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Families--history

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 95 Collections and/or Records:

Meffert family collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 014
Scope and Contents

Collection contains photographs of the Meffert family and Daughters of the Nile newspaper scrapbook.

Dates: ca. 1920-1950
Found in: Collections / Meffert family collection

Michael Meade, July 20, 2016

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Abstract

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

Patricia Wilcomb , February 26, 2022

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Abstract In her interview with Terri Schorzman on February 26, 2022, Patricia Wilcomb discusses her personal history and experience as a singer and board member for the Boise Philharmonic and Boise Civic Opera.Patricia begins her interview discussing how her family came to Boise from Tennessee after the American Civil War, and her father’s career as a builder in the 1920s and 30s with his company, Jordan-Wilcomb Construction, Inc. formerly Jordan & Son, and the notable projects they...
Dates: February 26, 2022
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 4: Cultural Organizations and Non-Profits / Opera Idaho

Pelton family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 065
Content Description

This collection contains digital surrogates of a scrapbook and photographs documenting the activities of Nora Oliver and Archie Henry Pelton during their time living in Ustick, Idaho. The scrapbook contains receipts, postcards, and other documents that belonged to A.H. Pelton. The photographs are of the Ustick Mercantile, the Pelton's business.

Dates: 1905-1938
Found in: Collections / Pelton family papers

Richard Madry and Warner Terrell, June 16, 2014

 File
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

Robert Curtis, September 1, 2015

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Abstract

Robert Curtis discusses living in the Vista neighborhood with his family in the 1940s.

Dates: September 1, 2015
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Vista Neighborhood

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