Telluride (Colo.) -- History
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This is an enlarged section of the Northeast part of the Lone Tree Cemetery in Telluride, Colorado. Includes plot numbers and a legend. Map can be zoomed in or out on, to view the plot number easier. The plot number, and the name of the person buried there, can be found in the Wilkinson Public Library's Lone Tree Cemetery Survey book (located in the Telluride room, call number: HIST 929.5 LON).
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This is an enlarged section of the Southeast part of the Lone Tree Cemetery in Telluride, Colorado. Includes plot numbers and a legend. Map can be zoomed in or out on, to view the plot number easier. The plot number, and the name of the person buried there, can be found in the Wilkinson Public Library's Lone Tree Cemetery Survey book (located in the Telluride room, call number: HIST 929.5 LON).
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This is an enlarged section of the Southwest part of the Lone Tree Cemetery in Telluride, Colorado. Includes plot numbers and a legend. Map can be zoomed in or out on, to view the plot number easier. The plot number, and the name of the person buried there, can be found in the Wilkinson Public Library's Lone Tree Cemetery Survey book (located in the Telluride room, call number: HIST 929.5 LON).
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A brief history of the Lone Tree Cemetery:
The first recorded burials in Telluride’s Lone Tree Cemetery were in the mid-late 1800’s, during Telluride’s mining boom era, when avalanches, flu epidemics, mining accidents and labor strikes took many lives. Families would usually bury their loved ones by themselves, and care for their graves. There was no Cemetery District in place until 1956, when a female civic group named the Commonweal Girls...
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A KOTO Radio show, in Telluride, Colorado, called Friday Focus on the Telluride Housing Authority. Aired March 7, 1986, Ashley Montague interviews Pam Conklin (Pam Pettee), of the Telluride Town Council, and Michael Fagan, and Bruce MacIntire about Telluride's limited affordable housing and the future plans that the Telluride Housing Authority has to help the situation. Length is about 55 minutes long. Please see the transcription section for a complete...
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Stephanie Shandera interviews Gene McCloud, from the San Miguel Power Association, on 11/15/1978, about the current power outages in Telluride, Colorado.
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A photograph, from around 1938 to 1941 of William "Bill" Ranta (far right in photograph) at Idarado mine, with explosives.
Compliments of the Telluride Historical Museum. For information on copyright, or to purchase this photograph, please visit https://www.telluridemuseum.org/
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A very short recording (three mintues), dated 11/14/1978. Stephanie Shandera interviews Dean Randall about Winterstash Food Co-op's relocating the business to the well-know Reed Building, in Telluride, Colorado.
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A KOTO Radio show, in Telluride, Colorado, called Straight Talk: Affordable housing. Aired January 29, 1987, and Jim Davidson interviews Tony Daranyi, Barry Tharpe, and George Greenbank about Telluride's limited affordable housing. Length is about 23 minutes long.
Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives...
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Stephanie Shandera interviews Randy King about the recent power failures, in 1978, and the problems Telluride citizens face. Also, Stephanie interviews Robert Savoth about Idarado Mine tailings that have contaminated the ground water.
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired February 10, 1978, in Telluride, Colorado. Carol Ward interviews John Micetic about the following:
1.) Micetic's various interests, including the animal service, the fire department, and the town board.
2.) How the town board is changing. Randy King is coming to be the new town manager.
3.) Growth of Telluride: Micetic believes it will be a resort community and wouldn't mind if mining stuck around....
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A photograph, taken probably around 2012, of Larry Wilkinson sitting in the children's section of the Wilkinson Public Library.
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A KOTO Radio show, called Straight Talk: Hacky Sack: Pro/Con. Buzz Bizzario (Terry Selby) and Buck Lowe take local resident phone calls about the hacky sack players on main street, while a hacky sack game is going on at the KOTO studio. The date of this recording is April 23, 1987. Marshall Hank Smith has been cracking down on people playing hacky sack on Main Street in Telluride because pedestrians have been complaining that they have to walk into...
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From left to right, the Wilkinson Public Library board members in 2000: Andrea Benda, Larry Wilkinson, Will Thompson, Ann Brady, and Michelle Kodis.
This photograph was taken during the party for the opening day of the new library building (as of 2019, the current building) in 2000, in Telluride, Colorado.
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From KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado, this show is about the problems with dogs in the area. Terry Selby is the producer and the interviewer. Hank Smith (town marshall) and Tom Goldsmith (municipal judge) describe the problems, rules, and possible solutions to the dog problems of Telluride. Recording is 21 minutes. Date is questionable and is probably 1979.
Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through...
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Jerry Greene, of KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado, interviews Telluride Town Board candidates: John Micetic, Jerry Race, Jim Lincoln, and Amos Wright. Stephanie Shandera interviews candidate Esther White. These interviews take place in April of 1978. Topics discussed include: town parking, public housing, public transportation, the water system renovation plan, pollution/fireplace permits/fireplace ordinance, paving the streets, building on Tomboy...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired November 4, 1977. Jerry Greene interviews Roberta Peterson, a Home Rule Charter Commission member and the controller for the Telluride Company.
The interview starts with Roberta's background: Roberta is originally from Montana, but has lived in Greeley (where she went to school), and in Grand Junction. Roberta moved to Telluride in 1970. She enjoyed going to the Sheridan café back in those days....
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A KOTO Radio show, in which Sue Paasche and Brandt Garber are interviewed as candidates for Telluride Town Council. The year of the recording is unknown, but estimated to be around 1984.
Sue begins the recording with why she should continue to be on town council. She is also the president of the Planning & Zoning committee and a member of the capital improvement task force and of the Parks & Recreation task force. As of the date of the recording,...
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A KOTO Radio show, in which town council candidates Jim Bedford and Jim Pettegrew are interviewed by Allan Gerstle. The date of the recording is 3/26/1986. These candidates are running for election in the April 1st town council election.
Jim Pettegrew starts out the interview. Jim P. has been in Telluride for almost 5 years. He is from Wisconsin. He works as a Nordic ski instructor and as a KOTO engineer. He also volunteers for KOTO as the weather...
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A KOTO Radio show, from Telluride, Colorado, that aired 2/2/1989. Terry Tice interviews Mark Worth about being the mayor of Telluride, for 10 months.
Worth speaks about eliminating 9 positions for the town government to reduce the town budget. The town budget was in distress and there needed to be cuts.
There were projections of increase in revenue, back in 1986/1987/1988, that turned out to be false. So, the town budget faced a deficit in 1989.
He...
