Oral history
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Allen Sielaff, August 27, 2015
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Abstract
Allen Sielaff’s interview, completed on August 27, 2015, spanned his personal and family history in the Boise area. Sielaff detailed his grandfather’s career as a jockey, racing horses all over the country and parts of Mexico. His second grandfather worked in construction and raised horses; the most famous being race horse, Idaho Tribe. His family’s connection to horses permeated Sielaff’s earliest memories with his grandfathers. Sielaff also discussed his parents both going to Borah High...
Dates:
August 27, 2015
Andrew Jackson , August 6, 2010
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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 6, 2010
Annie Black , June 9, 2011
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In her interview with Stephanie Milne on June 9, 2011, Annie Black, who was an avid volunteer during the Boise foothills campaign and served on Foothills Conservation Advisory Committee for five years, offered her memories of both. She spoke about her memories leading up to the foothills serial levy campaign in 2000 and 2001. She specifically touched on her experiences serving on the Fundraising Committee. Additionally, Black discussed what stood out to her as great accomplishments that...
Dates:
June 9, 2011
Barbara Brasch, April 23, 2014
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Barbra Brasch grew up in the east end of Boise. She discusses memories of the businesses on the Bench in the 1950s and how Boise has developed throughout her life.
Dates:
April 23, 2014
Barbara Miller Johncox, February 23, 2014
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Barbara Miller Johncox is the daughter of Donald B. Miller and Janet Jenkins Miller. Her family moved to the Central Bench neighborhood in 1966 from San Diego, California. Barbara discusses her memories of Boise growing up, the development of the Central Bench neighborhood, and her family. She recounts her mother’s work in politics as the national committee woman for the State of Idaho Republican Party, a position she held for fifteen years, and her successful 2002 campaign for seat 17-B in...
Dates:
February 23, 2014
Barbara Vargason, August 10, 2018
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In her interview with Gaby Thomason on August 10th, 2018, Barbara Vargason, who participated with the Boise Fire ettes, offered her memories of serving the community. In that time, Barbara served as president of the organization for 1 year in the 1960’s. Vargason spoke on the following topics: a humorous skit they performed for fire prevention week; a fashion show that raised funds for families affected by fire; parade participation; the organizations bylaws, memories with other fire ettes...
Dates:
August 10, 2018
Baxter Foundry, July 22, 2009
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In an interview with Brandi Burns on July 22, 2009, James and Oliver Baxter discuss their family’s ownership of the Baxter Foundry.
James and Oliver’s great-grandfather, James Baxter, had a background in mining which brought him to Idaho. He opened the foundry to manufacture mining equipment at the end of Warm Spring Avenue, initially naming it the Boise Iron and Reduction Works. The business was then moved to a location on Capitol Boulevard where it expanded and was eventually renamed...
Dates:
July 22, 2009
Ben Day , November 9, 2017
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During Ben Day’s interview, which took place on November 9, 2017, he described what it was like growing up on the Boise Bench. Day described his childhood, schooling, and his father’s construction history. The main subject discussed was the construction of Vista Village, how it impacted the Bench neighborhood, and what businesses have been located there. Overall, the interview was about the changes that took place on the Depot Bench during Day’s lifetime, from his birth in 1949 to the...
Dates:
November 9, 2017
Ben Day and Andrew Jacobs , October 28, 2013
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Ben Day grew up with his family on the Bench. First living on Day Drive until age five, and then moving to a house on Bel Air Street. He and his nephew, Andrew Jacobs, discuss living in the area.
Dates:
October 28, 2013
Benton "Ben" K. Wetzel , October 21, 2013
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Benton “Ben” Wetzel was born August 22, 1939, he is the son of Wilma Dorsey and Kenneth “Bud” Wetzel. He lived with his mother on 27th and Idaho until age 10 when he moved into his father’s home on South Phillippi. He discusses what Phillippi looked like in the late 1940s and 1950s, the businesses that were present, and his life there. He attended Park School at 16th and Main, Whittier Elementary, attended his first year of junior high at old Franklin School before moving to West Junior High...
Dates:
October 21, 2013