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CHARLES KENNEDY INTERVIEW
OH 266
Montana Historical Society
Montanans At Work Oral History Project
Introduction
This is an interview with Charles Kennedy conducted by Laurie Mercier for the
Montanans at Work oral history project.
Interview
MERCIER: When did you come to Bonner?
KENNEDY: I came to Bonner in April of 1900, ( coughs) and I was there until 1914.
Then I started working all over the country, down on the south end. When I came to
Bonner, I think I was four years old. From Hamilton. In August of [ 18] 98 my two sisters
and my mother came to Missoula from Salina, Kansas and then we went to Hamilton.
Then in 1900, why, they moved father to Bonner, and he was there ‘ til, I don’t know, I
think he left there about ’ 16, I think. Retired and he was getting pretty well used up.
MERCIER: What had he been doing in Hamilton?
KENNEDY: Well, he was looking after the [ ACM] driving horses there, see? And the
head fella at Hamilton at that time, his name was Putnam, they took him down, the ACM
took him down there to run the Bonner outfit, and he took my father then to take care of
the horses. And he drove the buggy from Hamilton to Bonner and then about a month
afterwards, why, they moved us down there, there was a house ready, and they built some
new houses and we got one of them new houses in April. He went in March, see. But
that was his start in the ACM from Hammond, A. B. Hammond, he was the one, he was
from, I think, New Brunswick. Hammond was. And then that started the sawmill there.
There used to be some Zogs that run a milk outfit there, when they come there
they used to milk the cows and take it in the can and a dipper and they took it over to the
sawmill. They lived over on the West Riverside and the kids packed it to Bonner to the
mill and he got five cents a tin cup for a cup of milk. And he drove that milk wagon from
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| Title | Charles Kennedy interview, 1982 Apr. 23. |
| Description | Interviewed by Laurie Mercier on 23 Apr. 1982 in Dixon, Mont., as part of the repository's Montanans at Work Oral History Project.; Topics include his work as a logger and teamster in Bonner and Milltown from 1908 into the 1930s; his work sheepherding, shearing, and lambing from the 1930s until World War II; his postwar return to logging; his involvement in the IWW; and his work for the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. |
| Creator | Kennedy, Charles, 1894-1992, |
| Genre (Short List) | documents |
| Genre (AAT) | oral histories |
| Type | Text |
| Language | eng |
| Date Original | 1982-04-23 |
| Subject (LCSH) | Anaconda Copper Mining Company--Employees--Interviews.; Copper mines and mining--Montana.; Labor unions--Montana.; Loggers--Montana--Bonner--Interviews.; Loggers--Montana--Milltown--Interviews.; Logging--Montana--Bonner.; Logging--Montana--Milltown.; Sheep shearers (Persons)--Montana--Interviews.; Shepherds--Montana--Interviews.; Teamsters--Montana--Bonner--Interviews.; Teamsters--Montana--Milltown--Interviews. |
| Rights Management | Transmission, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use under the copyright laws requires written permission of the copyright owner. For permission to publish contact mhslibrary@mt.gov. |
| Contributors | Mercier, Laurie,; Montanans at Work Oral History Project. |
| Contributing Institution | Montana Historical Society Research Center |
| Digital Collection | Letters, Diaries and Documents from the Montana Historical Society |
| Physical Collection | Oral History 266 |
| Digital Format | application/pdf |
| Physical Dimensions | 3 tapes (3 hr.); 81 p. |
| Digitization Specifications | PDF files were converted from MS Word documents. |
| Contact Us | To order a reproduction, download our order form at http://mhs.mt.gov/Research/services/repros.aspx or contact Montana Historical Society Research Center: (406) 444-2681 / mhslibrary@mt.gov |
| Relation | Forms part of: Montanans at Work Oral History Project.; http://worldcat.org/oclc/70923790/viewonline |
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| Title | Charles Kennedy interview, 1982 Apr. 23. - Page 1 |
| Contact Us | To order a reproduction, download our order form at http://mhs.mt.gov/research/photo/servicesfees.asp or contact Montana Historical Society Research Center: (406) 444-2681 / mhslibrary@mt.gov |
| Transcription | CHARLES KENNEDY INTERVIEW OH 266 Montana Historical Society Montanans At Work Oral History Project Introduction This is an interview with Charles Kennedy conducted by Laurie Mercier for the Montanans at Work oral history project. Interview MERCIER: When did you come to Bonner? KENNEDY: I came to Bonner in April of 1900, ( coughs) and I was there until 1914. Then I started working all over the country, down on the south end. When I came to Bonner, I think I was four years old. From Hamilton. In August of [ 18] 98 my two sisters and my mother came to Missoula from Salina, Kansas and then we went to Hamilton. Then in 1900, why, they moved father to Bonner, and he was there ‘ til, I don’t know, I think he left there about ’ 16, I think. Retired and he was getting pretty well used up. MERCIER: What had he been doing in Hamilton? KENNEDY: Well, he was looking after the [ ACM] driving horses there, see? And the head fella at Hamilton at that time, his name was Putnam, they took him down, the ACM took him down there to run the Bonner outfit, and he took my father then to take care of the horses. And he drove the buggy from Hamilton to Bonner and then about a month afterwards, why, they moved us down there, there was a house ready, and they built some new houses and we got one of them new houses in April. He went in March, see. But that was his start in the ACM from Hammond, A. B. Hammond, he was the one, he was from, I think, New Brunswick. Hammond was. And then that started the sawmill there. There used to be some Zogs that run a milk outfit there, when they come there they used to milk the cows and take it in the can and a dipper and they took it over to the sawmill. They lived over on the West Riverside and the kids packed it to Bonner to the mill and he got five cents a tin cup for a cup of milk. And he drove that milk wagon from |
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