Series 3. Oral Histories -- Transcriptions, Box 3, Folders 1-7, 1979

Includes five bound transcriptions of eight interviews between the compiler of the collection, David H. Sutton, and various individuals who were raised in the Helvetia community during its early years (1880s through 1890s). The transcriptions cover a wide range of topics including the types of food the interviewees recalled having for supper; the crops that were grown on their farms; and recreational activities, such as attending church, community dances, hunting, playing music, and attending the Helvetia fair. Many interviewees discuss their education, including descriptions of their school house, curriculum, and other activities of a normal school day in the Helvetia community. Interviewees include Minnie Betler Malcomb, Mary Huber Marti, Mary Metzener Morris, Anna Merkli McNeal, Genevieve Hofer, Myrtle Brownersack Koener, Ella Karlen Betler, and Anna Zumbach Daetwyler. This series also includes two photographs of David H. Sutton in the process of interviewing Anna Merkli McNeal and other material. There are also audio recordings of oral history interviews in Series 16 with these interviewees.