Oral history
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 100 Collections and/or Records:
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
Robert Curtis, September 1, 2015
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Robert Curtis discusses living in the Vista neighborhood with his family in the 1940s.
Dates:
September 1, 2015
Robert E. "Bob" Ruth , June 4, 2010
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In his interview with Alicia Martin-Cowger on June 4, 2010, Robert “Bob” Ruth, who served with the Boise Fire Department, offered his memories of his career as a firefighter. Ruth’s career as a firefighter began in 1977 and continued into the 2000s. He spoke on the following topics: starting as a volunteer firefighter in Mountain Home; recruitment and training of new firefighters; life in the firehouse; rescue and extrication; the Eastman fire; his reasons for staying on the line; firehouse...
Dates:
June 4, 2010
Roy, Pat, and Larry Sale , 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
Russell Relyea , October 19, 2013
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Russell Relyea was interviewed on October 19, 2013. Relyea detailed various homeowners and neighborhoods on the Boise Bench during the 1950s. He also relayed which schools he went to and how he drove a Model T Ford to Boise High School. Relyea provided information about the different grocery stores in the area, details about his family’s mortuary business, and how the Bench has changed since he lived there. He also explained how the valley has changed with the construction of Lucky Peak dam...
Dates:
October 19, 2013
Sadami Tanabe, January 13, 2014
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Sadami Tanabe was interviewed on January 13, 2014 as part of the Boise Bench history. He began his interview talking about how his family made a living farming near Portland, OR and how he volunteered to work the fields in Nyssa, ID. After his time in Nyssa, his family was forced to leave Portland and go to Minidoka Internment Camp until 1946. After World War II, Tanabe and his family stayed in Boise with Tanabe buying his first house on the Boise Bench. Currently, Tanabe is retired, but...
Dates:
January 13, 2014
Sandy Dickerson , September 10, 2015
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On September 10, 2015 Sandy Dickerson was interviewed regarding the history of the Vista neighborhood. She recounted how her grandparents first came to Boise in the 1930s and built their home in the Vista neighborhood. Dickerson recalled her childhood growing up in the area and what life was like in this part of Boise during the 40s and 50s. She moved away when she was twelve years old, but returned as an adult to the area in the 1970s. Dickerson described the differences in the neighborhood...
Dates:
September 10, 2015
Sanfred "Sandy" Blodgett , July 30, 2018
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In their interview with Gaby Thomason on July 30th, 2018, Sanfred ‘Sandy’ Blodgett, who served as a Boise firefighter, and his wife, Judi Kay, offered their memories of Sandy working with the department from the years 1961-1984. In that time, Sandy served as a hoseman, driver, lieutenant, and captain. Blodgett spoke on the following topics: Serving on the original pension board; stopping a rubber wire volt line that was creating sparks while hitting the ground; significant gas leaks and gas...
Dates:
July 30, 2018
Sara Baker , September 9, 2010 and September 14, 2010
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Sara Baker served on the council from the 1980s into the first year of the 2000s. Her time on the council spanned: a renewed vigor to develop downtown; how to approach new growth on the outskirts of Boise; and the surplus of funds during the 1990s that allowed for neighborhood reinvestment and an increase in city services.In two interviews with Brandi Burns on September 9 and 14, 2010, Sara Baker discusses her experience as a member of Boise City Council. She describes the state...
Dates:
September 9, 2010 and September 14, 2010
Shari Hennefer, March 9, 2014
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Abstract
Shari Hennefer is the daughter of Earlene Pinneo. Earlene and her older sister, Marilyn Joan Pinneo, moved to the Central Bench neighborhood from the North End in 1930 with their parents George Earl and Ella Cassidy Pinneo. Both Marilyn and Earlene attended Franklin School, for all twelve years, graduating in 1943 and 1945. Shari recounts stories from her mother and aunt about growing up in the neighborhood, as well as stories from her childhood and life there.
Dates:
March 9, 2014