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Ralph Belton is interviewed by David May and Mitch Rule about his life on a ranch in the Elk River Valley of Routt County.
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Ralph Belton is interviewed by David May, Mitch Rule, Debbie Green and Cathy Landon about his life on a ranch in the Elk River Valley of Routt County.
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Charles Moore discusses his career in the U.S. Grazing Service, ranching, and tension between sheep and cattle ranchers on Colorado's Western Slope. 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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Ralph Belton talks about living and making ends meet in rural Routt County in the early to mid twentieth century.
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Fritz Becker, a former officer in the Grand Junction Police Department, discusses crime in Grand Junction, including: murders, the clean-up of prostitution and vice on Colorado Avenue, gambling houses and bootlegging. 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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John Hart talks about his childhood in Grand Junction, Colorado, his bout with polio that left him lame, and his early career with the Colorado Department of Fish and Game. He recounts some history of the department and speaks about aspects of his career, including encounters with Native Americans. He also describes encounters with poachers, cattle rustlers, and bootleggers. He speaks about his family history. He describes training US troops in survival...
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In this interview John Abner "Doc" Utterback describes the history of the coal mine and town at McGregor in Routt County, Colorado. He includes details about the social life and schools in that early company town.
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Jeanette LeBeau, an early Mesa County resident, talks about climbing Independence Monument with bare feet, Ute Indians who visited her grandparents in pioneer Fruita, summers spent at Leach’s cattle ranch in Pinon Mesa, means of transportation, law enforcement, and prejudice against Catholics in the Grand Valley. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western...
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Charles Burg tells stories from his father about his interactions with the Ute during a US Army deployment near Montrose, Colorado. He talks about settlers and ranchers of the De Beque area, including Dave Knight, a Cherokee from Oklahoma who utilized native plants in a traditional way. He describes a “garter” brand on a horse, horse breaking techniques for wild horses, the origins of the wild horse population in the Bookcliffs, stray cattle gone...
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Andrew E. Riddle describes life in the Paradox Valley area of Montrose County, Colorado. He focuses on the violent history of the valley, and describes several murders that occurred there. In the second recording, Riddle talks about religion in Paradox, Colorado, including the building of the non-denominational Red Church in the 1940’s, which once had a shooting range in the basement. Riddle also touches on bootlegging days, burial procedures of...
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Bill Callahan, Creston Bailey, and James Shaw discuss the history of early Twentieth century Grand Junction. The three men talk about their fathers: Thomas F. Callahan, the owner of Callahan’s Mortuary (now Callahan-Edfast); Dwight B. Bailey, the owner of the D.B. Bailey grocery store; and James Scott Shaw, a rancher, miner, and owner of the Midland Garage. They talk about Main Street businesses, including Sampliner’s. They remember the wagons...
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In this interview with Cathy (Klebba) Hutchinson and Tanna (Eck) Brock, Keith Selbe shares memories about experiences he had growing up in Kansas and stories about his life after he moved to Steamboat Springs. Anne Selbe adds details to Keith's story.
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He was an early Grand Junction, Colorado photographer with an office located at 202 South 4th Street. He was born in Pennsylvania to Hiram F. Wheeler, a distiller, and Betsey Wheeler, a homemaker. The 1870 US Census shows him living with his parents in Meshoppen, Pennsylvania, where he worked as a carpenter. US Census records indicate that he lived in Grand Junction by at least 1900, where he was a photographer. The family lived at 112 Ouray Avenue....
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George Stranahan didn’t need to work a day in his life, being an heir to the Champion Spark Plug fortune. But this plain-spoken millionaire with a rebel agenda rejected a life of leisure. Instead, the colorful Stranahan became an unconventional businessman—a guy who jumps into a venture not so much to make a buck but to have a good time or to promote a social or political cause. In his 75 years, he’s been an award-winning cattle rancher,...
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Interview with Cherie Oates for induction into the Aspen Hall of Fame.
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Newscasts, from KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado, provided by Jon Kovash & Matthew Lewis from 9/3/1996-9/16/1996. Here are the headlines: 9/3/1996: Film hits play for three more nights (Telluride Film Festival). Projectionists say it's the best in the West. McLean's acting style, incorporating the metaphysical. We've got today's mountain weather report. 9/4/1996: There's another vacancy on the Telluride teacher staff. Will spending for streetscapes...
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The history of the Red Light District in Brooklyn, Routt County is described by Bob Swinehart, Dorothy Wither, and Anton Kline.