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Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
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Mrs. Heinrich discusses life in the German
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community of Pep, Texas.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Mrs. Otto Heinrich
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' July 20, 1982
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Pep, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Meredith McLean
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 1 hour
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Family (Miksch),
 
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Mother (Swobeda),
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Father (Gustav Miksch),
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Born in Austria,
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To America,
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Henry and Elizabeth Miksch grandparents,
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Children,
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Franklin,
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Gustav,
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Rosie,
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Immigration,
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To Schulenberg (1882),
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Schulenberg Centennial Reunion,
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Gustav Miksch,
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Lived with friends in Schulenberg,
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Swobeda family,
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Rented farm at High Hill,
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Bought farm near Miksch’s,
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Parents,
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Marriage,
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Farm,
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Family names,
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Frank Miksch,
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Death of father,
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Gustav Miksch,
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Family farm,
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Marriage,
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Six children,
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Miksck home,
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Construction,
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Heating,
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Summers,
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Heat,
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Gustav Miksch (again),
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Looks for larger farm in Slaton,
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Prices,
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Schulenberg,
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School,
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Languages,
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Church,
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Dances,
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Music,
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Mrs. Heinrich,
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Married (1921),
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To Schulenberg,
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Purchase of farm,
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Gardening,
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Soap making,
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Ingredients,
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Wash house,
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Washing machine,
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Beef club,
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Sausage making,
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Types of sausage,
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Panhase.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Sausage making (continued),
 
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Preservation,
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Smoking,
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Lived on farm until 1960,
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Built house in town (1960),
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German language,
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Moved to Slaton (1924),
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Saturday, went to town,
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Anecdote about spending nickel,
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Father played instruments,
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Train to football games,
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Dances in Schulenberg,
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Trips to Schulenberg,
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Christmas,
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Family photos,
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Depression,
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Family helped out,
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Bank closed,
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Cotton prices,
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Food supplies,
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Clothing Bread baking,
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Visiting on Sunday,
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Home brew,
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Vineyards,
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Anecdote about beer and wine drinking,
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Corn whiskey,
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Family customs,
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Prayers,
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German language spoken in community,
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Hostility toward Germans in Slaton,
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Ku Klux Klan,
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Sewing,
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Sunday dinner,
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Menus,
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Wine,
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Orchard.
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1882-1982
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1921-1945
  
  
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Latest revision as of 15:41, 26 June 2019

Mrs. Heinrich discusses life in the German community of Pep, Texas.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Mrs. Otto Heinrich

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: July 20, 1982

Location: Pep, Texas

Interviewer: Meredith McLean

Length: 1 hour


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Family (Miksch), Mother (Swobeda), Father (Gustav Miksch), Born in Austria, To America, Henry and Elizabeth Miksch grandparents, Children, Franklin, Gustav, Rosie, Immigration, To Schulenberg (1882), Schulenberg Centennial Reunion, Gustav Miksch, Lived with friends in Schulenberg, Swobeda family, Rented farm at High Hill, Bought farm near Miksch’s, Parents, Marriage, Farm, Family names, Frank Miksch, Death of father, Gustav Miksch, Family farm, Marriage, Six children, Miksck home, Construction, Heating, Summers, Heat, Gustav Miksch (again), Looks for larger farm in Slaton, Prices, Schulenberg, School, Languages, Church, Dances, Music, Mrs. Heinrich, Married (1921), To Schulenberg, Purchase of farm, Gardening, Soap making, Ingredients, Wash house, Washing machine, Beef club, Sausage making, Types of sausage, Panhase.

Tape 1, Side 2: Sausage making (continued), Preservation, Smoking, Lived on farm until 1960, Built house in town (1960), German language, Moved to Slaton (1924), Saturday, went to town, Anecdote about spending nickel, Father played instruments, Train to football games, Dances in Schulenberg, Trips to Schulenberg, Christmas, Family photos, Depression, Family helped out, Bank closed, Cotton prices, Food supplies, Clothing Bread baking, Visiting on Sunday, Home brew, Vineyards, Anecdote about beer and wine drinking, Corn whiskey, Family customs, Prayers, German language spoken in community, Hostility toward Germans in Slaton, Ku Klux Klan, Sewing, Sunday dinner, Menus, Wine, Orchard.

Range Dates: 1882-1982

Bulk Dates: 1921-1945


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