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DescriptionRuth Ann Chesterman Farnes grandmother was Cynthia Ann Chesterman. Cynthia Ann and her husband Elijah had farmed in Nebraska for several years and had 11 children. With 6 children still at home, they set out for Montana, stopping for a time to work in Kansas. While in Kansas, Mr. Chesterman died leaving Cynthia Ann and the children with nothing. So the family decided to come on the Montana and Cynthia Ann homesteaded 43 acres on the Huntley Irrigation Project in the small town of Osborn, where she died in 1915 and was taken back to Kansas and buried alongside her husband. In 1918 her two oldest sons Everett and Frank were called to serve in Germany and France during World War I. Both boys came back safely and took over the running of the Chesterman homestead. TypeSoundCreatorBiggers, Trudie Porter Genresound recordingsLanguageengDate2016-10-12SubjectIrrigationIrrigation projectsAgricultural development projectsEconomic development projectsRural development projectsDitchesDiversion structures (Hydraulic engineering)AgricultureIrrigated agriculture Irrigated farmingBeetsSugar beetBeet sugar industryWorld War ICynthia Ann ChestermanRuth Ann Chesterman FarnesContributing InstitutionHuntley Project Museum of Irrigated Agriculture Geographic CoverageHuntley Project, Montana; Yellowstone County, Montana; Huntley, Montana; Pompeys Pillar, Montana Digital CollectionHuntley Irrigation Project Oral HistoriesDigital Formataudio/mp3 Digitization SpecificationsRecorded using Audacity 2.1.2 on a MacBook Pro.

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