Title

Alice Mohler interview on March 1, 1977

Subject

Mohler, Alice

Interviewing

Oral history - Winfield, KS

Description

Alice shared the history of how her family came to Cowley County. Her father was born in Canada and immigrated to New York State. Her mother was born in New York State. As children they both moved with their families to Minnesota. They were married in 1887. In 1895, they traveled by train to Cowley County where their wagon was put on a train car. They lived on a farm by the Walnut River for a year until they moved to Winfield. Alice shared her memories of her school days in Winfield. After her father passed away in 1921, she began working at the Free Press which became the Courier and was employed there for 25 years. Stories of the chickens and other farm animals that they had in town were also shared.

Creator

Carttar, Edna Ann

Source

Unknkown

Publisher

Winfield Public Library, Winfield, KS USA

Date

1977-03-01

Rights

No Copyright – United States

Format

audio/mp3

Language

English

Type

Audio