Oral history interview with Maude Van Loon interviewed by Howard Fredricks (3 of 5)
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Van Loon discusses her ancestors' 1856 emigration from the Netherlands to Wisconsin, where they settled in New Amsterdam. She focuses on her father, John Van Loon, and also discusses general family life and her childhood growing up on a farm in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Topics also discussed include the following: Farming and harvesting — Education— Location of house — Perkins family, African Americans — Childhood games— Bluff hiking — Agricultural and Horticultural Societies, La Crosse County— Traffic concerns —Horse-drawn streetcars and races.00:0:09—Farming and harvesting | 00:20:29— Education | 00:27:30— Location of house | 00:29:45— Perkins family, African Americans | 00:37:20— Childhood games | 00:41:02— Bluff hiking | 00:52:17— Agricultural and Horticultural Societies, La Crosse County | 00:56:54— Traffic concerns | 00:58:09—Horse-drawn streetcars and racesTape 3 of 5.
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