Bessie Helen Jones oral history recording
Media
Title
Bessie Helen Jones oral history recording
Description
An audio recording of an oral history of Bessie Helen Jones of Cornelius, born in 1896. She speaks about her life before coming to Oregon, including: early life in Minnesota; going to school on the frontier in North Dakota circa 1910; teaching country school; working as a dishwasher at Yellowstone National Park probably in the 1910s; living on a homestead in a sheep ranching area of Wyoming circa 1920; and various anecdotes about frontier life. The interview was recorded in front of an audience in 1987, possibly at Pacific University's Old College Hall. This oral history is accompanied by a transcript.
Creator
Jones, Bessie
Is Part Of
Mary Cowan audio collection from the Tualatin Plains Historical Society
Subject
Washington County (Or.) -- History
Jones, Bessie
Place
Washington County (Or.)
Cornelius (Or.)
Extent
1 sound cassette (32 min.)
Language
English
Identifier
FHFG_OH_27
Rights
In Copyright
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Source
Friends of Historic Forest Grove
Format
Audiocassettes
Type
Sound