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Ranches -- Sedalia (Colo.) -- History

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Ronald Ullery and Donald Ullery, 2002 January 22

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Identifier: DCL2002.009
Abstract Ronald and Donald Ullery reminisce about growing up in Sedalia, Colo. They talk about their parents and other Ullery family members that lived in Douglas County, as well as other people who were in the community. They describe early businesses and ranches in the Sedalia area, and recall the flood of 1965 and the damage that it caused, including destroying their family home. They detail growing up in a close-knit family in Sedalia, as well as the supportive and nurturing environment the small...
Dates: 2002 January 22

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