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Apsey, Sandra

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Interview with Mr. Dolores Perez, 2002 July 8, 2006 March

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Identifier: MSAoh-p415a
Abstract Perez tells about his family emigrating from Mexico to Mesa, Arizona, in 1920, where they homesteaded. He discusses his siblings, the house on North Morris Street where he grew up, and attending Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He describes downtown Mesa where his father opened a shoemaking shop on Main Street. Perez mentions several downtown businesses including the Nile Theater, The Oasis (lunch counter), and some retail stores. He talks about attending Mesa schools, working in his father's...
Dates: 2002 July 8; Digitization: 2006 March

Oral history interview with Lupe Daniel, 2001 July 31, 2006 March

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Identifier: MSAoh-d224a-V
Abstract Lupe Daniel, a lifelong resident of Mesa, Arizona, talks about spending time as a young boy with Ms. Alma Blew who served as a missionary at the Mexican Methodist Church. He describes Ms. Blew's physical appearance and disposition, and tells of the ways she helped his family and many people in the community. He also gives some description of the neighborhood and buildings surrounding the church building. Daniel talks about growing up in Mesa and attending school; he gives descriptions of the...
Dates: 2001 July 31; Digitization: 2006 March

Oral history of Louetta Freeman, 2002 September 7, 2006 March

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Identifier: MSAoh-f877a
Abstract Freeman tells the story of her families move to Arizona in 1927 in a covered wagon. She talks about her father's experience as a school bus driver driving relatively long distances to pick up kids for school and mentions the homes where her family lived. She recalls that her family had one of the first phones in Mesa and that many people stopped in to borrow it. Freeman describes downtown Mesa and mentions several business including Molly's, J.C. Penney's, Woolworth's, and Everybody's...
Dates: 2002 September 7; Digitization: 2006 March

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Mexican Americans -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 2
African Americans -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
Catholics -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
Mesa (Ariz.) -- History -- 20th century 1
Missionaries -- Mesa (Ariz.) 1