Winslow, Pauline 2005-06-22
Pauline Winslow talks about growing up on a farm in Illinois, about details of her life in Virginia and her move to New Mexico.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Pauline Winslow
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Date: June 22, 2005
Location: Hobbs, New Mexico
Interviewer: David Marshall
Length: 00:36:21
Abstract
Background; Born in Champaign County, Illinois; Parents place of birth; Details pertaining to the farm; Description of her school; Number of rooms; Situation when it snowed; Washroom facilities; Information about the well; Home heating systems; High school education; Primitive electricity; Reasons for students dropping out; Number of siblings; Life on the Farm; Farm chores; Farm animals; Recollections of hog butchering; Sausage preparation; Description of the threshing process; Cash crops grown; Description of her school (continued); School schedule; Teaching methods; Patriotic programs; Recollections of World War I; Uncle in the navy; Draft notice sent to father; Life at Falls Church, Virginia; Description of the victory garden; Job in Washington, D. C.; Description of the rooming house; Husband’s job description; Computer’s of those times; Reasons for the move to Hobbs, New Mexico; Life at Hobbs; Different fruit trees she planted; Individuals interested in local history; Life at Hobbs (continued); Clubs and organizations in which she participated; Old Settlers Reunions; Old timers still living in Hobbs.
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