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DescriptionI visited Lydia Oblander Walters in her home at The Vista Retirement Community. Also present was Mrs. Walters daughter, Teri Walters Swartz. Mrs. Walters spoke to me about her parents; Conrad & Mrs. Oblander who were Germans who had immigrated from Russia to Nebraska. Mrs. Walters was the youngest member of her family and was born in Garden City, Kansas in 1913. She just celebrated her 103rd birthday in March 2016. Mrs. Walters spoke about how she met her husband Ed Walters and how they also purchase a farm on the Huntley Irrigation Project. She also mentioned her son Jim Walters and told me that he had passed away in his 30's in a car accident. Mrs. Walters daughter Teri Swartz, spoke to me of her father Ed Walters, and explained that he and his parents had also immigrated from Russia and were of German decent. They had settled in Lincoln, Nebraska and when Ed was 6 years old his father was killed when he stepped off a street car after working the night shift and was struck by an automobile. Ed's mother then married Mr. Jacob Baum who had settled on the Huntley Project and they blended their families. Teri and her husband Dan purchased her parents homestead and still farm it today with the help of their son Brett who is the 4th generation Huntley Project farmer. More information about the Conrad Oblander family is contained in some detail in the book, ‘Sod ‘n Seed ‘n Tumbleweed, A History of the Huntley Project’, written and compiled by the Huntley Project History Committee 1977 Ballantine, Montana. Second printing 2003. This book is still in print and available for purchase from the Huntley Project Museum, www.huntleyprojectmuseum.org, or by calling the Museum office #406-348-2533. TypeSoundCreatorBiggers, Trudie Porter Genresound recordingsLanguageengDate2016-05-26SubjectIrrigationIrrigation projectsAgricultural development projectsEconomic development projectsRural development projectsDitchesDiversion structures (Hydraulic engineering)AgricultureIrrigated agriculture Irrigated farmingBeetsSugar beetBeet sugar industryVolga Germans from RussiaLydia Oblander WaltersEd WaltersContributing InstitutionHuntley Project Museum of Irrigated AgricultureGeographic 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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