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From: "Larry Nerge" <>
Subject: Re: [ILckSCH] Video Interviews that are at STDL for INlibrary VIEWING
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 21:00:49 -0400
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Living down in Florida, it is difficult for me to get into the library and
view these interviews. What is the possibility of getting these interviews
transcribed and posting to this mailing list so that we may all read the
interviews? Please and thanks!
Larry Nerge

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Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 2:52 PM
Subject: [ILckSCH] Video Interviews that are at STDL for INlibrary VIEWING


> There are at least 45 history related videos at the Schaumburg Township
District Library now.
> They are for in-library viewing only.
>
> If you wish to view them, go to the first floor Audio Video area and ask
for them at the desk.
> (They are known as the Illinois Collection Tapes....in the turquoise
covers.)
>
> If you wish to see WHAT is available,
> go to www.stdl.org (that WWW is required)
> then click on OUR CATALOG
> then check keyword
> then enter in the query box this exactly, including the 'and"
>
> schaumburg and history and video
>
> click search everything
>
> you will be given a display of about 12 per page...
>
> to see more videos, go to the top of the page again, and press
FORWARD.....
>
> to see more information about a specific video, click on VIEW to the left
of the entry....
>
> below is a recap.... of each
>
> Schaumburg Videotape Interviews by FPSAH are as below:
>
>
> I. Kenneth Coles, Eleanor Koester Coles, Lahni Coles
>
> Early residents of Timbercrest, non-farmers
>
> Building of homes
>
> Shopping
>
> Schools
>
>
>
> II. Tillie Meyer Fiene
>
> Farmer, but not in Schaumburg
>
> Women's role on farm
>
> Dairy
>
> St. John's Lutheran School and Church
>
> Meyer family from Bloomingdale Township in DuPage County
>
>
>
> III. Lorraine Flentge
>
> Grandparents were farmers
>
> Lives in Schaumburg Center
>
> Pictures
>
>
>
> IV. Robert Flum
>
> Teacher at Sunderlage School on Higgins Road early 1950s
>
> First principal of Schaumburg Elementary School 1952
>
> First Superintendent of Community Consolidated School District 54
>
> Discusses the beginning of the School District
>
> A few pictures from District 54
>
>
>
> V. Norman Freise
>
> Farm in northwest corner of Meacham and Golf Roads
>
> Farming in 1920s - 1940s: methods, animals, crops
>
> Palatine High School
>
> St. Peter East District School
>
> Building roads - Golf, Tollway
>
> Chemically generated electricity in home
>
> World War II
>
> University of Illinois
>
>
>
> VI. Betty Helsper
>
> Non-farmer
>
> Resident of southwest corner of Plum Grove and Schaumburg Road from 1950s
>
> Schaumburg Elementary School
>
> School District 54 - Betty was secretary to the superintendent and School
Board
>
> Social doings in area
>
> Growth of area
>
>
>
> VII. Erna Lichthardt Hunerburg
>
> Farm on Bode Road near Springinsguth Road
>
> Sunderlage School
>
> St. Peter Church
>
> Early farming and farm family's responsibilities
>
> Quilting
>
>
>
> VIII. Albert and Adelia (Nerge) Kastning; and Helen Kastning Rodewald
>
> Albert and Helen (brother and sister) were raised on farm on the southeast
corner of Roselle and Higgins Road.
>
> St. Peter West School
>
> St. Peter Church
>
> Construction of Roselle Road
>
> Rodewald Dairy in Roselle
>
> Schaumburg Transportation Company
>
> -----detail of this tape by minute marker below:
>
> Albert Kastning, Adelia Nerge Kastning, Helen Kastning Rodewald, Video
Interview Nov. 11, 1998,
>
> Topic, Time (in minutes)
>
> Photographs of family: Kastning, Nerge, Hattendorf, Winkelhake, 00:00
>
> Changing face of agriculture, 07:42
>
> Albert Kastning, 08:20
>
> Kastning farm location, neighbors, 09:00
>
> Hoffman Estates, buying farm land, 12:15
>
> Land grant farm, 16:00
>
> Adelia Nerge Kastning, 17:45
>
> Helen Kastning Rodewald, 19:05
>
> Kastning parent names, 20:30
>
> St. Peter School, West District, 26:47
>
> German taught , 30:00
>
> Teacher punishing, 32:50
>
> St. Peter horse shed, 37:45
>
> Adelia Nerge Kastning, Trinity Lutheran School, Roselle, 38:40
>
> School, lunch, 39:50
>
> Al and Adelia meet, Nebel's Corner, ice cream, buttermilk, 41:15
>
> Dances, bands, entertainment, 44:00
>
> Dances, Turner Woods, Paul's Grove, 46:00
>
> Transportation, car, 48:15
>
> Helen and Henry Rodewald, 49:10
>
> Rodewald's Dairy, 51:30
>
> First Kastning home, 57:40
>
> Kastning farm, crops, animals, 1:00:40
>
> Garden, 1:03:35
>
> Horseradish, 1:10:00
>
> Butchering, ham preservation, smoke house, 1:11:00
>
> Animals, 1:14:50
>
> Sulky plow, 1:14:50
>
> Winter transportation, buggy, sleigh, bobsled, 1:16:50
>
> Horsehide coat, 1:18:30
>
> Manure, 1:19:30
>
> Hired man, 1:20:00
>
> Windmill, water, pump, electricity, 1:21:15
>
> Water, cistern, well, 1:22:45
>
> Outhouse, 1:24:35
>
> Topic, Time (in minutes)
>
> Bees, honey, stings, 1:24:45
>
> Cows, 1:27:20
>
> Threshing, steam engine, dinner, 1:30:10
>
> Silo, barn, hay, 1:33:00
>
> Threshing food, dinner, meal, 1:38:20
>
> Veterinarian , 1:40:30
>
> Accidents, injuries, 1:42:30
>
> Doctor, 1:43:45
>
> Shopping, food, clothes, 1:45:10
>
> Butchering, summer kitchen, hog, 1:47:05
>
> Bread baking, 1:50:40
>
> Paving Roselle Road, 1:52:10
>
> Paving Higgins Road, 1:56:15
>
> Mowing roadside, 1:59:20
>
> Kastning home in Roselle, 2:02:35
>
>
>
> IX Matyl Langsdorf
>
> Tour of Schweikher House.
>
> Information on Mr. Langsdorf
>
> Information of Martyl's art work
>
>
>
> X Richard Leonhardt
>
> Springinsguth farm northwest corner of Schaumburg Road and Springinsguth
Road
>
> Farming
>
> General Schaumburg information
>
>
>
> XI Lindbergh School ( Mr. and Mrs. Wilke, Doris Jones, Richard Miller,
Virginia Miller, Roger Ghrist)
>
> Stone School in Hoffman Estates
>
> History and information
>
> Attendees
>
> Pictures
>
>
>
> XII Dru and Dick Linnell
>
> Non farmer, early residents
>
>
>
> XIII Adeline Lint
>
> Non farmer, early residents.
>
>
>
> XIV Helen Mathews
>
> Non- farmer, moved to Schaumburg around 1950
>
> Had a small nursery on South Roselle Road and Illinois Street
>
> Earle Mathews was instrumental in consolidating the 5 public schools into
Community Consolidated School District 54.
>
> Earle Mathews was one of the first School Board members.
>
> Schaumburg Center School
>
>
>
> XV Ruth Mcintyre
>
> Non-farmer
>
> Teacher in School District 54
>
> Active in establishment of District 54 Nature Center
>
> Schaumburg Park named in her honor
>
> Insight into District 54
>
>
>
> XVI Esther Freise Mensching
>
> Farm on west side of Meacham between Higgins and Gold Roads
>
> St. Peter East School
>
> Tapes begins with Esther and Lulu Marwood quilting in Esther's basement
>
> Good explanation of quilts and quilting
>
> St. Peter Church
>
> What young women in Schaumburg did to earn money when they left the farm.
>
> Work Esther did on the family farm as the oldest even though she was a
girl
>
>
>
> XVII Ramona Lichthardt Meyer
>
> Farm on the northeast corner of Wise and Roselle Road (Jewel)
>
> St. Peter West School
>
> St. Peters Lutheran Church
>
> Activities of young people
>
> Farm life
>
> Tornado of 1933
>
> Mother was a Freise
>
>
>
> XVIII Viola Homeyer Meyer
>
> Farm on the south east corner of Wise and Roselle Roads
>
> Born, raised, married, and lived in the Homeyer farm house her whole life.
>
> Dairy farming
>
> Moving Wayne King's house
>
> Auction sale after selling farm
>
> Pictures
>
> St. Peters Lutheran Church
>
>
>
> XIX Elmer Moeller
>
> Farm on north west corner of Meacham and Schaumburg (Brach Farm)
>
> His mother married a Hattendorf
>
> Farming in 1930s and 1940s
>
>
>
> XX Stuart and Lucile (Thies) Nerge
>
> Farm on the south east corner of Nerge and Meacham Roads
>
> Dairy farming
>
> St. East District School and West District School
>
> St. Peter Lutheran Church
>
> Youth activities
>
>
>
> XXI Florence Organ and Elsa Mess
>
> Non- farmers
>
> Related to Quindel
>
> Discussed the Quindel family
>
> Illinois Union Cemetery in Palatine
>
> St. Peter School
>
>
>
> XXII Erwin and Leonard Panzer
>
> Farm on east side of Rohlwing Road near Biesterfeld Road
>
> Content is Tour of the Martin Panzer house on Schaumburg Road
>
> Tour of barn
>
>
>
> XXIII Vic and Dorothy Pohlman
>
> Farm on east side of Rohlwing across from Woodfield
>
> Farming, living with Vic's mother
>
> Start of first catering business in Schaumburg area
>
> St. Peter Lutheran Church
>
>
>
> XXIV LaVonne Thies Presley
>
> Farm on south side of Wise across from Cove Shopping Center
>
> Farming in 1940s to 1960s
>
> German ancestors coming to United States - Frederick Thies
>
> Early life in Schaumburg Township - 1860s
>
> Thies family
>
>
>
> XXV Ray and Marion Ravagnie ; Alice and Dan Wochnick
>
> Marion and Alice (Gershefske) are sisters raised on a farm one block east
of Roselle and Illinois
>
> Schaumburg Center
>
> St. Peter West School
>
> Palatine High School
>
> Early employment
>
> Schaumburg Center area
>
> Lots of general information
>
>
>
> XXVI Arnold and Gertrude Rohlwing
>
> Farm on Rohlwing Road at Golf Road
>
> Construction of Golf Road
>
> Farming
>
> St. Peter Church
>
> Rohlwing family
>
>
>
> XXVII Kenneth Sporleder
>
> Farm on north side of Schaumburg Road west of Friendship Village
>
> Dairy farming
>
> Cemetery in Sarah's Grove
>
> Dr. Grey
>
> Working as hired hand
>
> Army
>
> St. Peter West District School
>
> St. Peter Lutheran Church
>
> Palatine High School
>
>
>
> XXVIII Viola Botterman Straub
>
> Botterman farm the southwest corner of Higgins and Rohlwing Roads
>
> Straub farm on south side of Wise Road across from Frost Junior High
>
> Dairy farming
>
> Working in fields as a woman
>
> Husband, Albert, worked for a while at Farm Supply at Schaumburg Center
>
> Al and Viola were among first bus drivers for Walter Fiene and Schaumburg
Transportation
>
>
>
> XXIX Donald Thiemann and Marion Thiemann Volkening
>
> Farm on the northeast corner of Rodenburg and Irving Park Blvd.
>
> Grandfather Menke built the Turret House and many other houses and barns
in and around Schaumburg
>
> Farming roles for men and women
>
> Paving of Irving Park Road
>
> Hartmann School on Wise Road and Rodenburg
>
> St. John's School and Church
>
> Description of butchering hogs.
>
> Pictures
>
>
>
> XXX Ray Thies
>
> Farm on east side of Meacham Road across from K-Mart
>
> Dairy and hog farming.
>
> Tornado of 1933
>
> St. Peter West School
>
> Palatine High School
>
> University of Illinois
>
> Showing cattle and hogs at fairs and International Livestock Exposition
>
>
>
> XXXI Ronald Winkelhake
>
> Farm on the southeast corner of Plum Grove and Higgins
>
> Video of the farm building before they were torn down
>
> Interview with Ron about parts of the farm
>
> Tearing down the farm buildings
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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