DRIVE-THRU / CURBSIDE PICKUP

Passwords are now required to access your account. To create a password, select "Reset my Password" from the Login screen (email address required). For further assistance, please visit the Library Account Passwords FAQ page for instructions or call the library at 970-243-4442.

All library locations will be closed May 25, 26, 27 for Memorial Day weekend. View all holiday closures.


Showing 1 - 2 of 2 , query time: 0.01s
Cover Image
1) Third Interview with Anna McGinley and Mae (McGinley) Plunkett
Format:
Voice Recording
Sisters Ana Mcginley and Mae Plunkett describe in detail their household life and childhood growing up on a homestead in the Hunter District of Mesa County, Colorado, with an account of household furnishings, chores, and leisure activities. They also talk about the growth of Grand Junction and of North Avenue as a main thoroughfare, time spent on the Colorado National Monument, Mesa County Fairs, and the Interurban rail line. The interview was conducted...
Cover Image
2) Interview with Dorothy Elizabeth (Raber) Beard and Marjorie Agnes (Raber) Likes
Format:
Voice Recording
Sisters Dorothy (Raber) Beard and Marjorie (Raber) Likes talk about the history of their family in Fruita, Colorado. They speak about Will Minor, the goat herder and self-educated photographer, author, and amateur lepidopterist who discovered the butterfly Papilio Indra Minori on the Colorado National Monument. They discuss homesteads that the Beard family owned in the canyons that comprise the current day McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area....
Search Tools:   Get RSS Feed   Email this Search   Save Search   Export To Excel