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Suzie Kuehn Shepard made the Gore Creek Valley home in 1962. Her husband, Morrie Shepard, was Vail's first ski school director. Suzie Shepard shares her experience of early Vail and Aspen in this oral history interview with Walter Gallacher.
The image of Suzie and Morrie Shepard was taken at their 50th anniversary celebration.
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In 2020, Vail Rotary Club celebrated its 50th anniversary of service to Eagle County, Colorado and the world community. Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail," interviewed several early and otherwise instrumental members of Vail Rotary Club including: Larry Agneberg, Chris Aubel, Gary Gilman, Reggie O'Brian, Dr. Kent Petrie, Sue Rychel, Jerry Sibley, Jan Strauch, Penny Wilson, and Bill Wilto.
Others interviewed in this Vail Rotary Club oral history...
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Ed Grange describes his family roots from Aoste Valley in northern Italy, their migration to America circa 1900 and work in the Leadville mining industry, growing up without electricity on a Roaring Fork Valley ranch, and his career with Holy Cross Electric.
Grange also discusses his role in the electrification of the Eagle River Valley, as well as bringing power to the sheep ranches in the Upper Gore Creek Valley. Grange expounded on how Holy...
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Oral History interview of Charlyn Canada by Walter Gallacher. The recorded oral history interview, as well as its nominally edited oral history transcript, discusses Charlyn's life, her life in libraries, and her tenure as Director of Library Services during the early years of Vail Public Library (Eagle County, Colorado).
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Shirley Welch is an Eagle County historian and local history author. Her husband, Don Welch, was an Eagle County Commissioner from 1985 to 1993; he was instrumental in the establishment of the High Altitude Aviation Training Site (HAATS) at the Eagle County Regional Airport.
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Bill Heicher and Bill Andree established legacies as District Wildlife Managers with the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW).
Heicher began with Colorado Game, Fish and Parks Department (later DOW) and served the Eagle District from 1971 until 2003. Andree began with the DOW in 1980 and served the Vail District from 1981 until 2018. Circa 2012, the DOW evolved into Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
In this remarkable oral history, Heicher and...
