Heritage Colorado
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Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Dick Maxfield interview, 2004 January 26, 2006 July 19, 1940-2003
Item
Identifier: CSUmaxfield
Abstract
Michael Welsh interviews Dick Maxfield in Greeley, Colorado on January 26, 2004. Mr. Maxfield discusses the history of agriculture and water use in Colorado, and his experiences as a farmer in the Cache la Poudre River Basin.
Dates:
2004 January 26; Digitization: 2006 July 19; Coverage: 1940-2003
Ford Stanley, interview: History of Goodman Point, 1990 January 11, 2006 May 31
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Identifier: CPLHCAudioGoodmanPtStanley1
Abstract
Interview.
Dates:
1990 January 11; Digitization: 2006 May 31
Ford Stanley, interview: History of Goodman Point, continued, 1990 January 16, 2006 May 31
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Identifier: CPLHCAudioGoodmanPtStanley2
Abstract
Interview.
Dates:
1990 January 16; Digitization: 2006 May 31
Gene Morey interview, 2003 February 5, 2003 February 26
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Identifier: CSUmorey
Abstract
Michael Welsh conducts 3 interviews with Gene Morey in Windsor, Colorado on February 5, February 19, and Frebruary 16, 2003.
Dates:
2003 February 5; Digitization: 2003 February 26
George Varra interview, 2003 March 6, 2006 July 19, 1977-2003
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Identifier: CSUvarra
Abstract
Sabra Maas interviews George Varra in Fort Collins, Colorado on March 6, 2003. Mr. Varra discusses his work as Water Commissioner for Fort Collins, and the effects of drought on water management in the Cache la Poudre River Basin.
Dates:
2003 March 6; Digitization: 2006 July 19; Coverage: 1977-2003
History lecture by Dwight Patterson, 2006 March
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Identifier: MHM2005-027-028-1
Abstract
Patterson gives some of his family's history including that his grandfather homesteaded in Arizona in 1888 and his father ran one of Mesa's first telephone companies. Patterson, who farmed in Mesa, gives a brief overview of the history of farming in the area. He describes some of the machinery used in harvesting and baling hay, and talks about the water supply in Arizona. He discusses the future of farming in the area, the price of land, and the government's interference. Patterson responds...
Dates:
2006 March
Jeanne Williams for Colorado Reflections
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Identifier: couda-williams
Abstract
Jeanne Williams, author of historical novels, reflects on her childhood growing up in Kansas and Oklahoma. Williams discusses her books, "Valiant Woman," "Harvest of Fury," and many others which are based on the history of the West. Promoting her newest novel "Valiant Woman," Williams discusses westward expansion after the Mexican American War and Civil War and the industries present including mining, trapping, trade, farming, and more. Discusses her research for her novels, particularly the...
Dates:
Date Not Yet Determined
Laura Fulks, interview: History of Goodman Point, 1990 January 23, 2006 May 31
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Identifier: CPLHCAudioGoodmanPtFulks
Abstract
Interview.
Dates:
1990 January 23; Digitization: 2006 May 31
Luther Shields, interview: History of Goodman Point, 1990 February 5, 2006 May 31
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Identifier: CPLHCAudioGoodmanPtShields
Abstract
Interview.
Dates:
1990 February 5; Digitization: 2006 May 31
Mesa Leadership talk with Angy Booker, Celia Burns, Susie Sato, 2003 November 1, 2006 March
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Identifier: MHM2005-027-042-1
Abstract
Booker, Burns, and Sato ? all from well-known families who helped settle Mesa ? participate in a panel interview to talk about Mesa in the early 1900's. They each tell how their families came to Mesa and what they did for a living, including farming and cooking at a downtown armory. They discuss everyday life ? doing laundry by hand, swimming in the canals for recreation, and keeping cool without air-conditioning. Booker talks about being part of the first African-American family to live in...
Dates:
2003 November 1; Digitization: 2006 March
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- Agriculture -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 8
- Interviews 8
- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History -- 20th century 8
- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century 8
- Agriculture -- Goodman Point (Montezuma County, Colo.) 5
- Homesteading -- Goodman Point (Montezuma County, Colo.) 5
- Montezuma County (Colo.) -- History 5
- Agriculture -- Colorado -- History 4
- Excavations (Archaeology) -- Goodman Point (Montezuma County, Colo.) 4
- Water use -- Colorado -- History 4
- Agriculture -- Cache la Poudre River Watershed (Colo.) 3
- Cache la Poudre River Watershed (Colo.) 2
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Mesa (Ariz.) 2
- Recreation -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 2
- African Americans -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
- Agriculture 1
- Art collections 1
- Authors 1
- Citrus -- Mesa (Ariz.) 1
- Civic leaders -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
- Colorado 1
- Droughts -- Cache la Poudre River Watershed (Colo.) 1
- Farmers -- Mesa (Ariz.) 1
- Farmers -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
- Gold mines and mining 1
- Goodman Point (Montezuma County, Colo.) 1
- Goodman Point (Montezuma County, Colo.) -- Families 1
- Indian pottery -- Collectors and collecting 1
- Indian textile fabrics -- Collectors and collecting 1
- Indigenous peoples of North America -- Colorado Plateau 1
- Indigenous peoples of North America -- Social life and customs 1
- Indigenous peoples of North America -- Sonoran Desert 1
- Japanese Americans -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
- Kachinas -- Collectors and collecting 1
- Labor unions 1
- Medical care -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 1
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 1
- Mormon Church -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 1
- Mormons -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
- Race relations -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 1
- Schools -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 1
- Sheep ranches -- Arizona -- History 1
- Trapping 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Water-supply -- Arizona 1
- Windsor (Colo.) 1 + ∧ less
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