Heritage Colorado
Found in 130 Collections and/or Records:
Edgar "Wally" Wahlberg for Colorado Reflections
Edgar M. "Wally" Wahlberg reflects on his time as a minister at Grace Community Church in Denver, Colorado working with disenfranchised people, particularly people who were unemployed. Describes Grace Church's efforts to feed the hungry and the positive responses of the community. Wahlberg discusses the prevalence of boys' gangs in Denver and the conflicts with Denver Police. At the end of the interview, Wahlberg discusses his book "Voices in the Darkness."
Edwin Levy for Colorado Reflections
Dr. Edwin Levy was a long time Professor of Theater at the University of Denver but retired in 1975 after a stroke after directing 89 plays and 11 operas. Levy discusses the changes in the Theater department in his 30 years at DU and speaks about the future of theater in Denver since the opening of the Denver Center for Performing Arts.
Elizabeth Schlosser for Colorado Reflections, about 1985, 2006 January 16
The director of Historic Denver, Elizabeth Schlosser, describes how the organization was created in 1970 to save the Molly Brown House and its goals to preserve and protect the best of Colorado's architectural and historical past.
Eva Schumacker for Colorado Reflections
Eva Schumacker reflects on her childhood in rural Colorado on the Western slope and focuses on transportation like wagon, carriages, and trains. Schumacker recalls the first lamp her family owned which was a kerosene lamp. She discusses her family's association with the Roosevelts and meeting Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. Also discusses storage and preservation of food.
Evelyn Essig for Colorado Reflections
Evelyn Essig discusses living at the train depot when her father worked for the railroad companies in Kokomo, Colorado and growing up on a Ute Indian Reservation and in Gunnison, Colorado. Reflects on childhood memories such as going to see movies at the theater. Essig spent much of her childhood raising her younger siblings.
Fanny Mae Yaffe for Colorado Reflections
Fanny Mae Yaffe reflects on her 35 year long tenure as a volunteer at the Beth Israel Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Yaffe describes why she volunteers, her early memories of the hospital, and physical changes at the hospital.
Forest Crossen for Colorado Reflections
Forest Crossen, author and historian, reflects on his family's move from Montana to Colorado. Reflects on riding the Denver Interurban Electric Car from Denver to Boulder in the early 1920s. Discusses his first jobs in Boulder, his education, and his dreams of becoming a professional writer. Discusses working on railroads, particularly working at the Moffat Tunnel.
Frank Francone for Colorado Reflections, about 1984, 2006 January 16
Born in Silver Plume, Colorado, Frank Francone describes his childhood as a shepherd during the early 1900s, living in a homestead and working in the mines, later moving to Goodrich and Montrose with his family, and finally getting a job with Public Service Company in Denver.
Frank McGlone for Colorado Reflections
Fred Dow for Colorado Reflections
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