Life on the Plains - Remembering the Dust Bowl and Great Depression
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- In March I traveled to Amarillo, Texas on business. One evening while enjoying a dinner at 575 Pizza, I struck up a conversation with my server, Jackie, and told her about my goal to record an oral history every month for this RUclips channel. She liked the idea and said she knew of the perfect person. I gave her my card and left, honestly thinking the odds were not in my favor for my server to set this interview up. After all, Jackie didn't know me from Adam and even though we had a great conversation, chances are, that's as far as it would go. But, miracles do happen. About a week later Jackie called me to inform me that Wanda, an 87-year-old who lives just west of Amarillo would allow me to interview her.
Every time I am able to conduct an interview I feel like I have been given a gift. Wanda's story will always be remembered by me and I'm hoping you'll enjoy hearing her story as much as I did.
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This is an amazing woman! What a testament to strength and perseverance! From surviving the dust bowl to creating this language for the deaf! Just incredible. God's hand was upon her.
Amen, that.
It was a joy to see Wanda and the smile that almost never left her face as she described how hard life was for her as a youngster. I teared up for most of the video.
Strong men and women who raised not just children but communities and cattle... I loved listening to her... Every word, every emotion....
Now THIS is what I call "reality tv," unlike some of the garbage I have seen. I can listen to her for hours. Thank you, Ms. Wanda, for sharing your story:)
Thank-you! My goal is to keep finding wonderful stories and posting them in this format.
YES!!! the character.. her integrity.. I am in awe .... No one today would be able make it through her life alive... Put a 25 year old, halo dropped into her world.. the 25 yr old punk wouldn't! survive,. Not w chance
Wonderful life story of a great lady. Think if things get much worse the strong ones will stand out also today.
@@markalbertinstimecapsule2880
What happened to posting historical videos? Did life get in the way? It’s understandable if so, but I hope one day you can pick up where you left off. 😊
Great comment! ♡
I love her! From no schooling to breaking down language to better teach deaf children...she is a real hero! God bless her!!
Agree. They were the greatest generation for a reason. Forged in fire!! Much respect.
This video should be shown to every school student. It's historical, scientific, teaches prepping If they write about what they learned writing, English, survival skills. This is the sequel to How The West Was Won. Too bad these things are not being taught much in school anymore I here.
I recently read a beautifully written book by Kristen Hannah , The Four Winds.
I never knew about this terrible phenomenon.
This is the first interview I have watched on the subject.
This beautiful Lady describing her experience brought tears to my eyes. She may not have received a full education but her articulation of her experience was inspiring.
I never imagined how much suffering these hard working communities endured.
This interview has given me an incredible insight into the struggles.
Precious source of knowledge. Thank you, I have really enjoyed this documentary.
I have a recipe book with vinegar pie recipe! I love history and listening to the elderly and their stories. Very grateful for this presentation of the past. Thank you!
From an other country ' pour grand parents lived hardships and droughts! But they livre strong and happy thought it all even on few food! Gathering to eat ! Helping neighboring getting help¡!! Every one knew the other like himself!!! Opposite to all we lived In the era ending now
I always like to hear olden time stories ☺️
Oh I love this lady. Such a valuable video. Thank you for sharing!
Witnessing how many people surviving the dust bowls, economic depression and various hardships of that generation makes me curious as to how many of us are tough enough to do the same… I was born n 1961 btw
may god bless you sweetheart your 1 in a billion glad you put your life on here the world can hear your journey you bring truth and heart brake keeping it real love you very much im from Withers Bunbury south Western Australia hugs and kisses
wow she is quite a remarkable women
Thank you.
AWESOME THANK YOU.
What a wonderful woman!!!! I could listen to her all day. We are so blessed to be walking on the same earth as her.
Thank you Ms. Wanda for sharing your real story ❤️🙏
Important history, thankyou
Such a lovely lady. She reminds me of my grandmother and her siblings, who have all passed. They immigrated to Central California during the Dust Bowl.
My fathers people came to california just before WW2 looking for work in the shipyards. And here we stayed.
I am from the Texas panhandle and grew up hearing stories like hers from family members. Tough people, but generous. "We who are young shall never see so much, nor live so long." Thank you for this beautiful film.
Thanks for sharing! Great use of pictures and music for the documentary. A+
Thanks so much! Hoping to post more in the future!
@@markalbertinstimecapsule2880 yes the music was wonderful.,thanks so much.
Thank you so much, Wanda!
at school im learning about the dust bowls or so called Black blizzard and im doing research and came across this video and its really helping me. Thanksfor making this video.
Not “so called”. It was a black Blizzard.
I didn't learn anything about the Black Blizzard or the Depression from school (thanks Bush). I learned from watching documentaries and reading.
The video is quite valuable,this is what we call first hand information from the person who witness the whole ordeal
Интересно, где то на Ютубе ( "American lubrury" ) есть видео ( съёмка 1928 года) людей ( американцев) пожилого возраста , они давали интерьвью. А здесь драгоценные воспоминания периода Dust bowl .....
ЧуднО как то ...))) По философски потрясает.
Как жаль, что я не знаю английского ! (((. Через рассказы этих людей проглядывает _эпоха_.... И что то ещё, что нельзя объяснить...
You know English well enough to be understood, my friend. Thank you for even trying-Best wishes to you and your loved ones!
Just wonderful!!!!!
Thank you for this video. I liked it so much, I shared it on Facebook. ☺️
So good, thank you 😊
It's heartbreaking to hear about what happened to the animals. I don't think I could handle that.
I am a small time farmer & come from a family of dairy farmers. I will tell you, her emotions about this are very powerful & real. When you raise livestock for a living, you really do care about your animals. Especially, if those animals are your food source. Last year someone sold us a litter of sick piglets & we lost several & had to euthanize the rest. I nursed & nursed these to keep them alive. I have done many things over the years to heal livestock. I have never cried so many tears & felt so angry towards the person who did this to them. That was our main meat source for the year & others. We lost our food & a whole lot of $. I truly believe you are called by God to be a farmer, and when the govt takes that away from you, it does something to your soul. I have watched this many times & I cry right along with Wanda, knowing they had no choice in the matter & had put so much into keeping those animals alive.
It is, especially just as things were just starting to get better. The government didn't help those people, they hurt them after they'd just barely survived, its sickening.
@@pattyhansen7563 God bless you and your family. ❤️😘❤️
@@DiscernmentNow ❤Same to you! don't you just love this video? I have it bookmarked & come back to it over & over. Her telling of HER story is so moving to me & powerful. I cry every time and 'feel' it just as if I was there experiencing that hard time in her life. And yet, above it all, she rose to meet her challenges & went on to do important things for the world. We need more of this today.
@@pattyhansen7563 they were and are an incredible generation!
LEGEND
Among many comments I could make, and there are many because this is such an interesting and indearing story, one thing that made me mad and sad was instead of the government bringing food for the starving cattle and saving them, the government "men" just decided to shoot these poor defenseless animals. Typical... Her trauma and grief having to witness this was heartbreaking.
As a challenge to you all, I know you think your lives are unremarkable, but someday a little kid is going to ask about how you grew up. Its going to seem like a foreign world to them. Do your best to remember and even write down your stories. Or even what you can remember of your parents stories. What you ate, where you went to school, what games you played. What work did your parents do. How did you earn money. Where were you on 9-11 or other historic events.
'4 or 5 kids that died'? No. You'd know how many.
The DeAd one.
7vu.
This story would have ended different if the woman was from Mexican decent.
Aren’t you tired of being this way?
Take your smug nasty worldview and turn it into something positive. Do it for yourself... how about that? You’re selfish anyway; it shows.
_Jesus Saves_
I feel sorry for you. Not because of whatever your families history may have been, that’s something to take pride in. There was pain and struggle in Ms. Wanda’s story that I can hardly imagine (I loose my mind if the WiFi goes out) but I don’t sense that she considers herself a victim. If there was one thing my grandma could not abide it was self pity. I thought she wasn’t compassionate but it was just the opposite. She lived through times when it could not only be self defeating but fatal. I’ve made a point of listening to stories from The Great Generation (it’s 2020 right now & the future is a bit uncertain) these people lived through the worst depression in recent history and fought a world war. As you can tell from her story many didn’t make it, they succumbed to despair, malnutrition, disease & war. Those with the strength to survive went on to accomplish great things. I just hope we’ve all inherited some of the spirit it took to get us here.
I think I understand what your saying. It was two worlds in Texas. Most Texans today don't get it. I am old enough to remember the stories from those that grew up during that time.
you know, growing up as a kid I hated history in school... I literally scraped through it on my behind. Now that I am grown-up I can not get enough of these stories... I don't think there are any videos left I haven't watched, and if I run out, I will watch it again...Love these stories and love them even better when told by these very wise beautiful people who survived it... what a blessing this is to watch, and an honor as well...
Thank-you so much! I was honored to meet these people and will be uploading more interviews in the near future. So glad you are enjoying them!
Oh yes please!!! More more!!!
"The barbie" I was the same as you. I hated history, did poorly in it in school but now see myself watching all of these videos on the depression. I think we are headed for another one, probably worse than the one in the 30's. I try to learn all I can from these people. One thing I see missing today is the generosity towards one another. These people were kind to one another. Good faith is another thing that may be missing now compared to the times of past. I prefer the living I did long ago to these times. Things have certainly changed in recent decades.
Me I'm the opposite. I love history.
That’s because your teachers didn’t make it come alive for you. If they’d brought in just a few of these people instead of merely reading a dry textbook, it’d have been different.
My father was raised close to Brownfield Texas during the depression and Dust Bowl. He used to tell the same story about having to use a grain scoop to clean the sand out of the house. He also said they didn’t lose any money when the stock market crashed because they didn’t have any to start with. This truly is one of the things that made them into the Greatest Generation. They endured a lot but it made them strong and when WW2 came along they were ready to suffer some more to defend our great nation.
What an amazing lady. She reminds me so much of my Mommy who passed away in 1991. My parents had spoken of such things about long ago, however I paid little attention at that time. I wish I had listened harder. Thank you for this amazing documentary. One of the top five that I have ever seen. Have a great day/night guys and gals. God bless.
I really admire all those who lived through that era,they must have been real survivors
Oh my word. Her emotion is still so raw so many years later when talking about the animals.
I know and love Wanda. She is the best storyteller. I would love you to record more stories from her. I know she has plenty to tell.
Thanks so much ! I enjoyed every minute of this video and it gave so historical information for my students.
Thank-you!
Makes me feel great to hear that others are enjoying these videos!
Makes me wish I would have interviewed Grandpa.
I bought a home that was built in the 1930's near the Texas panhandle. When I would remove some of the exterior boards. Behind them they were packed with a fine sand. Some windows in the upper area were original. They looked liked they had been sand blasted. It must of been really bad but who ever had the home at the time must of had some money during the depression. It was small but a well built home.
Very interesting thank you.
This was a wonderful interview. Really emotional. Can't imagine what it must have been like. Can you believe the people today comparing the recent recession (2009 or so) to Great Depression? Lack of reality, they need to hear this.
Great recession is not even remotely close to the Great Depression. Where on Earth do those think that those two are some how comparable?
Worse is here now and longer tribulations! Not just depression!!!
All horrors put together!
@@AlexKS1992because television replaced oral history in America. I grew up listening to stories like these from my extended family of aunts, uncles and grandparents. Daddy took the TV away from us and so we were immersed in true and learn what true greatness is. This woman and her story could have been ripped from that of my own father and his family
I can't believe that current day people will say "COVID is the worst thing we have faced as a nation" ... They obviously have never spoken to someone like this beautiful lady. This was TRULY a hardship.
Soon enough they will find out first hand.
This was not a video that I intended to watch. It just popped up after a video was done. And I could not stop watching. What a wonderful lady, and her story is truly captivating. So lovely and strong.
This could have been 10 hours and I simply wouldn't have gotten anything done on my day off.
Thank you for sharing her with us.
THANK YOU! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL LADY AND SO MUCH TELL. THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING.
I HOPE MRS. WANDA IS STILL DOING WELL.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
Greetings from Hamburg, Germany
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Thank-you so much! I was blessed to be able to spend time with her and hear her story. What an amazing lady!
Thank you fir your reply. I hope she is still doing well. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES. HAVE A PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS AND A GOOD AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR 2017!
What a wonderful film, I enjoyed watching it so much. I love your style and pace, the music and pictures. Some really powerful ideas on the depression and women. Thank you for this great piece of history!
Thank-you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. There are so many stories out there and so many wonderful people out there like Wanda. My goal is to put one of these online every month...it keeps me pretty busy, but I feel like I'm leaving something for others to enjoy and learn from.
What a wonderful teacher she still is.
Thank You Wanda for these marvelous stories and Thank You Mark for filming it!!❤ How wonderful to hear this history.
I have found this information very interesting. Was born in the 40’s so did not know about this until I accidentally can upon it....love to read about all of it. The Depression, Dust Bowl, Black Blizzards, etc... sad but very interesting. Did not care about history in school or college but love it now... keep writing and I will keep reading about it all....
A beautiful story by a beautiful lady ❤️
a true grit story. not a mamby pamby one
How I enjoyed this. Fortitude, journey, resilience.
It is interesting how more people have gained an appreciation of the Great Depression and are researching it in 2020. I wish I could hear my parents stories again now that I am old enough to know the questions to ask. I did grow up with empathy and to appreciate what I had, even when I was pretty poor myself. Dumas, Texas has a wonderful museum call the Window on the Plains Museum. I try to stop in when I go back home. I always find something new and I marvel at how anyone would have ever stopped there to eek out a hard existence in such a dry, windy place with such harsh winters and hardly any summer at all. People familiar with it used to ask me how I could have lived in such a place. But it has it's own kind of beauty and the Texas Panhandle sky is a real heaven for star gazers. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Thank you for this video. Hope you are still traveling and still making them in 2020.
Well we are heading for the bottom of another depression, and like the last will remain for at least a decade. Also cyclical weather patterns match economic boom and busts
Vinegar pie is much like a piecrust cookie my mom made. The vinegar makes the cooky soft and tender. You don't taste it.
People from this era were great teachers and storytellers. Those who listened and took to heart the wisdom. They grew up ahead of the curve.
I thank my grandmother and her siblings for teaching me how to keep things working, or shopping at yard sales or goodwill. Better than any department store.
No, as a personal observation, I couldnt get my great grandmother,grandmother or mother to speak of their growing up years. Couldnt pry words out of their mouth.
Bless her heart and everyone who had to deal with all of that.
Wonderful woman
My Mom & Aunt were born in 1927 in Denver Colorado.
I love this woman, I could listen to her talk for hours.
Surviving...Then Making It...Then Helping.. What a Woman ! Thank you for this Documentary , enriching my life...
💗Thank you💗 Now this is what you call a reality documentary.💗
I've ate many vinager pies growing up. Tomato pies. Rhubarb pies. Yummy
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Our kids will suffer because they don't know
Thank you for your recollection and memories. They should be saved for all time. People would not hear and see and learn what history is if those who were there were silent.
Your wonderful comments make me feel committed even more to recording these oral histories. I am glad others enjoy them as much as I do. For the next generations it is so important to preserve history, told by those who remember.
Sounds remotely familiar these days on a different scale.
I have no grandparent to learn from. They all are our grandparents
Very interesting.
Thank you for sharing.
This woman is my hero. So grateful to have found this video. Thank you
There is much to learn here. Much food for thought. I appreciate the reality check.
Amazing lady! Loved her story! Thank you.
Wowww what a veryyyy smart little lady…. I bet she was such a patient teacher. What a pleasure it was to hear her stories. Someone’s blessed precious grandmother. Wish she was mine! What a treasure she is! There probably won’t be another like her. God bless her. 🙂
Such horrid conditions to live in. She and her folk did wonders.
I could just hug her, she is so precious!!! ❤️
Outstanding! 👏👏👏
What a fantastic video. It's true that people were made of sterner stuff back then. Thank you, Wanda, for sharing your story and your talent with the world!
Amazing woman.
I'd like to remember HER dustbowl...
That you so much for sharing! I love your spirit, your laughter, and story telling ❤️
This Lady Is Absolutely Precious!!
Love hearing about lives lived,learning how they endured to make life easier ! The human sprit to beat the odds of hardships!
What a treasure ❤
The children would. “The electrical storms.” The kids transferring the current all over. It’s fine.
What an interesting lady!
Filled with knowledge and history.
When times get this hard it's all about survival. There is no right and wrong anymore, there's just alive and dead. And nobody actually really wants to be dead, all they really want are the circumstances to change. Ya momma didn't do anything wrong. She was a strong lady and it made you strong too. I got nothing but respect for yall. 🥰
Wow , God let me be this beautiful
Wow how quickly we forget, especially if we’re not smart enough to listen. I remember an old saying that says, “those who don’t listen have to feel.” History is not just a collection of old memories and stories, but rather a series of life’s experiences and the knowledge of what came before. It should never be forgotten. Instead it should be cherished, revered and passed down so that it can be used as a guide for how to navigate the future. Without it we are destined to repeat the past, good and bad alike.
You were so pretty in 1940's
I think she’s pretty for her age now
Thank you. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing your story. You are phenomenal. 😊
She is amazing, thank you so much for sharing this Wanda and the filmer, thank you.
It will be dust bowls again if the tree wind blocks are not replaced when needed.😢😢😢
Watching this I think to myself that we really don’t have any problems at all.
This is a great video
I truly admire this lady. She lead such a life.
There is a language for the deaf called ASL. They created it.
Mark, thank your for sharing Jackie's story.
Wow what a strong beautiful woman, thank you for sharing her story. I can't imagine going through all that.
Dear God