Mesa County (Colo.) -- History
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In the May-June 2023 newsletter of the Mesa County Historical Society, Ruth G. Moss discusses early sheriffs in Mesa County and early marshals in Grand Junction. She talks about jail breaks, cattle rustling, shootings on the range, prostitution, vice, and the murder of popular gambling parlor owner J.W. “Big Kid” Eames.
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Al Look appears on a radio show called the Local Scene with the Taylor brothers (possibly on KREX), discussing the Western Slope’s uranium boom of the 1950’s. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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During 1980’s annual meeting of the Last Squad Club, an organization of World War I veterans, Al Look reads the memorial service and former U.S. Representative Wayne Aspinall gives the keynote address. The club remembers deceased members and friends of the club. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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The thirty-one surviving members of The Last Squad Club, a group of World War I veterans established in 1937, meets in 1981. Different members, including Al Look and Glenn Berry, are recorded speaking. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History...
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During the 1983 meeting of the Last Squad Club, a group of World War I veterans that began meeting in Grand Junction, Colorado in the 1930’s, member Al Look reads a eulogy for those veterans who have passed. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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County commissioner Maxine Albers serves as spokeswoman during a Mesa County centennial celebration, in which surviving former Mesa County Commissioners from the previous 100 years were honored by the present commission in 1983. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
*The recording suffers from poor audio in places...
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A brochure for the former C.D. Smith Drug Company of Grand Junction and Mesa County, Colorado. The brochure was given to attendees of the C.D. Smith Company 80/80 Gift Show in 1980 and contains additional documents: A welcome letter to attendees, a list of restaurants in Grand Junction, and a Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce map of Grand Junction.
The brochure itself contains photographs of the company's original Main and Fifth Streets...
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Al Look describes the history of Faquawah, a group of Mesa County, Colorado businessmen who enjoyed camping and carousing in Southeastern Utah. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
*A recording of the Faquawah meeting itself was not put online, but can be requested at the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Al Look presents a February 18, 1971 meeting of the surviving members of the Last Squad Club, an association of World War I servicemen founded during the Great Depression. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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From left to right, a photograph of Aurelio Landini, Agnes Landini, Peter "Pete" Landini, and Luisa Landini. The photograph appears to be from the wedding day of Luisa and Pete Landini, in 1921. Aurelio and Pete are brothers.
*A copy of this photograph was donated by Luisa Landini to the Mesa County Oral History Project at the time of her oral history interview in 1983.
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On May 2, 1982, Exxon announced that it was pulling out of its 60% share in the Colony Shale Oil Project near Parachute, Colorado due to the rapidly declining price of oil and the high expenses of producing synthetic oil from shale. The effects on the local economy were immediate and devastating, causing businesses to fold, real estate values to plummet, and leading to layoffs of 2,200 Exxon workers. In the years between 1983 and 1985, nearly 24,000...
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Si Hubbard and Forrest Livingston discuss horse thieves near Gateway, Colorado, and an occurrence where Si tracked down, threatened to kill, and then guarded the thieves that stole his horses. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society.
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Dave Fishell, Karl Johnson, and James Carter discuss the history of law enforcement in Mesa County in a panel discussion sponsored by the Mesa County Historical Society. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Early day teachers and employees of Mesa County, including Winifred Bull and Basil T. Knight, talk about the history of education in the area during a panel discussion sponsored by the Mesa County Historical Society. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Al look talks about the many books he authored, the many speeches he gave, and his techniques for public speaking. He speaks about his endeavors in paleontology, the many places he visited during his travels, and his written contributions to local history. 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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Craig Aupperle talks about Grand Junction, Colorado’s first cemeteries, funeral houses, and mortuaries. He also gives an account of pioneer funeral rites and ceremonies, including burials led by horse-drawn buggies. He then discusses the locations of early roads, including the Rhone Creek Toll Road from Mesa County to Glenwood Springs, and the Hogback Road to Plateau Valley. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a...
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Dudley Mitchell describes some difficult times working for the railroad, including a very serious accident that occurred in Grassy, Utah, when an eastbound train jumped the tracks and many people were killed. Dudley also discusses his daily tasks as a car distributor, including information about payroll, the terminals, filing systems, important job duties, and all the freight distributed by the railroad. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County...
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In a recording of unknown date, Al Look speaks to fellow Grand Junction Lions Club members about Doctor E.H. Munro, a Lions Club founding member and local physician. He also reads a speech written by Munro about the history of the Lions Club. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
*An incomplete recording of this speech...
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Craig Aupperle, longtime resident of Grand Junction, describes the traveling salesmen that came through town and the circuses that performed on the old hospital grounds. He also talks about early doctors in the Grand Valley, early sawmills on Pinyon Mesa, freight wagons, deer hunting, and high school sports. 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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Glenn McFall talks about early doctors in Grand Junction, Colorado and their treatment of patients, including the story of Dr. Everett Munro removing McFall's son's tonsils on the dining room table, and Munro performing an emergency appendectomy at a home in Unaweep Canyon. He also discusses the Strawberry Days Glenwood Springs to Grand Junction bicycle race, old Western Slope hotels, the rigors of early interstate automobile travel, competing in...
