Oral history interview with Juan Widner / interviewed by Frank Juresh and Gabe Fowler
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- 2000-08-09
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Widner discusses the following topics: Life in the Kickapoo River Valley, Avalanche, Wisconsin—Father’s life as a farmer, purchased family farm in 1921—Juan bought current farm in 1945, raised 6 children in Avalanche, Wisconsin—Dairy and tobacco farming Kickapoo River Valley, Avalanche, Wisconsin, Kickapoo River Flood, Wisconsin, August 26-27, 1959—Kickapoo River Flood of 1907, creamery and possibly the bridge on Avalanche Road, Avalanche, Wisconsin carried away and destroyed by the flood, woolen mill buried by flood, Avalanche, Wisconsin—Changes in agriculture practices and the effects on the land from Kickapoo River floods and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP, est. 1985)—Unable to receive government land conservation benefits because of the flatness of Widner’s land, “rip rapping” (anti-erosion technique), Widner twins’ role in construction and rip rapping in the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin—Agriculture, tobacco, corn, hay—Change from horses to tractors in agriculture (ca. 1
Part of the Kickapoo River Valley Project.
00:00:13—Life in the Kickapoo River Valley, Avalanche, Wisconsin | 00:00:37—Father’s life as a farmer, purchased family farm in 1921 | 00:01:34—Juan bought current farm in 1945, raised 6 children in Avalanche, Wisconsin | 00:02:35—Dairy and tobacco farming Kickapoo Ricer Valley, Avalanche, Wisconsin, Kickapoo River Flood, Wisconsin, August 26-27, 1959 | 00:05:38—Kickapoo River Flood of 1907, creamery and possibly the bridge on Avalanche Road, Avalanche, Wisconsin carried away and destroyed by the flood, woolen mill buried by flood, Avalanche, Wisconsin | 00:07:59—Changes in agriculture practices and the effects on the land from Kickapoo River floods and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP, est. 1985) | 00:09:20—Unable to receive government land conservation benefits because of the flatness of Widner’s land, “rip rapping” (anti-erosion technique), Widner twins’ role in construction and rip rapping in the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin | 00:11:22—Agriculture, tobacco, corn, ha
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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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- Widner, Juan -- Interviews
Family farms -- Wisconsin -- Kickapoo River Valley
Dairy farming -- Wisconsin -- Kickapoo River Valley
Tobacco farms -- Wisconsin -- Kickapoo River Valley
Flood damage -- Wisconsin -- Kickapoo River Valley
Farm mechanization -- Wisconsin -- Kickapoo River Valley
Agricultural subsidies -- Wisconsin -- Kickapoo River Valley
Kickapoo River Valley (Wis.) -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes - Type
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- English
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- Oral history interview with Juan Widner / interviewed by Frank Juresh and Gabe Fowler. 2000-08-09. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000220. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
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- (2000-08-09) Oral history interview with Juan Widner / interviewed by Frank Juresh and Gabe Fowler. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000220
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