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Show THIS IS AN INTERVIEW WITH MRS MARIE NELSON OF PRICE, UTAH THE DATE IS MARCH 22, 1973 THE INTERVIEWER IS BILL WELSH. [THIS IS PART OF THE CARBON COUNTY ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TAPE #1 ] BW Well, first of all I would like to know about what age were you when you decided to come to America? MN Well, I was married before I came here, but I was real young I was seventeen years old, but I was to be eighteen the February after I came here in December, the month of December I was eighteen really, I was eighteen the February after, I should say that I was eighteen years old BW So then both you and your husband came to America? MN Well, John had been here before He was visiting, he was from the neighborhood, I didn't know him before at all, he went to visit his folks and we got acquainted then. I was kind of- -wanted to see this country and I decided to marry him and he wanted to marry me So the folks consented and we had a big wedding like they do you know, and we came here the day after we got married BW Were you afraid to come here? MN No, I wasn't afraid, but I worried an awful lot after I was very lonesome and I didn't understand a word, not a word of English, and the food didn't--I didn't like the food here at all Now, coming here from New York on the train you know, he tried to get |
