Mary (Briski) Norwood Interview

Mary (Briski) Norwood Interview

Interviewees

Mary (Briski) Norwood

Document Type

Book

Interviewer

Krueger, Frederick

Contributor

Suncadia (Resort), Suncadia Fund for Community Enhancement

Files

Download Mary Norwood interview outline.pdf (466 KB)

Download Mary Norwood interview notes.pdf (532 KB)

Download Briski family tree.pdf (188 KB)

Download Briski family history.pdf (242 KB)

Download Briski family history notes.pdf (250 KB)

Download Plese family history.pdf (243 KB)

Download Religious text in Slovenian.pdf (404 KB)

Description

Mary (Briski) Norwood talks about her Slovenian and Croatian family roots, describing her Briski and Plese ancestors. She describes how her father immigrated to Ronald, Washington, and began work in the Northwestern Improvement Company No. 3 Mine. She explains how her family supplemented income by working at the local saw mill, cutting hay, tending cattle, and foraging for food. She explains how, after John Briski (her father) died in 1929, her mother remarried to William Robert Norwood in 1936. Mary concludes by talking about cooking, holidays, recreation, and businesses in Ronald, Washington.

The cover image shows members of a Croatian lodge---the Hrvatskog Sokola--in Ronald, Washington, in 1914.

Publication Date

7-2-2003

Subject

Oral history, Immigrants--United States--History, Ronald (Wash.), Coal mining

Rights

Educational use only; no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.

Language

English

Mary (Briski) Norwood Interview

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