Mary Crist, September 28, 2013

File

Staff Only

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

September 28, 2013

Creator

Crist, Mary (June 29, 1929) (Narrator, Person)

Extent

714.16 Megabytes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

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.

Time Index

TIME TOPIC
00:00 Born June 29, 1929, Cascade, Idaho.
Early childhood, while father Mike Simunich worked for Boise Payette Lumber, camp in Horse thief (now Horse Thief Lake)
05:00 Mrs. Roberts, elementary school teacher at Franklin School, Boise Idaho
11:00 Miss Kerr and other stories about Franklin School
16:00 Hair Cuts, Pond-Franklin School classmates, Taking field trips downtown.
22:00 Simunich Business ethics and some stories
25:00 Curtis & Franklin Building
33:00 Participating in the Fair
36:00 Farm Life
39:00 Recreation as kids
46:00 Horseback Riding Club
48:00 Derby Races
52:00 Franklin High School
01:04:00 Miller’s at Twin Bridges (Shoshone and Rose Hill)