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Neighborhoods

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 59 Collections and/or Records:

Mary Crist, September 28, 2013

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Mary Crist, daughter of Eastern European immigrants. Her father (Mike Simunich) worked for Boise-Payette lumber company and bought many acres of land in the Central Bench. Mary went to Franklin School for all 12 years and recounts some stories of early childhood, including getting a permanent style haircut, raising cows and pigs, and riding her horse through Boise.

Dates: September 28, 2013
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Central Bench Neighborhood Association History Project

MaryAnn Breskin, October 2, 2017

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In an interview with Adam Cotterell on October 2, 2017, MaryAnn Breskin discusses living in Ustick as a child beginning in 1923. She describes how rural the area was, her early memories, the apple orchards, some of the neighbors she remembers, and playing baseball with rival schools. She also discusses her family’s vinegar business, Wood Vinegar Company, the experimental apple orchard they grew, as well as her family’s history in the Idaho territory.

Dates: October 2, 2017
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Ustick Neighborhood

Maurine Hutchings, August 8, 2017

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Maurine Hutchings discusses her life living with her family in the Ustick area beginning in 1936.

Dates: August 8, 2017
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Ustick Neighborhood

Maxine Briggs, November 4, 2013

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Abstract Maxine Briggs was born in 1923 in Caldwell, Idaho. She is the grand daughter of Michael Roberts and Ada Frost who owned a meat market on Main Street in Caldwell. She attended Caldwell High School, graduating in 1940, then studied at College of Idaho for two years before transferring to University of Idaho. She married in 1943, leaving Idaho for Florida then California before returning to Boise. Her and her husband, Carlyle, built a house on a tract of land owned by his family out of an old...
Dates: November 4, 2013
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Central Bench Neighborhood Association History Project

Michael Meade, July 20, 2016

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In an interview with Chelsee Boehm, Barbara Bancroft, and Janie Hawes on July 20, 2016, Michael Meade discusses his life growing up in Ustick beginning in 1940, and his grandparents, Archie and Nora Pelton, owning the Ustick Mercantile. He describes what the area looked like, the schools, the residents, and how it has changed.

Dates: July 20, 2016
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Ustick Neighborhood

Mildred Tillotson, August 14, 2013

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Abstract Mildred Murphy was born in 1929, her husband Tom Tillotson was born in 1919. Mildred grew up near Franklin and Orchard, Tom grew up near Roosevelt and Albion. Mildred went to Franklin School until her brother lost vision in one eye and her mother moved all her children to St. Teresa’s in downtown Boise. Mildred enjoyed downtown, but also spent some time up on the Bench. She married Tom sometime after WWII and they moved to the Tillotson acreage on Albion. As a young family Mildred and Tom...
Dates: August 14, 2013
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Central Bench Neighborhood Association History Project

Richard Madry and Warner Terrell, June 16, 2014

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

Rick and June Harvey , October 26, 2013

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Abstract In an interview with Angie Davis on October 26, 2013, Rick Harvey and his mother June discuss living on the Boise Bench since 1953. During the interview, Rick shared a family story from the Prohibition era about his step-great-grandfather, Pete Larrasia, who flew bootleg whiskey into Boise. They discuss what transportation in Boise was like, what the area looked like, some of the businesses that were in the neighborhood, the schools they attended, and the people they remember that lived by...
Dates: October 26, 2013
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Bench Neighborhood / Angie Davis Boise Bench History Project

Robert "Bob" Curtis and Kristin Curtis Fry , December 12, 2013

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Abstract Robert “Bob” Curtis, Jr. and his daughter, Kristin Curtis Fry, are descendants of the family that purchased land on the Bench and named Curtis Road. Bob was born September 22, 1922, growing up in a house on Orchard until it was demolished and replaced with a commercial building. He attended Franklin School, and his mother, Irma Curtis, was the school’s cook. Kristin and her brother attended elementary school at Franklin School as well. Bob and Kristin discuss growing up on the Bench, and how...
Dates: December 12, 2013
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Bench Neighborhood / Angie Davis Boise Bench History Project

Robert "Bob" White , February 11, 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: February 11, 2017
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Bench Neighborhood

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