Latah County Oral History Collection
Remembering Latah County and Idaho Life at the turn of the 20th century
Remembering Latah County and Idaho Life at the turn of the 20th century
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Topics:Learning banking at Kendrick; offer to work at Troy. Advantages of one-room
schoolhouse. Father's death. World War I and anti-German sentiment. 3-18-75 1.5 hr
39p
Duration:1:33:48Interviewer:Sam Schrager
Keywords:Great Depression banks education families illness world wars
Locations:Troy American Ridge Kendrick Moscow
Topics:Troy bank and community support in the Great Depression. Victory during Bank
holiday. Farm economics and bank policy. Banker Ole Bohman. School consolidation;
work
as school board clerk. 4-26-75 1.5 hr 38p
Duration:1:32:16Interviewer:Sam Schrager
Keywords:families education banks Great Depression world wars
Locations:Troy Kendrick
Topics:Roles of small town banker. Credit and confidentiality. Country youngsters.
Moonshine and dances. Early banking experience. Family struggle. 1-7-76 1.3 hr 35p
Duration:1:17:08Interviewer:Sam Schrager
Keywords:banks drinking rural communities
Locations:Troy Kendrick
Topics:With Margie Brocke (wife). Confidence of Troy bank in local people. Bank
resolution of Depression crisis. Relations between banker and examiner. Frank Green.
Local entertainments. 2-11-76 2 hr 56p
Duration:0:58:59Interviewer:Sam Schrager
Keywords:Great Depression Prohibition banks drinking moonshine
Locations:Troy American Ridge Kendrick Little Bear Ridge Helmer
Topics:With Margie Brocke. Robberies of the Troy bank. Local attitudes toward wealth
and prospering. Country-town differences. Santa Claus. Student loans. Causes of 1970's
depression. 11-9-76 2.5 hr 67p
Duration:2:33:19Interviewer:Sam Schrager
Keywords:German-American Norwegian-American Swedish-America banks holidays logging thieves women
Locations:Troy Kendrick