PERSON
Helmer Ringsage Item Info
Born
1888
Interviewers
Sam Schrager
Locations Mentioned
Origin
Parents were Norwegian homesteaders (1890); he is Edward Swenson's nephew
Residence
Park; Central Ridge
Interviews
Helmer Ringsage Interview #1, 2/12/1976
February 12, 1976
1:53:48
Sam Schrager
Mother's death. Woods work in winter. Raising crops and hogs. Hard living at Park (1924-32). Serious accidents. 2-12-76 1.9 hr 49p
banks
cooking
death
families
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Helmer Ringsage Interview #2, 2/27/1976
February 27, 1976
1:25:04
Sam Schrager
Running away from home. Struggle with a bad neighbor. Family homesteading on the ridge. Country dances. 2-27-76 2.4 hr 64p
crops
dances
doctors
education
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Helmer Ringsage Interview #3, 3/5/1976
March 05, 1976
2:00:53
Sam Schrager
Courtship with wife. Farming for others. Sack sewing in hard times. Work as a boy. Dangerous grade to Clearwater River. Wild Indian ponies. 3-5-76 2.1...
churches
families
farming
homesteads
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Helmer Ringsage Interview #4, 4/1/1976
April 01, 1976
1:26:44
Sam Schrager
Father's strictness. Fighting as a boy. Education in Spokane and Moscow. Farming on Central Ridge. Division of father's estate. Moscow in the thirties. 4-1-76 1.4...
University of Idaho
banks
boardinghouses
cemeteries
+18
Locations Map
Interview Topics
- Title:
- Helmer Ringsage
- Format:
- compound_object
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Helmer Ringsage", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/ringsage_helmer.html
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