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;
Helen Pillika's personal recollections of life in Chisholm. Helen remembers the Myers Location, business during the depression, going to beauty school and becoming a beautician, the depressian era, and the Chisholm community.
Helen Pillika's personal recollections of life in Chisholm. Helen remembers the Myers Location, business during the depression, going to beauty school and becoming a beautician, the depressian era, and the Chisholm community.
