Jenny Rask Interviews Father Gene Rask a quick jog back in time to Butte Montana 1890-1901, Grandpa Joseph and Family.
Recorded
September 15, 2020
41:18 minutes
Description
Jenny Rask: 2020-09-15 01:38:40 Jenny Rask Interviews Father Gene Rask a quick jog back in time to Butte Montana, Grandpa Joseph and Family. Underage driving in Portland and in Butte, Montana. Grandpa Joseph and Maronite Catholicism. Grandpa Joseph peddling goods to earn a living. Smoking habits in the Lebanese culture in those days. Trouble...Great Uncle Charlie and his cheating wife. Grandpa Joseph and his need to move to alder montana, a wholesome farm community. Great Uncle Charlies return to the US after being deported from the US back to Lebanon. Salt shaker stories. Great Uncle Charlie's wife Margeret and her courage to speak up. Great Uncle Charlie began a department store in Williston, North Dakota. Fur coat storage at Joseph's.Participants
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Jenny Rask
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Gene Rask
Interview By
Keywords
- alder
- Arranged marriage
- Butte Montana
- department store
- domineering husband
- extramarital affairs
- female courage
- fur storage
- furcoats
- hard workers
- Lebanese
- maronite catholic church
- memories of former times
- memories of growing up
- Montana
- peddling door-to-door
- peddling goods
- salt shaker
- smoking
- StoryCorps Connect
- underage driving
- Williston, North Dakota
- Young marriage