Don Atkins: Growing Up in Rural Minnesota & Enlisting in the Navy (1935-1948)

Donald W. Atkins talks to daughter Michelle Atkins about growing up on a farm in rural Minnesota in the 1930s. Interview recorded in 2008 as part of the inaugural National Day of Listening.

Life as a woman in the 1930s

An interview with Mary Drewes on her mother’s life as a woman, wife, and mother in the 1930s.

John Bipes

Dad’s life growing up in Southern Minnesota, Being drafted into the military police, his young married life and his growth in the Lutheran faith.

Happy’s Turkey Farm

John’s experience growing up in a small town in Minnesota made him who he is today. The many stories he has to tell makes him a book that is so fun to listen to.

Interview with Loretta “Lolly” Glenore Mills

Lolly talked about growing up in Wisconsin; meeting her husband Don Mills; having three girls Jan, Julie, and Jolene; and her hopes for her great grandchildren.

Olivia Coulter and her grandfather Jim Kulla talk about his family life and people from the past.

In this interview Olivia (16) sits down her grandfather Jim Kulla (77) and talks about everything from his regrets to his fondest memories. He talks about how he got to achieving his dream of owning his own law firm and...