Maude Shane Hasselbacher

Interview Date: 21 May 1976

This is a recording of an interview conducted on 21 May 1976 by Velma Clark with Mrs. Maude (Shane) Hasselbacher. She was 86 years old at the time. It was recorded on cassette tape. In April 2022, Kim (Claybaugh) Hanks converted the cassette to a digital recording. 

Below is a tag and timestamp for this audio recording. The original cassette recording is not high quality. Because of this there are places in the digital recording that may not be audible or discernable. There are likely spelling issues with names and places in the timestamp. 

When searching for key words/tags, names, places, and dates use spelling variations if needed.  

Time Stamp for major topics

00:00 School attendance
04:12 Birth and growing up years
08:53 Hasselbacher Place
09:20 Jubilee College
10:41 Growing Up Years
30:28 Teaching School (1912–1915)
37:01 Modern Conveniences 

Topics Covered/Key Words

Maude (Shane) Hasselbacher
Jubilee College
Bramble School
Olive Stewart [Stuart?]
Episcopal Church
Brimfield
Fox Creek

Gessle Farm
Notzke’s Farm
Route 150 (Hard Road)
Mary (Letterman) Hasselbacher
Dr. and Mrs. Philly [?]
Hoerr’s Nursery
Peoria, Illinois
Mrs. Travis
Methodist Church
Pioneer Chapel
Hiram Shane
Union Church
Lutheran Church
Old Settlers
Spencer’s Band
Dating
Robin’s Nest Farm
Robin’s Nest School
Coyle
Lonnie Day

Caterpillar
Ethel Cahill
Charlie Notzke
Memler’s
Henry Blundy
Greenwood Nursing Home, Morton, Illinois 

Interviewed by: Brimfield Historical Society

Interview Format: mp3 Recording of Original Cassette Tape

Total Time : 39:35

The interview is archived at the Brimfield Public Library District in Brimfield, Illinois.

The Brimfield Oral History Project is a long-term effort to record the stories of Brimfield’s past in the voices of those who remember and make these original sources available for generations to come. This collaboration is a partnership between the Brimfield Public Library District, the Brimfield Historical Society, and the Peoria County Genealogical Society.

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