Elder Interview-George House
Name/Title
Elder Interview-George HouseEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.202Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
House, George N. Born 10/14/1915 Parents: Alexander and Cornelia (Cornelius) House He doesn’t remember his parents or his grandparents. There transportation was a horse and buggy. When his parents went shopping they went about 16 miles. His father had a farm about 25 arcs, 7 cattle’s. He had 7 brothers and 3 sisters. They didn’t have electricity or running water. They had Kerosene lamps and candle for their lights. His father did farming and worked at Larsen Canning Company. His mother didn’t work. He was 12 years old when he got his first car it was a Model-T. He didn’t’ go to school very much because he work the farm after his father died. His mother did a lot of Canning. On Christmas they always had pretty good Christmas. On Sundays” they would go to church come home and have a Sunday dinner. He worked in Construction. He went in the Service when he was 27 years old. Stay in Service for 5 years. When he came home from the Service he went to work at a Construction Co. for 40 years. He retired at 77 years old.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military