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Neighborhoods

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 59 Collections and/or Records:

Joe Simunich, March 15, 2014

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Abstract Joe Simunich, son of Eastern European immigrants. His father (Mike Simunich) worked for Boise-Payette lumber company and bought many acres of land in the Central Bench. Joe went to Franklin School from the first grade through his junior year, then transferred to St. Teresa’s his senior year. Joe’s father owned a 15-acre farm near Franklin and Garden and moved several homes there from Barber after the sawmill closed around 1935 or 1938. Joe talks about his father and mother, their...
Dates: March 15, 2014
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Central Bench Neighborhood Association History Project

John Bertram, June 16, 2014

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Abstract

John Bertram discusses moving to the River Street neighborhood in 1969 as a AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer.

Dates: June 16, 2014
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / River Street Neighborhood

Kathy Skov, July 30, 2015

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Abstract Kathy Skov gave her interview on July 30, 2015. In it she detailed her life growing up in the Vista Neighborhood and her family’s involvement in the Methodist Church. She recalled always being in church from a very young age and what it was like in the 1940s and 50s. Skov also described the many community outreach efforts that have taken shape over the last twenty years. Additionally, she discussed growing up going to Whitney Elementary, South Junior High School and Borah High School. She...
Dates: July 30, 2015
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Vista Neighborhood

Kay Sielaff, August 27, 2015

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Abstract Kay Sielaff’s interview was completed on August 25, 2015. In the interview she detailed what life was like growing up in the Vista neighborhood, her family’s history, and how she raised her family in the same neighborhood. She was the first graduating class from Borah High School in 1959 and discussed the various jobs and activities she did in junior high and high school. Sielaff also recalled her childhood activities. The interview also comprised of her father’s jobs as a carpenter and how...
Dates: August 27, 2015
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Vista Neighborhood

Keith Hartley, April 16, 2014

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Abstract

Keith Hartley moved to Boise with his family in 1966 to work for the Miller-Stephan’s Cadillac dealership located on Orchard and Cole. He discusses living on the Boise Bench and the development of the area.

Dates: April 16, 2014
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Bench Neighborhood

Kent Proesch , February 12, 2021

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains recorded interviews with Boise citizens. Notable topics include Boise Bench history, Greenbelt history, Foothills Levy history, Boise Fire Department history, Boise Police Department history, and personal and political histories of former mayors and councilmembers.

Dates: February 12, 2021
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Liberty Park Neighborhood

Laurie Engelhardt Central Rim Neighborhood water rights research

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Identifier: MS 024
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of property records, maps, photographs, Boise City Council meeting minutes, Lindsey Lateral Association water users, irrigation reports and litigation documentation, water schedules, meeting minutes, and reports documenting water rights in the Central Rim Neighborhood.

Dates: 1864-2014; Majority of material found within 2000-2010
Found in: Collections / Laurie Engelhardt Central Rim Neighborhood water rights research

Margaret Leaman, June 2, 2015

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Abstract Margaret Leaman’s interview was completed on June 2, 2015. During the interview, Leaman, and a few of her friends, described their involvement in the Vista Neighborhood Association from the 70s to 2007. She detailed the association’s various projects throughout the years, community participation, and partnerships between the association and local business and government entities. Much of the Vista Neighborhood Association’s many projects focused on helping residents with home improvement and...
Dates: June 2, 2015
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Vista Neighborhood

Marge and Daniel Conley , May 26, 2017

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains recorded interviews with Boise citizens. Notable topics include Boise Bench history, Greenbelt history, Foothills Levy history, Boise Fire Department history, Boise Police Department history, and personal and political histories of former mayors and councilmembers.

Dates: May 26, 2017
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Ustick Neighborhood

Marko Simunich, July 14, 2013

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Abstract Marko (Butch) Simunich, son of Eastern European immigrants. His father (Mike Simunich) worked for Boise-Payette lumber company and bought many acres of land in the Central Bench. Butch went to Franklin School, and spent his summers swimming in irrigation ditches. His father passed away when he was 13 years old, so much of his teenage years was spent farming to earn money for the family. As an adult, Butch remained at the family home, and continued to farm on his own property and on rented...
Dates: July 14, 2013
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Central Bench Neighborhood Association History Project

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