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
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