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Oral Interview of Jesse Peddycoart
Jesse Peddycoart
Jesse Peddycoart discusses his life homesteading in Canada in 1915, logging in British Columbia, and working in Fargo-Moorhead from 1926 to the present, including work on the Fargo Forum building and the Black Building in downtown Fargo, and the Moorhead State Teachers College campus.
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Oral Interview of Helen Peterson
Helen Peterson
Mrs. Peterson and her husband Wayne owned the Moorhead Daily News from 1930 to 1944. She discusses various features of the paper and how the business has changed over the years.
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Oral Interview of Henry Peterson and Paul Horn
Henry Peterson and Paul Horn
Henry Peterson and Paul Horn talk about the German prisoners of war who worked on their farms in 1944-1945. They talk about the work done, the pay, the housing, Moorhead’s reactions to the prisoners, and the Germans’ reaction to Moorhead.
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Oral Interview of Alice Polikowsky
Alice Polikowsky
Mrs. Polikowsky discusses her education and teaching experiences in home economics.
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Oral Interview of Dewey Possehl
Dewey Possehl
Mr. Possehl discusses his career as a band director in the Moorhead public schools, and his involvement with the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony as well as with bands in the community.
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Oral Interview of Esther Possehl
Esther Possehl
Esther Possehl was born and raised on a farm near Moorhead, Minnesota. She enrolled in the Moorhead Normal School in 1914 and earned her teaching certificate in 1916. Mrs. Possehl taught school in rural Clay County until she married in 1919. In 1943, she accepted a position in the Student Exchange Office. While at Moorhead State, she was the patroness of Gamma Nu Sorority. Mrs. Possehl left Moorhead State in 1949 and later moved to California.
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Oral Interview of Walter Prausnitz
Walther G. Prausnitz
Dr. Prausnitz discusses his academic career as a member of the Concordia College faculty and administration. He also briefly mention the beginning of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony.
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Oral Interview of Daniel Preston
Daniel Preston
Preston gives some brief information on the early activities of the American Legion in the Fargo-Moorhead area.
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Oral Interview of Daniel Preston
Daniel Preston
Preston discusses his 29 year career in the Moorhead State College music department and his direction of the Amphion Chorus of Fargo-Moorhead.
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Oral Interview of Daniel Preston
Daniel L. Preston
In this interview, Mr. Preston speaks of early music programs and groups at Moorhead State, the male choruses that he directed, and the recognition these groups received regionally and nationally. He describes the Amphion Chorus, a community group that he directed from its origin, and the development of a Fargo Moorhead performing arts series that grew from interest in this organization. Mr. Preston also discusses his philosophy and techniques in the teaching of vocal music.
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Oral Interview of Daniel L. Preston
Daniel L. Preston
Daniel L. Preston talks about early music programs and groups at Moorhead State, the male choruses that he directed, and the recognition these groups received regionally and nationally. He also discusses his philosophy and techniques in the teaching of vocal music.
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Oral Interview of Lynn Prom
Lynn Hanson Prom
A professor in the Education Department at Concordia College, Lynn Prom discusses her career as an educator, including her work with the gifted child program in Moorhead.
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Oral Interview of Vincent Pulicicchiom
Vincent Pulicicchiom
Mr. Pulicicchio, a music teacher in the Moorhead Schools for 35 years, discusses his role in the establishment of the Apollo Strings and its success locally, nationally, and internationally.
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Oral Interview of Margaret Reed
Margaret Reed
Mrs. Reed speaks of her education and experience in social service administration. She also discusses her work for the establishment of a grant for a volunteer community service in Moorhead.
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Oral Interview of Junald Rendahl
Junald L. Rendahl
As a long time member of the Noontime Kiwanis Club, Dr. Rendahl discusses the history and of the club in Moorhead.
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Oral Interview of Junald Rendahl
Junald L. Rendahl
Dr. Rendahl served as Vice-President of Concordia College from 1946 to 1972. He discusses the college and its growth.
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Oral Interview of Glenn Ringstad
Glenn Ringstad
Mr. Ringstad begins by telling why he decided to attend Moorhead State. He then discusses how World War II affected enrollment and campus social activities. Mr. Ringstad also discusses student life on campus and extracurricular activities, such as his work with the Moorhead State student newspaper, The Mistic. Ringstad reminisces about his English classes and instructors, including Mabel Lumley, Ethel Tainter, Delsie Holmquist, and Byron Murray, as well as instructors in other disciplines such as Samuel Bridges, Joseph Kise, Sliv Nemzek, and Flora Frick. He also gives his impressions of President Snarr and Jennie Owens.
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Oral Interview of Audrey Rusness
Audrey M. Rusness
Mrs. Rusness discusses her experiences in dance and her position as a secretary to the County Agent and Extension offices.
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Oral Interview of Beatrice Rystad
Beatrice Rystad
Mrs. Rystad relates her experiences as homemaker and as teacher in the field of home economics.
This collection consists of oral interviews of prominent people from northwest Minnesota. Some of these interviews are a part of the Heritage Education Commission's Regional Oral History Project.
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