Town Life
• Describe the town you grew up in.
• Who founded the town?
• What was the population when you were growing up?
• What is the present population?
• What businesses were there in town?
• How many churches were in your town?
• What denominations were they?
• Who were your neighbors? How close did they live to your
family? Did they ever look after you? If you stepped out of line,
would they discipline you?
• What social classes existed when you were growing up?
• What social class did your family belong to?
• Were there other ethnic groups in the town you grew up
in? If so, what ethnic groups?
• What was your family's attitude toward different ethnic
groups, such as Norwegians or Scandinavians?
• Which ethnic groups were rich, and which were poor?
• What were the town kids’ feelings toward the farm
kids?
• What about the relationship between town adults and farm
adults?
• Describe a typical Saturday night in your town?
• What were the positive aspects of growing up in a small
town? How about the negative ones?
• Describe some of the “characters” you remember
in your town.
• Were there places your parents wouldn't let you go to
or children they would not let you socialize with? If yes, why?
Interview
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