Mesa County Oral History Project ➔ Oral History of Tom and Helen Williams
Oral History -- Audiocassette
Identifier:
108.1978Description
Thomas and Helen Williams, he a Greek immigrant and she the daughter of Greek immigrants, discuss early life in Grand Junction, immigrant life, owning a grocery store, financial hardships due to the Great Depression, and selling ice cream during the summers from a small horse-drawn wagon.Content Date:
1910 – 1978Interview Date:
March 11 – 18 1978Related collection
Mesa County Oral History Project The Mesa County Oral History Project began as a joint project of the Museums of Western Colorado and Mesa County Libraries (MCL) in 1975.What IS Oral History?
An oral history is an audio or video recording of a person speaking about their personal, lived experience of historical events.
Note that in some cases, the same OH numb...
Related people
Thomas (Tom) Williams (narrator)Evelyn H. Kyle (interviewer)
Helen Andros Williams (narrator)