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Douglas County (Colo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Elizabeth "Bette" Saunders, 1992-1993

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Identifier: DCL1993.003
Abstract In this 3 part interview, Bette Saunders describes her memories of growing up and living in Douglas County, Colorado. Highlights of the different interview segments are: Part 1: Bette talks about her parents' families, the Gilberts and the Noyes, and early memories of growing up as a child,attending school (Cherry School and later high school in Castle Rock), and her experiences up until the end of World War II. Part 2: Bette continues her family's history, and also provides a view of what...
Dates: 1992-1993

Oral history interview with Florence Beeman Campbell, Louise Beeman Hier, 2001

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Identifier: DCL2001.037
Abstract In this 2 part interview, Florence and Louise reminisce about growing up in Sedalia, living with their grandparents, deaths of Beeman family members, and their hard-working mother who continued to care for the family after her husband died at an early age. They recall community events popular in Sedalia, e.g. Thanksgiving Ball, and the 4th of July celebration, as well as many of the families and residences in Sedalia. They describe meeting their husbands, various work experiences (Remington...
Dates: 2001

Oral history interview with Henry F. Bohne, 2003 January 23

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Identifier: DCL2003.201
Abstract Interview with Henry Bohne, 2003 January 23, at the Veterans Service Office, Douglas County Building, Castle Rock, Colorado, as part of the Veterans History Project, Douglas County History Research Center. Bohne recalls his memories of enlisting in the Navy in 1950 and his years of service, originally aboard the U.S.S. Goss, based in San Diego, and later aboard the U.S.S. Cassin Young. The Cassin Young was transferred to the Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet in 1952, and made its home port in...
Dates: 2003 January 23

Oral history interview with Tom Butterfield, 2000 December 7

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Identifier: DCL2000.064
Abstract Tom Butterfield describes life in the rural Indian Park area southwest of Sedalia, Colo. during the mid-20th century. He recalls residing there originally with his aunt, and his recollections of attending the Indian Park School as a child (originally called the Brown School), and later high school in neighboring Castle Rock. He reminisces about the family's neighbors, and various area activities he remembers during that time, e.g. moonshining and sawmills. The interview then shifts focus as...
Dates: 2000 December 7