Oral history interview with Ben H. and Ferne A. Renken, 1978 July 6.

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Oral history interview with Ben H. and Ferne A. Renken, 1978 July 6.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/171292612

During the interview the Renkens discuss how the century farm north of Manson, Iowa was originally acquired (homesteading) and transferred; family members; the physical labor of farming and its health consequences; grain and dairy cooperatives; railroad transportation of crops and livestock; the Lizard Township school and churches; and Ferne's experiences as a school teacher in Lizard Township. This collection also includes a bicentennial survey given to Ben Renken by Steven Schick and Mary Aldridge. This survey includes questions related to the farm's history, transportation, the farm's description, farm life, rural education, crops and livestock, farm equipment, weather, illnesses, etc.

Transcript: 26 leavesSurvey: 22 leavesSound recording: 1 reel to reel tape

Iowa State Historical Society

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Earthwatch-SHSI Oral History Project.

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"Folklife in Rural Iowa" was an oral history project conducted in the summer of 1978 and funded by Earthwatch, a national organization encouraging public participation in field research. Interviewers worked in 2 teams under the direction of field director Rebecca Conard and assistant field director Michael Mendelson. Peter Harstad, director of the State Historical Society of Iowa, served as the project's principal investigator. From the description of Oral history interviews of the E...

Geiger, Veronica,

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Renken, Ferne A.

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Renken, Ben H., b. 1906,

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Conard, Rebecca

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Renken family.

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