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Neighborhoods

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 59 Collections and/or Records:

Chris Miner , August 22, 2013

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Abstract Chris Miner is a sibling of Marko Simunich and Mary Crist. She grew up near the corner of Franklin and Orchard and went to Franklin School. Chris spends most of the interview telling stories and memories of her parents Mike and Mary Simunich. She gives details of their marriage, how they came to Boise and Mike’s work with Boise Payette Lumber Company and work in Stibnite in the early 1900s. Chris also tells stories of her mother’s activities as a homemaker, including raising cows and making...
Dates: August 22, 2013
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Central Bench Neighborhood Association History Project

Christina Thompson, July 27, 2015

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Abstract Christina Thompson was interviewed on July 27, 2015. She has been the pastor at the Methodist Church since 2009 and her interview detailed the Church’s history in the Vista neighborhood. A large part of the interview talked about the old building, it’s demolition, and construction of the current church. Much was said concerning the destruction and de-consecration of the old location and people’s feelings toward losing that place. Thompson also outlined many of the various community outreach...
Dates: July 27, 2015
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Vista Neighborhood

Chuck and Polly Hedemark , February 13, 2018

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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 13, 2018
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Depot Bench Neighborhood Association Project

Collister Neighborhood Association records

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Identifier: MS 079
Scope and Contents This collection contains articles of association and bylaws, meeting minutes, correspondence, plans, and project files which document the formation and activities of the Collister Neighborhood Association (CNA) from 1993-2017. The collection also includes documentation on projects the CNA completed with various grants through the Neighborhood Investment Program (NIP – formerly Neighborhood Reinvestment Grants). Notable projects in the collection include trail markers,...
Dates: 1992-2017
Found in: Collections / Collister Neighborhood Association records

Diane Sielaff-Winn, August 28, 2015

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Abstract Diane Sielaff-Winn completed her interview on August 28, 2015. She described her family’s history in the Vista Neighborhood and her childhood memories from the area. Sielaff-Winn also detailed what it was like during her teenage years going to South Junior High School and Borah High School. She described the many outdoor activities she and her family participated in and what kids did to occupy their summers in the 1970s and 80s. Sielaff-Winn paints a complete picture of what life was like...
Dates: August 28, 2015
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Vista Neighborhood

Dick and Shirley Graybeal , November 29, 2013

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Abstract In an interview with Angie Davis on November 29, 2013, Dick and Shirley Graybeal discuss growing up and raising their own family in the Boise Bench Neighborhood. Shirley describes her family’s move to Boise from Indianapolis in 1949, the house they moved into which was built by Everett Bechtel, working as an usher at Vista Theatre as a teenager, and some of the health complications she has experienced. Her parents opened Thriftway Furniture on Latah and Alpine, the store sold the first...
Dates: November 29, 2013
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Bench Neighborhood / Angie Davis Boise Bench History Project

Donna Day Jacobs , November 13, 2013

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Abstract

Donna Day Jacobs was interviewed on November 13, 2013. The purpose of the interview was to establish some of the Boise Bench History. Jacobs started the interview detailing her family’s history and settlement in Boise and Emmett from England. Just as Jacobs began discussing her life, the tape was cut short, with the interview only lasting a little over seven minutes.

Dates: November 13, 2013
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Bench Neighborhood / Angie Davis Boise Bench History Project

Edwin and Louise Oldham , June 24, 2013

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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 24, 2013
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Morris Hill Neighborhood

Fay and Jean Messinger, August 5, 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: August 5, 2017
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Depot Bench Neighborhood Association Project

Ferne Adams Roberts, August 7, 2013

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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: August 7, 2013
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Morris Hill Neighborhood

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