Oral history interview with Karl Schaettle / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (1 of 12)
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- 1980
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Mr. Schaettle discusses his life in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He describes his German ancestry and social activities, recreation, and the Goosetown neighborhood of La Crosse. He also focuses on downtown La Crosse and the history and strike activity of the La Crosse Rubber Mills Company. Additional topics discussed include: German Ancestry, Grandfather Charles Schaettle — Founding of New Ulm, Minnesota — Grandfather's time in Germany before immigrating — Founding of Buffalo, Minnesota — Grandfather’s leather business in Buffalo, Minnesota — Grandfather’s marriage, 1852 — Father's childhood — German and Swiss communities in New Ulm — Family's religious practices, Catholicism — Mother, Sofia Funk — Father's time at dental school, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Memories of parents — Life of siblings.
00:00:40 — German Ancestry, Grandfather Charles Schaettle | 00:02:59 — Founding of New Ulm, Minnesota | 00:04:50 — Grandfather's time in Germany before immigrating | 00:13:09 — Founding of Buffalo, Minnesota | 00:13:48 — Grandfather’s leather business in Buffalo, Minnesota | 00:16:12 — Grandfather’s marriage, 1852 | 00:17:58 — Father's childhood | 00:24:49 — German and Swiss communities in New Ulm | 00:27:40 — Family's religious practices, Catholicism | 00:30:10 — Mother, Sofia Funk | 00:31:32 — Father's time at dental school, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 00:35:00 — Memories of parents | 00:41:28 — Life of siblings
Tape 1 of 12.
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- Recollection Wisconsin
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program
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- Schaettle, Karl -- Interviews
Oral history
Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- History
La Crosse Rubber Mills Company (La Crosse, Wis.)
German Americans -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Recreation -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- Social life and customs
Goosetown (La Crosse, Wis.) - Type
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- English
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- Oral history interview with Karl Schaettle / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (1 of 12). 1980. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000127. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
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- (1980) Oral history interview with Karl Schaettle / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (1 of 12). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000127
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- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000127>.