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Eda Musser talks about life in Delta, Colorado after moving there in 1908, when she was thirteen. She discusses landmarks such as the LeVeta Park School, the Anna-Dora Opera House, and the Delta House Hotel. She describes her involvement in the Spoon Club and other aspects of social life. She speaks about her family’s move west from Illinois using an immigrant car. She talks about meeting and marrying rancher Kelso Musser and their move to Cedar...
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Jo (O’Quinn) Ferguson talks about making meals for ranch hands and other aspects of ranching with her husband George Gibson Ferguson in Garfield County. She speaks about churches, clubs, and the social and community life of the area. She describes her education in Louisiana and Colorado and her long teaching career, with an emphasis on her work with Central High School students at the end of her career. She talks about the history of the Roan Creek...
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Rena Nisbet talks about friends and teachers at Palisade High School in Palisade, Colorado in the 1910’s. She speaks about her family home and neighborhood in Palisade. She discusses her husband’s career as the local water board manager, her membership in the Palisade United Methodist Church, and her involvement in the Palisade Women’s Club. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries...