Mesa County (Colo.) -- History Archive Search Results
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Vern Wood discusses his life as an early Mesa County resident, homesteader in Pinon Mesa, and cattle rancher on Glade Park. Wood and his wife Bernice also discuss the building of the Serpent’s Trail on the Colorado National Monument, life at local schools, country dances on Glade Park, transportation methods, and murder scandals that occurred around Glade Park. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration...
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Lilly Lawson recalls her life in the Glade Park area of Mesa County, Colorado. She talks about her father, who was a Methodist minister and homesteader. She describes people and places in the Glade Park area. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Joe Carns talks about his upbringing in Kansas and Iowa, his family’s arrival in Colorado, and his family history. He describes Glenwood Canyon, De Beque Canyon, Grand Junction, and other places the family traveled through or stayed. He discusses his early jobs bootlegging, making deliveries, spraying in orchards, and working as a cowboy. He describes the farm and ranching life on Glade Park and Pinon Mesa, talks about the settlement of the area,...