Title

Oral History Interview with Elisabeth Strandness

Creation Date

May 25 1975

Description

Elisabeth Strandness was born on April 5, 1896 on the farm on which she was residing at the time of the interview. After working for the U.S. Forest Service for 30 years, she retired to the farm. She was the former owner of the Strandness Prairie tract recently acquired by the Nature Conservancy.

In this interview, Elisabeth Strandness discusses the history of the management of the land, the flora and fauna, activities concerning the prairie since the Nature Conservancy acquired it and her attitudes towards the land.

She was interviewed by Bob Leaverton in 1975.
This interview is also available at the University of Minnesota Morris. A transcript is available.