Two Iron Range women, Veda Ponikvar and Mrs. Lou Novak, recall working in the iron mines during World War II. Information from this oral history was later used and appeared in the article: Hemphill, Stephanie. “Women in the Mines,” Minnesota...
Chisholm, MN; Iron mining; Wars; Depressions; Social values; Country life; Fires; Disasters; Consumer rationing; Women; Emigration & immigration;
Verna Casey's personal recollections of life in Chisholm. Verna came to the Iron Range after attending a teachers college in Duluth. She taught in Eveleth until she married, and also taught night school to immigrants.
Chisholm, MN; Country life; Graham, Archibald Wright; Education; Schools; Teachers;
