupation(s): Farmer
Family Origin: Grandfather came from Kansas and homesteaded (1888); mother was from Missouri
Interviews
Norla Callison Interview #1, 8/29/1973
- Topics:
- Farming practices. Joint-owned threshing machine. Forms of neighbor ing. Rural schooling and chores. Plentiful game. Raising apples. Kansas farming. 8-29-73 1.5 hr p RM
- Duration:
- 0:16:52
- Interviewer:
- Rob Moore
- Keywords:
- butchering childhood children chores churches doctors families farmers farming fishing floods homesteads hunting literary livestock orchards parties schools threshing tractors winter women
- Locations:
- American Ridge Kendrick Juliaetta Troy
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Norla Callison Interview #2, 12/7/1973
- Topics:
- With Walter Benscoter (friend) Festive get-togethers. Moonshine. Weather and farming. One-room school. Thieves. Early homesteading. 12-7-73 1.3 hr 39p RM
- Duration:
- 1:02:18
- Interviewer:
- Rob Moore
- Keywords:
- Prohibition alcohol churches dances families farming granaries holidays homesteads orchards prohibition schools sports threshing water weddings winter
- Locations:
- Kendrick Troy American Ridge
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Norla Callison Interview #3, 1/24/1974
- Topics:
- With Walter Benscoter Fights and local politicking. Farmer co-ops. Depressions. Desire to secede from Idaho. Neighbors. 1-24-74 1 hr RM
- Duration:
- 1:01:47
- Interviewer:
- Rob Moore
- Keywords:
- winter orchards sports schools farming schools dances granaries churches prohibition holidays weddings dances threshing families Prohibition alcohol homesteads water crops
- Locations:
- Kendrick Troy American Ridge
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Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Norla CALLISON (b. 1903)", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/callison_norla.html
Rights
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