Deep Roots - The Early Years on the O'Neal Ranch
Source
Title
Deep Roots - The Early Years on the O'Neal Ranch
Subject
Farming in the Lake Chelan area
Description
DEEP ROOTS: The Early Years on the O’Neal Ranch
I have built the foundation of my life on stories. The stories of my mother’s parents, Ray and Jessie O’neal, and their siblings especially informed how I see the world.
The documentary DEEP ROOTS (view below) captures much of these stories. It explores life in the Chelan valley in the 1920s and ’30s. It explores a dirtier, harder, and more uncertain life than many of us experience today.
Learning these stories broadened the horizon of my life. I saw my origins spanning two, three, four generations back. And I could see the influence of my life extending to future lives.
But the biggest gifts of my family's stories were grace and forgiveness. Frustrating elements of my own childhood had origin stories beyond mom and dad, beyond grandpa and grandma. I found no source, just well-intentioned, very human people, doing the best they could.
Video captured using Canon VX-2000
I have built the foundation of my life on stories. The stories of my mother’s parents, Ray and Jessie O’neal, and their siblings especially informed how I see the world.
The documentary DEEP ROOTS (view below) captures much of these stories. It explores life in the Chelan valley in the 1920s and ’30s. It explores a dirtier, harder, and more uncertain life than many of us experience today.
Learning these stories broadened the horizon of my life. I saw my origins spanning two, three, four generations back. And I could see the influence of my life extending to future lives.
But the biggest gifts of my family's stories were grace and forgiveness. Frustrating elements of my own childhood had origin stories beyond mom and dad, beyond grandpa and grandma. I found no source, just well-intentioned, very human people, doing the best they could.
Video captured using Canon VX-2000
Creator
Guy Evans
Publisher
Guy Evans
Date
2000
Format
mp4
Language
English
Coverage
Chelan County
Date Created
2000
Interviewer
Guy Evans
Interviewee
Raymond "Toad" O'Neal
Joe O'Neal
Ester "Peggy" O'Neal
Location
Lake Chelan
Original Format
mp4
Duration
35:00
Category
Agriculture
Topic
Family farming
Orchards
Files
Collection
Citation
Guy Evans, “Deep Roots - The Early Years on the O'Neal Ranch,” NCW Digital Collections, accessed September 24, 2023, https://ncwcollections.org/items/show/1321.