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Pribyl, Margaret, 1929-. Oral History Interview, 2 and 11 November 1987
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1443
Abstract
The Margaret Pribyl collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Pribyl and Mary Kunelius during the fall of 1987. Pribyl began working as an elementary school teacher at Waterville, Minnesota around 1954 and remained a teacher there until her retirement in 1985. In the interview, Pribyl discussed the areas of change and continuity that she witnessed during her teaching career. She discussed a diverse variety of topics including...
Dates:
1987-11-02; 1987-11-11
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Pribyl, Margaret, 1929-. Oral History Interview, 11 and 15 November 1986.
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1483
Abstract
The Margaret Pribyl collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Pribyl and Julie Skogen during the fall of 1986. Pribyl began working as an elementary school teacher at Waterville, Minnesota around 1954 and remained a teacher there until her retirement in 1985. In the interview, Pribyl noted the areas of change and continuity that she witnessed during her teaching career. She discussed community expectations, support staff, and the...
Dates:
1986-11-11; 1986-11-15
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Pridie, Jeffrey S., 1958-. Oral History Interview, 20 and 26 February 1987
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1462
Abstract
The Jeffrey Pridie collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript for an oral history interview conducted between Pridie and Raymond Arsenault during the winter of 1987. Pridie began his career as an art teacher at Blue Earth, Minnesota in 1981. In 1987, Pridie left Blue Earth to take a teaching position in Waterville, Minnesota. In the interview, Pridie noted the problems of chemical and drug abuse among secondary students in the two schools. He discussed his experiences working...
Dates:
1987-02-20; 1987-02-26
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Prince, Arnold Barton, 1943-. Oral History Interview, 20 and 24 February 1987
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1461
Abstract
The Arnold Barton Prince collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript for an oral history interview conducted between Prince and Michael Martin during the winter of 1987. At the time, Prince served as the superintendent of Gibbon Public Schools in Gibbon, Minnesota. Previously, he had worked as a teacher and/or administrator at schools in Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Minnesota. In the interview, Prince touched upon the consolidation of Gibbon's school system with the systems in...
Dates:
1987-02-20; 1987-02-24
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Protestant Episcopal Churches in Minnesota - South Central. Parish Registers and Records, 1855 - 1963
Collection — Reel: 01
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0151
Abstract
The Protestant Episcopal Churches in Minnesota – South Central collection contains a microfilm copy of church registers and records for the years 1855 to 1963. The churches are: All Souls Church, Sleepy Eye; Christ Church, Cordova; St. Paul’s Church, Lexington; St. Paul’s Church, Le Sueur Center; Church of the Holy Cross, Dundas; Church of the Nativity, Wells; Church of the Transfiguration, Belle Plaine; Grace Church, Elysian; St. Andrew’s Church, Waterville; St. John’s Church, Morristown;...
Dates:
1855-1963
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Purfeest, Charles. "Old Seppmann Mill, 1864 - 1890", Paper, 1965
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1327
Abstract
This collection consists of a paper written by Charles Purfeest about the old Seppmann Mill, which is west of Mankato, Minnesota. The mill was a wind-powered grist mill, which was built in 1864. The mill is now a historic site in Minneopa State Park. The paper outlines the history of the mill from its construction to 1890. Hand drawn sketches of the mill and a diagram of its inner workings are also included in the paper. The paper was written in 1965, as an assignement for Dr. Bert Burns’...
Dates:
1965
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Purvis, Garry L. "A Selected History of Garden City Township, Minnesota." Paper, 1965
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1324
Abstract
This collection consists of a paper written by Garry L. Purvis about the history of Garden City Township, Minnesota. The paper discusses the area’s history from its settlement in 1864 until the early 1900s. The early settlers in Garden City Township, flour milling in the area, and church activities are all covered in this paper. Maps and photographs of Garden City homes and businesses are also included as an appendix to the paper. This paper was written in 1965, as an assignment in Dr. Bert...
Dates:
1965
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Queal Lumber Yard, Triumph, Minnesota. Account Book, 1900
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0136
Abstract
This collection contains the Queal Lumber Yard’s 1900 account book. The lumberyard was the first lumberyard in Triumph (now Trimont), Minnesota. The business was later sold to Thompson Yards.
Dates:
1900
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Quiggle, Arthur W., 1890 - 1977. Oral History Interview, 8 March 1974
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0126
Abstract
The Arthur W. Quiggle collection contains a reel-to-reel tape, a CD duplicate of the reel-to-reel, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted by James E. Fogerty with Quiggle during March 1974 at the offices of H.H. King Flour Mills Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the interview, Quiggle discussed his work experiences with the Mother’s Macaroni Company and the Creamette Company where he invented the means of drying macaroni on conveying belts. In addition, he reminisced about...
Dates:
1974-03-08
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Ramy, Roy, 1908 - 1979. Oral History Interview, 1978
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1291
Abstract
This collection consists of an oral history interview conducted with Roy Ramy, of Mankato, Miimesota. For a time, Ramy worked in a general store owned by his father in Mankato, and later started the Ramy Seed Company in 1932. In the interview, Ramy discussed his parents' immigration to Mankato from Lebanon, the conditions in Lebanon that led to many Lebanese families coming to Mankato, Lebanese customs, and community life.
Dates:
1978
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
