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Nancy (Renwick) Saxton and her daughter, Nancy Margaret "Peggy" Saxton, discuss Nancy's career as a female letter carrier in the Grand Valley, and the farming history of their family in both Appleton and the Hunter District. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Craig Aupperle talks about the early history of schools and education in Grand Junction and Mesa County. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Public Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Melvin Branson discusses farm and ranching life in Grand Valley (Parachute), Colorado, and in the surrounding area. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Walter and Elizabeth Anderson discuss John Otto, the Colorado National Monument, and the history of Mesa County. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Ruby Luton discusses the history of Atchee, the Uintah Railway, and the early history of Fruita. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Charles Moore discusses ranch life in Western Colorado and Eastern Utah, and the ranchers and cowboys who populated the area in the early Twentieth century. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Hubert R. Gallagher discusses his father’s career on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, early 20th Century life in Grand Junction, and his own career in the Federal Government. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Pat Green Sandefur discusses her life and accomplishments in Routt County.
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Pat Green Sandefur discusses her life and accomplishments in Routt County.
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In this interview with Grace May, Ordway Mellen describes his father, William "Sandy" Mellen's career as a scout for the U.S. Army and a rancher and his own life on the Mellen Ranch in Coalmont, Colorado.
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Bill Egelhoff is interviewed about The Steamboat Repertory Theatre and small business operations.
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William (Bill) and Marianne Appel describe their lives as ranching pioneers of southern Routt County to Sharon Wandell.
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In this interview with Sharon Wandell, Calla (Reed) Apple talks about her family, her life in South Routt County and her experiences as one Routt County's early pioneer settlers.
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In this interview with Sharon Wandell, Calla (Reed) Apple talks about her family, her life in South Routt County and her experiences as one Routt County's early pioneer settlers.
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Lydia (Sitzman) Parker, a nurse practitioner in Telluride, Colorado, describes her experiences in medicine and those of her husband, Joseph James Parker, a medical doctor in Telluride and Grand Junction. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Pearl Porter discusses the history of her father’s optometry practice in Grand Junction, her grade school education, and other aspects of her upbringing in early Twentieth century Mesa County. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Dottie Wiley, who homesteaded on the Grand Mesa with her first husband Richard Kilburn in the early Twentieth century, discusses the Surrender Tree, a tree where the Utes supposedly bound Arvilla and Josephine Meeker, wife and daughter of Nathan Meeker, following the Meeker Massacre. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Duane Acord is interviewed by Mark Bangs, David Hudspeth, and Bill McKelvie about owning and operating a ranch in Routt County.
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Duane Acord is interviewed by Mark Bangs, David Hudspeth, and Bill McKelvie about growing up in Grand County and owning and operating a ranch in Routt County.
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Russell Crawford is interviewed by Mark Bangs, David Hudspeth, and Bill McKelvie about working as a cowhand.