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Helen Johnson talks about gardening, methods of preserving food, and other aspects of rural life in Hotchkiss, Colorado in the early Twentieth century. She talks about her mother, Emily (Scatliff) Young, and the jobs she took to support the family after the loss of their life savings due to her father’s bad investment. She discusses the family’s religious observances and the history of churches in Hotchkiss. She talks about her abusive father-in-law...
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Walter Flasche talks about his birth in Nebraska and moving to De Beque, Colorado with his parents via covered wagon around 1908. He remembers life in the Roan Creek area, severe drought and heavy snows. He recalls battles between cattle ranchers and sheep ranchers in the area. He speaks about his work as a logger and his work in the nascent oil shale industry. He describes how hard the life of a rancher and oil shale worker was, and how his wife...
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Robert Magel describes his childhood, the unfortunate passing of his father at a young age, and his decision to enlist in the United States Navy, following in his father’s footsteps. He talks about his tour in Europe and his tour in Vietnam, which began in 1969, during the Vietnam War. He speaks about sailing on an LST (Landing Ship Tank), delivering arms and munitions to Army and Navy forces around Vietnam, and about military operations around...