Abstract
| Mr. Rynning discusses the following topics: Walking through marsh from North Side Neighborhood, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1910s -- Newspaper route, working during childhood, 1910s -- Lumber yards, collection for wood burning stove -- House chores, 1910s -- Mother’s experience raising five kids, after husband’s passing -- Holiday traditions; Christmas trees, church service, and gifts, 1910s -- Home remedies for illness, cough medicine and lard rub, 1910s -- Hand-made products by mother; clothing, bread, desserts, canning, butter -- Gangs, division between North side and South side, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1900s -- Elementary school, Fourth, Fifth, and Tenth ward schools, relationship with principals -- La Crosse High School, received recommendation to attend, 1900s -- Fire destroys Pomoroy theater, McMullan theater, Lincore building, 4th and Main streets, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1904 -- City Hall building sold in 1889 to Rynning family, $17,000, 4th and Main street, La Crosse, Wisconsin -- High school jobs; Telephone company, Ice cream and Butter company, 1910s -- Work after High School, Union National Bank -- Siblings’ education, brother’s civil engineering education from UW-Madison, sisters attend La Crosse Normal school -- Houses of ill-fame (prostitution), 2nd street, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1907 -- Union National Bank salaries and recreation opportunities, 1920s -- Grandfather’s bluff (present-day Grandad’s bluff) and Grandmother’s bluff (present-day Hedgehog bluff), hiking activities, 1860s -- New Mysters park, 1900s -- Cemeteries of La Crosse, Wisconsin; Catholic, Jewish, and Lutheran -- World War One (1914-1918) promotion, army sergeant -- Army company war enthusiasm, 1918 -- Spanish Influenza, suffering in army camps, 1918 -- Anti-German sentiments, change of Berlin Street to Liberty Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin -- Buying War Bonds, banks selling War Bonds for war effort -- Racial divide in army company, 1918 -- Recreation in army service, 1918. |
Content | 00:00:10—Walking through marsh from North Side Neighborhood, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1910s |
00:01:25—Newspaper route, working during childhood, 1910s |
00:03:15—Lumber yards, collection for wood burning stove |
00:06:00—House chores, 1910s |
00:06:35—Mother’s experience raising five kids, after husband’s passing |
00:08:00—Holiday traditions; Christmas trees, church service, and gifts, 1910s |
00:09:45—Home remedies for illness, cough medicine and lard rub, 1910s |
00:12:10—Hand-made products by mother; clothing, bread, desserts, canning, butter |
00:15:40—Gangs, division between North side and South side, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1900s |
00:16:45—Elementary school, Fourth, Fifth, and Tenth ward schools, relationship with principals |
00:20:10—La Crosse High School, received recommendation to attend, 1900s |
00:23:55—Fire destroys Pomoroy theater, McMullan theater, Lincore building, 4th and Main streets, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1904 |
00:24:50—City Hall building sold in 1889 to Rynning family, $17,000, 4th and Main street, La Crosse, Wisconsin |
00:27:00—High school jobs; Telephone company, Ice cream and Butter company, 1910s |
00:29:20—Work after High School, Union National Bank |
00:30:20—Siblings’ education, brother’s civil engineering education from UW-Madison, sisters attend La Crosse Normal school |
00:32:10—Houses of ill-fame (prostitution), 2nd street, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1907 |
00:36:45—Union National Bank salaries and recreation opportunities, 1920s |
00:38:00—Grandfather’s bluff (present-day Grandad’s bluff) and Grandmother’s bluff (present-day Hedgehog bluff), hiking activities, 1860s |
00:42:30—New Mysters park, 1900s |
00:48:05—Cemeteries of La Crosse, Wisconsin; Catholic, Jewish, and Lutheran |
00:51:00—World War One (1914-1918) promotion, army sergeant |
00:53:55—Army company war enthusiasm, 1918 |
00:54:30—Spanish Influenza, suffering in army camps, 1918 |
00:56:40—Anti-German sentiments, change of Berlin Street to Liberty Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin |
00:57:45—Buying War Bonds, banks selling War Bonds for war effort |
00:58:25—Racial divide in army company, 1918 |
00:59:10—Recreation in army service, 1918 |