The Mortenson Summer Vacation

Dublin Core

Title

The Mortenson Summer Vacation

Description

Margaret's family made a summer trip to Stony Lake and from there to Minnesota to visit relatives. She remembers how difficult the roads were and all the troubles that this caused. They arrived in Duluth but had to make it back to Racine because of the news that her grandmother had died. 

Creator

Landon, Margaret (1903-1993)

Date

January 1, 1923

Rights

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Format

.mp3

Identifier

LC20-07

Provenance

Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewee

Margaret Landon (1903-1993)

Duration

6:07

Sound File Location

Box 75: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles," Tapes 1-20.

Clip Location

Hour 20, clip 7

Sub-Collection

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Main Collection

Series 1: Biographical

Citation

Landon, Margaret (1903-1993) , “The Mortenson Summer Vacation,” Digital Exhibits of Wheaton College, accessed February 3, 2025, https://omeka.wheaton.edu/items/show/1442.