Oral history interview with Mrs. Frank Gibson, 1980 May 1, 2006 March
Abstract
Gibson recounts her childhood in Mesa where her family settled in the late 1800s. She was born and lived at 42 S. Center where the first Mormon Church is now. Mrs. Gibson had diphtheria as a child and the whole family was quarantined. Later her older sister died of typhoid and it was discovered that their well had been contaminated from their outhouse. Gibson talks about her father being very active in the Mormon church and in politics. She remembers that her family went to Phoenix on the train for the ceremony when Arizona became a state. Gibson's grandfather, Francis Martin Pomeroy, helped lay out the streets of Mesa patterned after the wide streets of Salt Lake City.
Dates
- 1980 May 1
- Digitization: 2006 March
Creator
- Boyle, Rena (Interviewer, Person)
Digital Repository
Oral history interview with Mrs. Frank Gibson
Language of Materials
Materials in English, Spanish, and other languages.
Conditions Governing Access
Use of this oral history is granted for non-commercial and educational purposes only, with the credit line "Courtesy of the Mesa Southwest Museum." No resale use may be made of this material. All other rights reserved.
Extent
1 Items ; 46 minutes, 12 seconds
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Computer hardware: 3 Intel Celeron 1.8 GHz/224 MB RAM PCs manufactured by PowerSpec, each with a Firewire hard drive (2 manufactured by MicroNet, 1 by LaCie); M-Audio Delta Audiophile internal sound card; External Firewire hard drive; Analog to digital converter: Prism Sound Dream ADA-8XR, Prism Sound Dream AD-2; Analog playback equipment: Nakamichi Dragon, Nakamichi cassette deck 1; Operating system: Windows XP; Capture and editing software: Steinberg Wavelab 4.0; Formatting software: Sony Soundforge.
General
Transcript available
Source
- Mesa Historical Society (Organization)
- Heritage Colorado (Organization)
Creator
- Boyle, Rena (Interviewer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository