[Home Movie: Dalles Schneider Collection, August-October 1984, Devils Tower National Monument, Bergen]

About this film

Synopsis A 1984 home movie by Dalles Schneider from August to October surrounding the Schneider family's daily lives. This movie features footage from Devils Tower National Monument, Austin's first day of school, the family on the Hammer farm in Bergen, North Dakota, and pumpkin carving, along with the daily lives of the Schneider children. Collection Description This film (Schneider_0054) is part of the Dalles and Susan Schneider Family Films . As the family historian it was Dalles' undertaking to collect, to preserve his family history and family tree and to tell the stories of lives and events in a meaningful, visual and linear way. A majority of the films cover family events, such as their wedding, celebrating the births of their children, baptisms, birthdays, holidays, family vacations, school programs, Sunday School programs, milestone events in their children's lives and daily living. Along with parades, threshing bees, harvesting, farm life and community events were documented on these films in the 1970's and 1980's. These films show the interaction between family members, the current fashion trends, how children played and entertained themselves and family traditions. Thes…

Directors & creators

Dalles Schneider

Subjects

Al Larvick Fund; home movies; 1984; film; Super 8mm; The MediaPreserve; Bismarck, North Dakota

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