Interviews and Reminiscence

Since its inception, the Schuette-Bierman Farmhouse Museum has been collecting and preserving the history and heritage of the Elk Grove area.  Although this is achieved through numerous avenues, one of the most important is that of oral history.  The oral history interviews located below contain stories, memories and details of Elk Grove that paint a vivid picture of this area's past.  If you have any stories or information to contribute, please feel free to contact the museum. 

• Howard Bierman Interview



• Ruth and Marian Luehring Interview



• Mary Ostrowski Interview



• Pearl Scharringhausen Interview



• Robert W. Schnell Interview



• Clarence and Martha Biesterfield Interview



• Memories of Biesterfield One-room Schoolhouse