Frank & Lottie Rowan (b. 1885)

Residence: Troy
Occupation(s): Road foreman; brickyard worker; logger
Family Origin: Family came from Minnesota (c.1900)

Interviews

Frank & Lottie Rowan Interview #1, 1/14/1975

Topics:
Neighbors' squabbles and peculiar behavior. Two murders by spouses. Wildman of Burnt Ridge. Moonshiners* troubles. Woods work during 1910 fire. T.P.Jones. 1-14-75 1.7 hr 52p
Duration:
1:44:57
Interviewer:
Sam Schrager
Keywords:
Ku Kux Klan butchering forest fires homesteads logging lore moonshine police officers railroads shivarees teachers telephones winter
Locations:
Elk River Bovill Burnt Ridge Avon
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Frank & Lottie Rowan Interview #2, 2/3/1975

Topics:
Local characters. Lawlessness around Troy and Grangeville. Wild pets and animals. A visitation. 2-3-75 2.4 hr 57p
Duration:
2:27:45
Interviewer:
Sam Schrager
Keywords:
African Americans IWW Native Americans arson banks bears churches cooking death families funerals gyppos languages logging camps lore lumberjacks lynching medicine murders railroads roads winter women
Locations:
Troy Burnt Ridge Grangeville
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Source
Preferred Citation:
"Frank & Lottie Rowan (b. 1885)", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/rowan_frankandlottie.html
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