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No name or description given for audio from Museum of Western Colorado. Title: Early Days/Fruita/Grand Junction

Interview with Laura Alexander from the Pikes Peak Library District Oral History Project.

Interview.

Hanson begins by telling the story of her parents' move to Mesa at the request of Brigham Young; they were asked to help ?colonize? the area. Her father Hyrum Smith Peterson served as the Town…

Johnson gives an account of her family's move to Arizona in 1925 to benefit her mother's health. Her family settled on 10 acres on Broadway Road near the Mormon Temple where they farmed and…

Wayne Phelps begins by giving his family's history and telling how his grandparents moved to Arizona at the request of Brigham Young. He recalls several early Mesa families and the houses they…

Davis describes his childhood in Mesa Arizona where his family settled in the late 1800s. He discusses his schooling and recalls several businesses in downtown Mesa.

Charles Nyquist describes the 13 seasons he worked as a smokejumper from 1954 to 1972. He discusses the training and facilities at the Missoula Montana base the role of the spotter and his jumps in…

Francis Lufkin discusses his 40-year career with the U.S. Forest Service which includes being one of the first smokejumpers as well as an equipment developer trainer and base manager of the North…

Francis Lufkin discusses his 40-year career with the U.S. Forest Service which includes being one of the first smokejumpers as well as an equipment developer trainer and base manager of the North…

A smokejumper from 1941 to 1942 and 1945 to 1958 Fred O. Brauer describes the early development of the smokejumper program. He discusses the many challenges the program faced during that time…

Covers a 1969 airplane rider to Los Angeles California for developers' plans in Nevada. Crosby at Sutcliffe and coyote trying to fly like geese.

Recollections Soccorro and San Elizario area which inlude history culture folklore and traditions of the area.

7700 Lowell Blvd 1918-1925 Grandmother & Grandfather Miller lived in house. Farmed hay and alfalfa at the top of the hill north of 84th & Washington St Cherry Orchard at 77th Avenue and…

Voices of Experience Gary Kelly. Lecture at The Cable Center. Gary C. Kelly is the chief executive officer and chairman of Southwest Airlines. He first joined the company in 1986 as Controller. In…

In this Voice Of Experience presentation General Jack Chain discusses leadership and ethics in the business world.