Interviewer:
Schmitigal, Kathryn
Copyright Note:
Author/Interviewee:
Palmer, Jessie
Publication Date:
2004-05-17
Description:
Jessie Wojciechowski Palmer. Born in 1918 in Raber, Jesse loved to fall asleep at night to the sounds of her dad's fiddle in their small cabin on Purple Hill that was their first home. She explained how her family had to wash and iron clothes the old fashioned way, with a scrub board and three rotating irons on the wood stove.
Descriptive Note:
Documenting childhood in the rural Eastern Upper Peninsula, the Goetzville Oral History Collection Project, recorded thirteen stories of individuals who grew up in the region during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. The project, which took place in the spring of 2004, was funded by the Michigan Humanities Council and Raber Township, and was performed by Kathryn Schmitigal, with Barbara Schmitigal.
Title:
Interview with Jessie Palmer, Part One