Oral history interview with Bryan and Margaret Weberg, 1978 July 2.

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Oral history interview with Bryan and Margaret Weberg, 1978 July 2.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166887487

The Webergs discuss how the family farm near Kiron, Iowa was acquired; Margaret's time as a teacher in the Panama Canal Zone; the family's experiences during the Depression; acquisition of a cultivator; the raising of dual purpose cows (dairy and beef); details of daily farm life; railroad service; farm programs during the Depression including the Agricultural Adjustment Act; the Farmers' Holiday Association; Bryan's service on the War Board; the Civilian Conservation Corps; the immigration of Margaret's family from England to the United States; the Women's Christian Temperance Union in Crawford County, Iowa; the introduction of electrical and telephone service to the farm; and Indians who visited the farm periodically.

Transcript: 26 p.Sound recording: 1 sound cassette

Iowa State Historical Society

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Iowa State Historical Society

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