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| Title | Oral history interview with Frank Ahrnsbrak |
| Interviewee | Ahrnsbrak, Frank |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 2009-06-15 |
| Farm Name | Ahrnsbrak Farm |
| County | Logan |
| About the Farm | A few days after the Land Run of 1889, John Henry Ahrnsbrak negotiated ownership of what is known as the Ahrnsbrak Farm, a designated Oklahoma Centennial Farm. The original farm was 153 acres and was on a correction line. Through the years the farm has been productive, primarily in wheat. The land was rented out from 1959 to one renter until 1979. A second renter has worked the land since 1979. In the early days, the farm also was used to raise sheep and would occasionally host Fourth of July celebrations. |
| Abstract | Oklahoma Centennial Farm; Ahrnsbrak Farm; near Crescent, Oklahoma; Logan County, Oklahoma; acquiring the land; Run of 1889; purchasing the land in 1959; life estate; wheat; leasing the land; correction line; lost acreage to Highway 51 construction; Otter Creek; dugout; grandparents; childhood home place; barn; mother was a school teacher from Kansas; Laura Ingalls Wilder; school land; Sunny Side School; rural one-room school teacher; siblings; family history; federalized at age 18 into the Army, 45th Division; farm chores; sheep; Fourth of July celebrations; croquet; widow; Farm Security Administration; chickens; Marshall, Oklahoma; livestock; food preservation; sourdough bread; Crescent, Oklahoma and fruit; Otter Creek flood and dry; water; dog; Pleasant Ridge Elementary School; school bus to Marshall, Oklahoma; bridge over Otter Creek; old farmhouse; winter on the farm; World War II; renter for farm; The Queen Elizabeth; G.I. Bill; Oklahoma State University; University of Oklahoma; petroleum engineering; Thomas N. Berry and Company; Saudi Arabia and Arabian American Oil Company; retired in 1976; OSU campus; electricity on the farm; zeppelin; Depression; radio; next 100 years; traveling salesmen; doodle bug; marrying; and canary. |
| Description | Frank Ahrnsbrak was interviewed June 15, 2009 as part of the Oklahoma Centennial Farm Families Oral History Project. |
| Streaming Server Audio | mms://nilu.library.okstate.edu/A_OCF_014_audio_edit |
| Digital Publisher | Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University |
| Collection | Oklahoma Centennial Farm Families |
| Interview Number | OCF_014 |
| Rights Management | This material may not be copied or reproduced without permission. For more information, contact the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at liboh@okstate.edu or call 405-744-7685. |
Description
| Title | Centennial Farm Sign |
| Interviewee | Ahrnsbrak, Frank |
| Interview Date | 2009-06-15 |
| Farm Name | Ahrnsbrak Farm |
| County | Logan |
| About the Farm | A few days after the Land Run of 1889, John Henry Ahrnsbrak negotiated ownership of what is known as the Ahrnsbrak Farm, a designated Oklahoma Centennial Farm. The original farm was 153 acres and was on a correction line. Through the years the farm has been productive, primarily in wheat. The land was rented out from 1959 to one renter until 1979. A second renter has worked the land since 1979. In the early days, the farm also was used to raise sheep and would occasionally host Fourth of July celebrations. |
| Description | Centennial Farm sign for the Ahrnsbrak Claim |
| Digital Format | image/.jpg |
| Digital Publisher | Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University |
| Collection | Oklahoma Centennial Farm Families |
| Interview Number | OCF_014 |
| Rights Management | This material may not be copied or reproduced without permission. For more information, contact the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at liboh@okstate.edu or call 405-744-7685. |
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