Oral history
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 100 Collections and/or Records:
Don Fry , July 11, 2018
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Abstract
In his interview with Gaby Thomason on July 11th, 2018, Don Fry, who served as a Boise firefighter, offered his memories of working from the years 1989-2017. In that time, Fry served as a firefighter, senior firefighter, and captain. Fry spoke on the following topics: Growing up in a community of firefighters; his early training and what he learned on the job; experiences as a “no counter” promotions he received; fighting foothills fires; humorous experiences on site and at the fire...
Dates:
July 11, 2018
Donald R. Brennan , July 14, 2010
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Abstract
Donald R. Brennan started service on the city council in 1988, when Dirk Kempthorne had been mayor for two years. Boise was coming out of the development slump that resulted from urban renewal policies that had tried to force a mall into downtown Boise. The downtown core was beginning to see reinvestment, and much of the success he attributes to Mayor Kempthorne. In an interview with Brandi Burns on July 14, 2010, Donald R. Brennan describes many of the issues that he was...
Dates:
July 14, 2010
Donna Day Jacobs , November 13, 2013
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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
Duskin "Foamy" Johnson , June 20, 2018
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Abstract
In his interview with Gaby Thomason on June 20th, 2018, Duskin Johnson, who served as a Boise firefighter, offered his memories of working from the years 1965-1990. In that time, Johnson served as a hoseman, senior firefighter, and captain. Johnson spoke on the following topics: How he received his nickname “Foamy”; how he became a firefighter; the supportive community between him and his colleagues; humorous memories at the firehouse; his memories of various emergency calls; serving at the...
Dates:
June 20, 2018
Eugene Hatch , September 21, 2010
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Abstract
In an interview with Alicia Martin-Cowger on September 21, 2010, Eugene Hatch discusses his career with the Boise Fire Department. Topics discussed in the interview: beginning as a volunteer at the newly created Collister Fire Department; joining the BFD in 1956; the first big fire he went to at the Boise Little Theatre; training on the job; differences between the men he started working with and those he managed later in his career; the daily routine at the fire station; memorable fires;...
Dates:
September 21, 2010
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
Florine Stephenson, April 30, 2014
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Abstract
Florine Stephenson moved with her husband to Boise in 1948 when he became an assistant manager at Overland Lumber, located at Roosevelt and Overland. They purchased a home nearby on Palouse where they lived until the early 1950s before moving to a house on Pacific Street.
Dates:
April 30, 2014
Floyd Greenwood , July 30, 2010
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Abstract
In an interview with Alicia Martin-Cowger on July 30, 2010, Floyd Greenwood discusses his career as a firefighter with the Boise Fire Department. Topics covered in the interview: his start at Whitney Fire District; getting injured on the job; the training he went through as a new firefighter; the layoffs as a result of the 1% Initiative; Chief Parry’s decision to not take over ambulance services; making quick assessments when arriving on scenes; the personnel changes he noticed in the 1990s;...
Dates:
July 30, 2010
Foothills Levy 10th Anniversary Project , 2011
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Abstract
The idea of conserving the Boise Foothills dates clear back to the 1950s. However, the backdrop to the city of Boise as we know it today is a result of the foothills serial levy of 2001. On May 22, 2001 the citizens of Boise passed $10,000,000 two-year serial levy for conservation of valuable land in the foothills. Since 2001 the Foothills Conservation Advisory Committee has lead the effort to acquire land. Additionally, Boiseans have also donated money to the effort. Today the Foothills...
Dates:
2011
Fred Alleman , August 11, 2011
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Abstract
In his short, 20 minute interview with Stephanie Milne, Fred Alleman described his connection with the Boise foothills. Although he did not recall much from the serial foothills levy campaign, he shared his recollections of his generous donation of money to the foothills conservation effort. In the interview he explained his desire to leave a legacy for his family who also resides in the Boise area. He articulated his desire to make a donation to a cause where the money would be put to good...
Dates:
August 11, 2011