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Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
"Reminiscing" an article by Freeman, Ira; Oral interviews with Decker, Maria and Starr, Martha, 1975, 2006 August 10
Item
Identifier: MPL09
Abstract
Dorothy Trevino reads an essay Written by Ira Freeman titled "Reminiscing" first published in the Mancos Times about his life in the Mancos Valley in the early to mid 1900's. Dorothy Trevino interviews Maria Decker and Martha Starr:Early citizens of Mancos, Colorado. These interviews are part of a series of oral histories taken in the 1970's, 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...
Dates:
1975; Digitization: 2006 August 10
Trevino, Dorothy reads a history of the "Galloping Goose": Part of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, 1975, 2006 August 10
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Identifier: MPL08
Abstract
Dorothy Trevino reads an historical account of the Galloping Goose: a hybrid type train that ran in Southwestern Colorado in the 1930's. This account is part of a series on local history recorded in the 1970's and intended to be part of the Mancos Public Library's collection.
Dates:
1975; Digitization: 2006 August 10
Unknown person reads a history of Parrot City, Colorado; John Moss; as well as place names of southwestern Colorado written by Talcott, Stan, 1975, 2006 August 10
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Identifier: MPL19
Abstract
Unknown person reads a piece written by Stan Talcott about Parrot City and its founder, John Moss. Also read is an August 19, 1974 article by Stan Talcott that ran in the Cortez Journal specifically about John Moss(1839-1880). Also read is a short essay by Stan Talcott titled "Places and Names" about the origins of many of the names in Southwestern Colorado. Unknown person then reads a short piece from A History of Montezuma County by Ira Freeman about George Bauer.
Dates:
1975; Digitization: 2006 August 10
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