Oral Histories from the
Germans from Russia Collection

Transcripts and Audio files (.pdf/.mp3) page 1 / page 2

Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Blehm (Interviewed April 12, 1977) (Description)

• Village education (1.68 Mb; 3:41) (Description)
  
• Superstitions (1.64 Mb; 3:36) (Description)
  
• Reasons for leaving Russia (800 Kb; 1:42) (Description)
  
• From day laborer to farmer (3.0 Mb; 6:33) (Description)
  
• Learning to grow beets (928 Kb; 1:58) (Description)
  

Mr. Paul Reeb (Interviewed Feb. 21, 1978) (Description)

• One town, two calendars (627 Kb; 1:20) (Description)
  
• Rock house in Colorado (554 Kb; 1:10) (Description)
  
• Brachland farming methods (1.05 Mb; 2:17) (Description)
  

Mrs. Magdalena Schlichenmayer (Interviewed May 21, 1976) (Description)

• Making adobe for houses (1.00 Mb; 2:12) (Description)
  

Mr. and Mrs. John Schritter (Interviewed May 20, 1976) (Description)

• Idaho Jackrabbits (901 Kb; 1:55) (Description)
  
• Being German in America during World War I (1.39 Mb; 3:02) (Description)
  

Mr. John Schulz (Interviewed Oct. 7, 1976) (Description)

• Wolves on the highway (1.67 Mb; 3:40) (Description)
  
• Homesteading in Colorado (4.83 Mb; 10:34) (Description)
  
• Homesteaders and ranchers (1.79 Mb; 3:55) (Description)
  
• Appendicitis on the homestead (1.91 Mb; 4:11) (Description)
  

Mr. Peter Stoll (Interviewed April 20, 1977) (Description)

• Irrigation farming in Russia (1.65 Mb; 3:36) (Description)
  
• Description of a farm in Russia (1.62 Mb; 3:33) (Description)
  
• The importance of confirmation (2.39 Mb; 5:14) (Description)
  
• Working at the Great Western beet seed farm (1.96 Mb; 4:17) (Description)
  

Mrs. Amelia Luft Vendegna (Interviewed Jan. 21, 1976) (Description)

• Farming in Russia (2.94 Mb; 6:26) (Description)
  
• Coming to America (2.33 Mb; 5:06) (Description)
  
• Beet farming in Colorado (3.19 Mb; 6:57) (Description)
  
• Cooking and gardening (2.01 Mb; 4:23) (Description)
  

Mrs. Sarah Wolf (Interviewed Oct. 8, 1977) (Description)

• Globeville, the German-Russian settlement in Denver (1.82 Mb; 3:58) (Description)
  
• Marriage traditions: ceremony and invitations (1.07 Mb; 2:20) (Description)
  
• Marriage traditions: reception and celebration (1.75 Mb; 3:49) (Description)