Oscar & Anna Thomason (b. 1899)
Residence: Dry Ridge; Troy
Occupation(s): Farm wife
Family Origin: Came from Torsby, Sweden in 1928
Interviews
Oscar & Anna Thomason Interview #1, 2/3/1976
- Topics:
- Adaptation to America. Life in Sweden: family's religion, social classes Lore of America in Sweden. Family connections to Troy. Her journey to Troy. Banker Ole Bohman. 2-3-76 2.9 hr
- Duration:
- 2:58:55
- Interviewer:
- Sam Schrager
- Keywords:
- immigrants families women illness schools citizenship childbirth religion churches logging unions poor banks railroads Swedish Americans
- Locations:
- Dry Ridge Troy Little Bear Ridge Sweden
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Oscar & Anna Thomason Interview #2, 3/19/1976
- Topics:
- Family divisions about emigration. Oppression of poor in Sweden. Food shortage following World War I. Logging in Norway and Idaho. Work of Swedish women. Owning a farm. 3-19-76 2.5 hr p
- Duration:
- 2:28:40
- Interviewer:
- Sam Schrager
- Keywords:
- Swedish Americans death drinking families farming food languages logging lumberjacks neighbors politics suicide women working conditions world wars yarn
- Locations:
- Dry Ridge Troy Sweden
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Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Oscar & Anna Thomason (b. 1899)", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/thomason_oscarandanna.html
Rights
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