Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado.
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Ellen Millsap is interviewed by her great-grandson, Mitch Rule, and Bethany Craighead about her family's moves around the west and their arrival in Julesburg, Colorado.
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Josephine Yoast is interviewed by Steve Cochran, Chuck Groblebe, and Bill McKelvie about her family and life living on a ranch in Routt County.
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Josephine Yoast is interviewed by Steve Cochran, Chuck Groblebe, and Bill McKelvie about her family and life living on a ranch in Routt County.
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In this interview with Grace May, Ordway Mellen describes his father, William "Sandy" Mellen's career as a scout for the U.S. Army and a rancher and his own life on the Mellen Ranch in Coalmont, Colorado.
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William (Bill) and Marianne Appel describe their lives as ranching pioneers of southern Routt County to Sharon Wandell.
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In this interview with Sharon Wandell, Calla (Reed) Apple talks about her family, her life in South Routt County and her experiences as one Routt County's early pioneer settlers.
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Ernest "Dude" Todd reflects on his long life in Routt County.
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Bob Swinehart is interviewed by Bill McKelvie, Jolene (Stetson) Linke and Curtis Laisle about his long life in Routt County.
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96 year old Josephine Yoast recalls her life as a ranch woman in Routt County.
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Sharon (Wandell) Clever describes the lives of Routt County pioneers Henry and Calla Appel and their son and daughter-in-law William and Marianne Appel.
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Ordway Mellen describes his father, William "Sandy" Mellen's career as a scout for the U.S. Army and a rancher and his own life on the Mellen Ranch in Coalmont, Colorado.
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Pioneer Frances (May) Dorr Wheeler describes growing up and raising a family in rural Routt County. She also explains her philosophy of life. Included are three of her original poems.
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Katherine Ellis Sandelin describes the history of her family and the family of her husband who were Routt County pioneers.
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Bob Gay recalls ranching life in Pleasant Valley.
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Bill McKelvie and two students interview Lewis Phillips about the different kinds of fences he has built over the years for keeping cattle, raising lettuce, and other uses. He also mentions his father homesteading Finger Rock in the late 1800’s.
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Willard Owen "Jerry" More is interviewed about what it was like growing up in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and how the community changed since the development of the Steamboat Springs Ski Area.
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Josephine Yoast is interviewed by Steve Cochran, Chuck Groblebe, and Bill McKelvie about her family and life living on a ranch in Routt County.
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William B. "Bill" May and Grace May interview and discuss ranching with Ordway Mellen and Lois Mellen. Mr Mellen also talks about the life of his father, William Gilbert "Sandy" Mellen.
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Forrest Warren describes his childhood and early adulthood in rural Nebraska and his adult life as a rancher in the Elk River Valley.
20) Ellen Millsap
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Ellen Millsap talks about her family's moves around the west and their arrival in Julesburg, Colorado.
