Gindorf, Mrs Gertrude 1978-11-09
Mrs. Gertrude Gindorf discusses her past, telling about daily life and special occasions in the early years of Slaton, Texas.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mrs. Gertrude Gindorf
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: November 9, 1978
Location: Slaton, Texas
Interviewer: Janet Neugebauer
Length: 45 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Bartlett Texas (1910),
Move to Southland area (1921),
Reasons,
Shopping,
Lubbock Texas trip,
Roads,
Cattle,
Farming,
Deep beds,
Crops,
Orchards,
Dunn family,
Kraft family,
Church services,
A. B. Vice pastor,
Music,
Confirmation,
Fire,
Entertainment,
Dances,
Holidays,
Christmas,
Sandstorm (1926),
Illness,
Epsom salts,
Home cures,
Cotton harvesting,
Picking,
Pulling.
Tape 1, Side 2: Cotton harvesting (continued),
Meals,
"Beef club",
Ancestors,
Migration to United States,
Grandparents,
Henry Wilke grandfather from Germany (1870),
Sons' names,
Adolph Wilke father,
Marie Voight mother,
Father,
Tree salesman,
Molasses making,
Procedure,
Label.
Range Dates: 1910-1978
Bulk Dates: 1910-1926
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