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The Schackers discuss their past life in Nazareth, Texas, and activities that occurred in the Texas Panhandle. Their role as German descendants in Texas is also discussed. 

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Schacker

'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None

'''Date:''' October 04, 1980

'''Location:''' Nazareth, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Meredith McClain

'''Length:''' 1 hour


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Alfred Schacker,
To Tulia, Texas (1917),
From Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
By train,
To Nazareth, Texas (1917),
First home,
Windmills,
Landscape,
School,
Played guitar,
Spoke German,
Dimmit, Texas,
Problems with,
Mrs. Schacker,
Family from Ottawa, Ohio (1908),
To farm,
Houses built,
Giving birth,
Early schooling (c. 1919),
Traveled by buggy,
Supplies purchased at Tulia,
Grinding grain,
Grinding coffee beans,
Making beer and wine,
Breakfast foods,
School lunches,
After-school activities,
Gardening,
Windmills (again).
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Entertainment,
The water hole,
Visiting friends,
Playing cards,
Social dances,
Typing of dance,
Admission,
Instruments,
Refreshments,
Drinking alcohol,
Prohibition (1920s),
Home stills,
American holidays,
German festivals,
Church picnics,
Baseball games,
Marriage,
Moved to Flagg, Texas,
Farming,
Planting crops,
Farmers Almanac calendar,
Home remedies,
Rattlesnakes,
Catching tarantulas,
Christmas,
Lack of money,
Dairy produce,
Clothes,
Christmas (again),
Food preparation and preservation,
Organizations.
<br>

'''Range Dates:''' 1910-1980

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1910-1940


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