Recorded oral history and transcript about early Scandinavian settlements in the Lake Benton, Minnesota area. Early hardships and experience, Danebod College, Tyler Orphan Home, Tyler, Minnesota, Diamond Lake Church, Social Events, Traveling companies, circuses, Chautauqua Opera House in Lake Benton, Early School life. Interviewees were: Iver Anderson, Hanna Thomsen Krog, Hans Krog, Grace Soduling Marti.

Early Irish settlements in the Lake Benton area: 1874 Indian scare; First Church services; First school in the area; Tree Claims; Lake Benton steamboat; First automobiles; Curing meat; Grasshopper plagues; Hunting, fishing and recreation; Interview with members

Early Mission of Southwest State College; Serious shortcomings in his role as dean of faculties; Reasoning behind the ideas and flux and human relationships courses; Early situations the college faced; Changes in attitude related to SMSC

Early history of the Sears, Roebuck Company in Redwood Falls; Richard W. Sears; Eva Sears; Gold's experiences in World War I; Description of World War I tanks; Farm loans in the 1930's - Mutual Benefit Insurance Company; Farm Holiday Association