.png) | .png) |
| |
| Duration | 01:02:29.558 |
| Abstract | Van Loon discusses her ancestors' 1856 emigration from the Netherlands to Wisconsin, where they settled in New Amsterdam. She focuses on her father, John Van Loon, and also discusses general family life and her childhood growing up on a farm in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Topics also discussed include the following: La Crosse horse races, “Trotting Park”— Long pause — Father’s friends— Bird watching with C.J Sleer— Family stories— Food and cooking— Religious practice— Father’s farm— Transportation, wagons. |
| Interviewee | Van Loon, Maude |
| Interviewer | Fredricks, Howard R. |
| Owner | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| Type of resource | sound recording |
| Genre | sound |
| Genre authority | marcgt |
| Publisher name | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program |
| Place of publication | La Crosse, Wisconsin |
| Date published | 1970 |
| Date captured | 2017-09-11 |
| Language | eng |
| Subject topic | Van Loon, Maude -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Oral history Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | La Crosse (Wis.) -- History Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Farm life -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | La Crosse (Wis.) -- Social life and customs Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | New Amsterdam (La Crosse County, Wis.) -- History Authority: LCSH |
| Content | 00:00:05— La Crosse horse races, “Trotting Park” | 00:12:56— Long pause | 00:14:00— Father’s friends | 00:21:07— Bird watching with C. J. Sleer | 00:28:33— Family stories | 00:34:04— Food and cooking | 00:40:00— Religious practice | 00:47:48— Father’s farm | 01:00:02— Transportation, wagons |
| Source note | Tape 4 of 5. |
| Use and reproduction restrictions | This material may be protected by copyright law (e.g., Title 17, US Code). For more information about the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Murphy Library's copyright, fair-use, and permissions policies, please see https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/. |
| Collection | UWL Oral History Program Collection |
| ID | aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000105 |
| Doi | 18-0105 |