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In a meeting of the Mesa County Oral History Project in January 1979, John Brumgardt, Mike Menard, and Wayne Randolph of the Museums of Western Colorado discuss the value of oral history as a historical resource, and the collections of the Museums of Western Colorado. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County...
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Interview with Laurence 'Campy' Campton, b. October 27, 1916 and died April 13, 2012. Laurence discusses his time in a P.O.W. camp in WWII, competing in FIBArk in the 50s, and his life and work in Salida, Colorado. Interviewed May 10, 2004.
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In a lecture and panel discussion at the Palisade’s Taylor Elementary School, Evelyn Kyle speaks about the history of the Mesa County Oral History Project and its invaluable role in collecting local stories. An interview panel of Evelyn Kyle, Paula Buttolph, Mary Faye Hampton, and Luella Morgan speak about their lives, the lives of women in the area, and Western Slope history. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County...
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Interview with Jane Ferraro, b. January 31, 1924. Jane reminisces about growing up in Salida, going to St. Joseph's Parochial School, and what she did for fun.
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Interview with Tom Bauman, b. Sept. 22, 1939 and died June 24, 2012. Tom discusses his military training in Texas and his career at Climax Mine at Leadville, Colorado.
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Interview with Alberta Mitchell on December 13, 2004. Alberta was born on July 1, 1926 and died on August 29, 2011. She discusses growing up in Salida, her career as chief surgical nurse at the Denver & Rio Grande Hospital, and all of the people who made the Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center a reality.
