Heritage Colorado
Found in 1121 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Wuzzie George, and Ray Alcorn., about 1969, 2006
Wuzzie George discusses birds. Recorded at Nevada State Museum, Carson City, Nevada.
Oral history interview with Wuzzie George, and Sven Liljeblad., 2006, 1969 August 6
Talks about rattlesnakes.
Oral history interview with Wuzzie George, Edna Jones, and Dr. Ralph Payne., 1969, 2006
Discusses the Stewart Indian School, Carson City, Nevada; Mormon settlers and their foods; Captain Wasson and Captain Ben; and pinenut trees.
Oral history interviews with Belle Cooke, Emma Haighchew, Mae Elliot, Ethel Bowling, 1975, 2006 August 10
Dorothy Trevino interviews Mae Elliot, Emma Haighchew, Ethel Bowling, and Belle Cook, early Mancos, Colorado settlers, about their experiences as homesteaders. These interviews are part of a series of oral histories collected for the Mancos Public Library in the mid 1970s.
Oral history interviews with Riffey, Arnold, 1975, 2006 August 10
Dorothy Trevino interviews Arnold Riffey, an early Mancos, Colorado settler. This interview is part of a series of oral histories of early settlers taken in the 1970s intended to be included in the Mancos Public Library collection.
Oral history interviews with Stevenson, Leonard; Menefee,Mr.; Artz, Mrs. Charlie; McPhee, Mr.; Thomas, Mrs. Mother; Ritter, Maurice; Exxon, George; and Artz, Mrs. Mathi, 1975, 2006 August 10
Dorothy Trevino interviews a variety of individuals who were early citizens of Mancos, Colorado. These interviews are part of a series of oral histories taken in the 1970s, intended to be added to the collection at the Mancos Public Library. These oral histories focus on the establishment of the town of Mancos, Colorado and the experiences of the early settlers. Dorothy also reads articles from the Mancos Times newspaper about early settlers.
Oral history interviews with Wilson, Mary; Roberts, Milton-Florence; and Decker, Maria, 1975, 2006 August 10
Dorothy Trevino interviews early citizens of Mancos, Colorado about the establishment of the town of Mancos, homesteading, and the early settlers. These interviews on audio cassette were intended to be added to the collection at the Mancos Public Library.
Oral history inteview with Eloise Fain Turner, January 16, 1985., 1985, 2005 August 12
Oral history inteview with Paul Yoder, August 1975., 1975, 2005 June 29
Mr. Yoder was born in Missouri in 1891. He came to Flagstaff in 1889 and started to work for the railroad. He attended school until age 15, and took one year at the university. Interviewed by Dumont W. Melick. Mr. Melick and Mr. Yoder's fathers were related and the two reminisce about a variety of people they knew from the old days. Other topics discussed include: ranch life; turquoise mining in Cataract Canyon River; prison stories; hunting stories; and running the Superchief.
Oral History Inteview with Rigg, Leland, circa 1975, 2006 September 18
Interview with Leland Rigg, son of Alma & Samuel Rigg married Clara (Cram) Rigg. He talks of mud roads, John Calkins, Beatrice Emery, Mert Williams, business community problems, street improvements, railroad tracks, ordinances passed, Spanish Influenza epidemic after World War I, water problems, utility lines, telephone service, power plant.
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