Interview: Clyde and Sue Gorsuch

Description

Clyde and Sue Gorsuch talk with Bev Pechan and Kim Morey about growing up in the Black Hills area. They discuss how their families acquired their land in the area as well as what it takes to run their ranching operation on a day to day basis. The couple then cover the changes they've seen from when they were younger to what they face today.

Subject

1972 Flood, buffalo, Black Hills, Blizzard of 1949, farming, Fairburn, Hermosa Hillbillies, local history, Minuteman Missile sites, prairie dogs, ranching, Rapid City, South Dakota

Creator

Rapid City Oral History Project

Date

06-11-2015

Contributor

Rapid City Public Library
Historic Rapid City
Rapid City Library Foundation

Coverage

Rapid City (S.D.), Fairburn (S.D.), Hermosa (S.D.)

Interviewee

Clyde Gorsuch
Sue Gorsuch

Interviewer

Bev Pechan
Kim Morey

Location

Rapid City

Files

Date Added
May 19, 2021
Collection
Interviews
Item Type
Oral History
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Citation
Rapid City Oral History Project, “Interview: Clyde and Sue Gorsuch,” Rapid City Oral History, accessed May 18, 2024, https://rcploralhistory.omeka.net/items/show/17.