In September 1982, family and friends gathered in Winona, Minnesota, to honor a remarkable milestone: the 90th birthday of Loyde Eugene Pfeiffer. Born in the small town of Thompson, North Dakota, in 1892 to Charles and Sarah Pfeiffer, Loyde’s life spanned nearly a century of American history. He was the mayor of Winona, Minnesota, in the early 1950's.

Melvin "Dewey" Brasel (1924-1997). After a career that took the family through Illinois, Arkansas, and Nebraska, he and Martha retired to Duluth, Minnesota. Please note that Martha promised Dewey that nobody would hear this, yet she copied several cassettes of the interview!

The Rev. Clyde Whitney (1904-1992) reminisces about his early life, with stories from the railroad and more. Recorded in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, in 1968.

September 28, 1990: Dr. Morris Gibson reads from One Man’s Medicine and other works. Salvaged from the original cassette tapes, this recording captures the wit and heart of Gibson’s medical memoirs.

An afternoon on Vancouver Island. In part one of this intimate 1990 recording, Dr. Morris Gibson reads from his memoirs at home for his niece and her husband. Captured on September 28, this session offers a rare, "fly-on-the-wall" look at the storyteller sharing his life’s work with those closest to him.