| Creator: | Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory |
| Title: | Dubois County: Christian Communities in Southern Indiana |
| Collection No.: | ohrc037 |
| Dates: | 1998-1999 |
| Quantity: |
Quantity: 10 Interviews (Audio files, transcripts, and collateral materials ) |
| Abstract: | This project consists of Southern Indiana inhabitants discussing their life histories and their affiliation with area churches. Many of the interviewees discuss growing up on a farm and community cooperation during butchering and threshing seasons. Throughout these interviews they discuss church history, church picnics, and the church community. They also talk about the merger of the Congregational, Reformed and Evangelical churches into the United Church of Christ. The interviewees discuss the changes this had on the church ceremonies and activities. Two of the interviewees attend the Catholic Churches in the area and they discuss traditions and changes that they have seen in the Catholic Church since Vatican II and throughout their lifetimes. |
| Location: | Interviews are housed in Franklin Hall, Room 0030A. Contact ohrc@indiana.edu for more information. Copies of interview transcripts are also held by the IU Libraries University Archives. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for Documentary Research and Practice office. |
| Language: | Materials are in English |
| Repository: | Center for Documentary Research and Practice Franklin Hall 0030B 601 E. Kirkwood Avenue Bloomington, Indiana 47405 Business Number: 812-855-2856 ohrc@indiana.edu URL: https://cdrp.mediaschool.indiana.edu/ |
This collection contains ten interviews over the course of one year. Interviews range from 45 to 120 minutes. All interviews consist of typed transcripts and audio tapes.
The archive of the Center for Documentary Research and Practice at Indiana University is open to the use of researchers. Copies of transcript pages are available only when such copies are permitted by the deed of gift. Scholars must honor any restrictions the interviewee placed on the use of the interview. Since some of our earlier (pre-computer) transcripts do not exist in final form, any editing marks in a transcript (deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked. Audio files may not be copied for patrons unless the deed of gift permits it, and a transcript is unavailable for that interview. The same rules of use that apply to a transcript apply to the audio interview. Interviews may not be reproduced in full for any public use, but excerpted quotes may be used as long as researchers fully cite the data in their research, including accession number, interview date, interviewee's and interviewer's name, and page(s).
[interviewee first name last name] interview, by [interviewer first name last name], [interview date(s)], [call number], [project name], Center for Documentary Research and Practice, Indiana University, Bloomington, [page number(s) or tape number and side if no transcript; if digital audio and no transcript, cite time when quote occurs].
Oral history interviews conducted by the Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory from 1968 to the present, with particular focus on the history of twentieth-century America and the Midwest.
No(s): 98-037
Physical Description: 45 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 110 minutes; index
Scope and Content Note: Harry and Catherine Beumer discuss being members of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Holland, Indiana. Henry Beumer was raised in this church and reminisces about the changes he has seen throughout his lifetime. He also discusses his education and his father's construction business.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 98-035
Physical Description: 54 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 120 minutes; index
Scope and Content Note: Diane Hoppenjans discusses her childhood in Mariah Hill, Indiana. The topics she covers are her education, entertainment and the Catholic Church, and family life. She discusses her teaching career and her involvement with the Ferdinand, Indiana community. She is actively involved in the Ferdinand Tourism Commission
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 98-038
Physical Description: 28 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes; index
Scope and Content Note: Edward Kahle, born in 1921, describes his childhood and education. He explains what farm work consisted of throughout his lifetime. He also discusses the changes in Holland, Indiana from the 1920s to the present time. He also discusses changes in the church.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 98-034
Physical Description: 35 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 85 minutes; index
Scope and Content Note: Raymond Ley discusses his career as a pastor for the United Church of Christ. He also discusses the church ecumenical beliefs and its past mergers with the Reformed Church and the Evangelical Church. Ley shares his involvement with the church since he was a child as well as his education.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 98-032
Physical Description: 18 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 45 minutes; index
Scope and Content Note: Frances Lindauer discusses farming, childhood, and religion. He describes the changes that have occurred in farming since he was a child. He also discusses the use of the German language in the community. Lindauer discusses the religious holidays he celebrated as a child and as an adult. He also shares his concern for the displacement of farms and farmers by the development of Ferdinand.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 98-036
Physical Description: 55 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 120 minutes; index
Scope and Content Note: Clayton and Doris Peters talk about their childhood and educational experiences in Dubois County. Doris Discusses St. Paul's United Church of Christ and its changes. Clayton Peters describes farming with his father. He also discusses neighborhood butchering and threshing and his childhood jobs on the farm. Clayton also shares a brief timeline of his career.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 98-040
Physical Description: 42 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 120 minutes; index
Scope and Content Note: Gilbert Schmidt, born in 1926, describes his life as a farmer and the modernization of farming through tractors and computerization. He discusses the family farm transition from a general farm to a primarily dairy farm. Schmidt discusses his childhood in Warrick County and his life long affiliation with St. Matthew's United Church of Christ. He reminisces about his Confirmation and the church's activities.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 98-031
Physical Description: 22 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes; index
Scope and Content Note: Melvin Shroeder, born November 7, 1925, discusses his memories of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Dubois County, Indiana. He describes past church picnics, Confirmation rituals and German church services that were separated by gender. He continues by describing present church activities including picnics, Confirmation, and services. Shroeder also shares his personal family experiences and community involvement in Dubois County.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 98-039
Physical Description: 39 pages; 4 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 120 minutes; index
Scope and Content Note: William Tollas, former pastor of St. Matthew's United Church of Christ, discusses his career as a minister for the United Church of Christ. He shares his educational experiences at Michigan State and at Eden Seminary after his tour in World War II. He also discusses the merger of the Congregational, Evangelical, and Reformed churches. Tollas talks about church government as well as church activities.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 98-033
Physical Description: 38 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 74 minutes; index
Scope and Content Note: Benno (Bing) and Bernitha Werne talk about their involvement with and responsibilities to St. Henry Catholic Church. They discuss their childhoods, education and St. Henry, Indiana. Benno also discusses serving in World War II and the disability he acquired as a result. He talks about his hometown St. Meinrad, Indiana. The Wernes also describe the changes in the Catholic church since Vatican II.
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Access Status: Open