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Audio Recording Johnny Senecal ranch, Avon, Montana, Margaret Senecal talks about women's life on the ranch, part 1

Margaret Senecal talks about women's ranch life

About this Item

Title

  • Johnny Senecal ranch, Avon, Montana, Margaret Senecal talks about women's life on the ranch, part 1

Names

  • Johnson, Paula J., 1954- (Collector)
  • Senecal, Margaret (Interviewee)
  • Senecal, Jodi (Interviewee)

Created / Published

  • rural Avon, Montana, July 24, 1979

Headings

  • -  Ranches
  • -  Ranch life
  • -  Women ranchers
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Field recordings
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Sound recordings
  • -  United States -- Montana -- Avon

Genre

  • Ethnography
  • Field recordings
  • Interviews
  • Sound recordings

Notes

  • -  Index data: Part 1 of a 3-part interview with Margaret Senecal at the Johnny Senecal ranch (farm), near Avon MT: stories about wild animals in the region, including bears, the interview notes report that the Senecals have a bear skin and wolverine skin on wall of their home; story about a fox eating baby chickens; other stories about wildlife; about barbecue, Texas shortribs, barbecue done underground; Jodi Senecal talks about her great-grandmother; general conversation; about preparing food for the haying crew; butchering beef and mutton; Jodi Senecal takes a photograph of fieldworker Paula Johnson; about the preparation of mutton; about butchering; about the haying crew and cooking for them. Fieldworkers' notes indicate that there were two nearby operations owned by branches of the Senecal family (Johnny Senecal, Bill Senecal), variously referred to as ranches or farms.

Medium

  • 7-inch reel

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Call number: AFC 1981/005: AFS 20364
  • MBRS shelflist: RXA 0850
  • Field project identifier: MT9-PJ-R3

Source Collection

  • Montana Folklife Survey collection (AFC 1981/005)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit line: Montana Folklife Survey collection (AFC 1981/005), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Johnson, Paula J, Margaret Senecal, and Jodi Senecal. Johnny Senecal ranch, Avon, Montana, Margaret Senecal talks about women's life on the ranch, part 1. rural Avon, Montana, 1979. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981005_afs20364/.

APA citation style:

Johnson, P. J., Senecal, M. & Senecal, J. (1979) Johnny Senecal ranch, Avon, Montana, Margaret Senecal talks about women's life on the ranch, part 1. rural Avon, Montana. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981005_afs20364/.

MLA citation style:

Johnson, Paula J, Margaret Senecal, and Jodi Senecal. Johnny Senecal ranch, Avon, Montana, Margaret Senecal talks about women's life on the ranch, part 1. rural Avon, Montana, 1979. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1981005_afs20364/>.