Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado -- Routt County.
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Zella Mae Williams describes her career as a teacher in early 20th century Routt County.
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Elaine Gay describes her life growing up during the Depression in Routt County and her married life at the Green Creek Ranch in Pleasant Valley.
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Richard Soash describes his experiences growing up in rural Routt County focusing on his education. He goes on to talk about changes in society and people's reactions to change.
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Albert Hitchens and three of his adult children describe the 1884 origins of the Hitchens family ranch and life as a ranching family. The Hitchens are the longest continuous ranching family in Routt County. The family operated the post office in Pool, Colorado and later in Milner, Colorado.
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William (Bill) and Marianne Appel describe their lives as ranching pioneers of southern Routt County to Sharon Wandell.
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In this interview with Sharon Wandell, Calla (Reed) Apple talks about her family, her life in South Routt County and her experiences as one Routt County's early pioneer settlers.
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In this interview with Sharon Wandell, Calla (Reed) Apple talks about her family, her life in South Routt County and her experiences as one Routt County's early pioneer settlers.
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Zella Mae Williams is interviewed by Betty Dawson, Kalli Sanders and Tanna Brock about her life as a Routt County Teacher in the early 20th century.
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Zella Mae Williams is interviewed by Betty Dawson, Kalli Sanders and Tanna Brock about her life as a Routt County Teacher in the early 20th century.
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In this interview Albert Hitchens describes the 1884 origins of the Hitchens family ranch and life as part of a ranching family. The Hitchens are the longest continuous ranching family in Routt County. The family operated the post office in Pool, Colorado and later in Milner, Colorado.
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In this interview with Bill McKelvie and a Steamboat Springs high school student, Elaine Gay describes growing up in rural Routt County. She tells about trudging through deep snow to get to school and life on her family's ranch during the depression. When she became a ranch wife, she and her husband, Bob, worked hard to raise cattle and a family on their scenic ranch in Pleasant Valley.
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Sharon (Wandell) Clever describes the lives of Routt County pioneers Henry and Calla Appel and their son and daughter-in-law William and Marianne Appel.
