Oral History Project - 2018

As part of the 30th Anniversary celebration of Southeast Seniors, 10 volunteers from Marcy Holmes, Prospect Park, and Southeast Como collected stories about community life from 15 residents who were 65 or older.  Volunteers attended 3 workshops to learn about the process of oral history, taught by Erica Selzer-Schultz.  After completing the interviews, Ben Linzmier, a professional transcriber, transcribed the interviews.  The transcriptions are available at the Minnesota Historical Society as well as below.

Southeast Seniors now owns 4 recorders that are available for anyone to use to collect stories of friends, neighbors, or relatives. Capturing the voice and memories of loved ones is priceless.  For information on using the recorders, contact Southeast Seniors at 612-331-2302 or info@southeastseniors.org.

Transcribed interviews of the individuals interviewed during 2018.

• Ann Munt 
• Joan Campbell
• Carol Cook 
• Katie Fournier 
• Richard Gilyard​
• Ardes Johnson 
• Harriet & Cork Johnson
• Florence Littman
• Joan Menken
• Meredith & Dick Poppele
• Wayne Potratz
• Jere Purple

​This publication was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Any views, findings, opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed in the publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, or the Minnesota Historic Resources Advisory Committee. 
Support was also provided by Prospect Park Association, the Prospect Park Coop Legacy Fund, and Southeast Seniors.

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