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Go to Vasquez, Fidencio (audio interview and transcript) item page

Oral history interview with Fidencio Vasquez, Jr., the second. Interviewed by Norma Gonzalez Buenrostro on June 18, 2016 in Hart, Michigan. English language. Fidencio Vasquez, Jr., the second, was born in Edinburg, Texas in 1955. The son of two…
Go to VanSickle, Larry (audio interview and transcript) item page

Oral history interview with Lawrence (Larry) VanSickle. Interviewed by Walter Urick on June 18, 2016 in Hart, Michigan. English language. Larry VanSickle was born in Hart, Michigan in 1943 and grew up on a one hundred and twenty acre farm located on…
Go to Spencer, Jerry (audio interview and transcript) item page

Oral history interview with Jerry Spencer. Interviewed by Walter Urick on June 18, 2016 in Hart, Michigan. English language. Jerry Spencer was born in Hart, Michigan in 1932, as the only child of a farming family in Oceana County. He grew up on a…
Go to Riley, John and Wilma (audio interview and transcript) item page

Oral history interview with John and Wilma Riley. Interviewed by Alan Moul on June 18, 2016 in Hart, Michigan. English language. John Riley was born in Hart, Michigan in 1928, as the grandson of two Canadian immigrants. He grew up on their family…
Go to Moul, Esther (audio interview and transcript) item page

Oral history interview with Esther M. Moul. Interviewed by her son, Alan Moul, on May 27 and 29, 2016 in Hart, Michigan. English language. Esther May Gilliland Moul was born in 1931 into a farming family located in Hart, Michigan. Her…
Go to Luevano, Estevan (audio interview and transcript) item page

Oral history interview with Estevan Luevano. Interviewed by Andrew Schlewitz on June 18, 2016 in Hart, Michigan. English and Spanish language. Estevan Luevano was born in San Juan, Texas in 1967 as the son of two Mexican parents who migrated to…
Go to Hawley, Edward and Gretchen (audio interview and transcript) item page

Oral history interview with Edward A. Hawley and Gretchen Hawley. Interviewed by Nora Salas and Paul Kutsche on June 18, 2016 in Hart, Michigan. English language. Edward Adair Hawley was born in Hart Township, Michigan in 1923. He graduated from Hart…
Go to Fuehring, Carl (audio interview and transcript) item page

Oral history interview with Carl Fuehring. Interviewed by Alan Moul on June 18, 2016 in Hart, Michigan. English language. Carl Fuehring was born into a fruit and Christmas tree growing family in the Crystal Lake area of Hart, Michigan. He spent his…
Go to Dold, Ralph (audio interview and transcript) item page

Oral history interview with Ralph Dold. Interviewed by Kimberly McKee on June 18, 2016 in Hart, Michigan. English language. Ralph Dold was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1931 as the son of first and second generation German immigrants. His childhood…
Go to Byl, Larry (audio interview and transcript) item page

Oral history interview with Lawrence (Larry) Byl. Interviewed by Walter Urick on June 18, 2016 in Hart, Michigan. English language. Larry Byl was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1957 as the son of two Dutch immigrants. Larry and his family moved to…
Go to Zeehoeve family farm information item page

Informational flyer about the Zeehoeve farm in Netherlands. In Dutch.
Go to "The Old Norway Home" item page

Letter written by S. O. Field describing his visit to Norway, where he was born. Published in the local newspaper, Shelby, Michigan.
Go to "Success Without a Mortgage: A Thrifty Norwegian's Way," circa 1900 item page

Article published in the local Shelby newspaper discussing S. O. Field's (great grandfather of Marge Peterson) success at financing their farm. Article accompanies Peterson_Marge-006.jpg
Go to "Land of the Vikings" item page

Letter from S.O. Field published in the local Shelby, Michigan paper describing why he decided to leave Michigan and move back to Norway, the country of his birth.
Go to "Prepare for Invasion by Pest Enemies: M.C. Field and Area Associates have Real Defense Against Enemy Horde" item page

Article published in local Shelby, Michigan newspaper highlighting where to purchase pesticides in the area, including M.C. Field Company.
Go to "Save Your Crop With Insecticides and Fungicides!" item page

Advertisement in Shelby, Michigan newspaper for insecticides sold by M.C. Field. S.O. Field, Marge's great grandfather owned a share of that company, as did her grandparents Anton and Abba Field. Company was located in downtown Shelby.
Go to Red Arrow Orchards Business Card item page

Business Card for Red Arrow Orchards, owned by Anton and Abba Field. "Growers and shippers of all kinds."
Go to Field Family Farm Records, 1950 item page

Farm Records from 1950. Diary includes all expenses, crops, and labor related to family farm for that period including cost of sales. Blank pages not scanned. Shelby, Michigan.
Go to Field Family Farm Records, 1949 item page

Farm Records from 1949. Diary includes all expenses, crops, and labor related to family farm for that period including cost of sales. Blank pages not scanned. Shelby, Michigan.
Go to Field Family Farm Records, 1948 item page

Farm Records from 1948. Diary includes all expenses, crops, and labor related to family farm for that period including cost of sales. Blank pages not scanned. Shelby, Michigan.
Go to Field Family Farm Records, 1947 item page

Farm Records from 1947. Diary includes all expenses, crops, and labor related to family farm for that period including cost of sales. Blank pages not scanned. Shelby, Michigan.
Go to Field Family Farm Records, 1946 item page

Farm Records from 1946. Diary includes all expenses, crops, and labor related to family farm for that period including cost of sales. Blank pages not scanned. Shelby, Michigan.
Go to Field Family Farm Records, 1945 item page

Farm Records from 1945. Diary includes all expenses, crops, and labor related to family farm for that period including cost of sales. Blank pages not scanned. Shelby, Michigan.
Go to Field Family Farm Records, 1944 item page

Farm Records from 1944. Diary includes all expenses, crops, and labor related to family farm for that period including cost of sales. Blank pages not scanned. Shelby, Michigan.

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