Mesa County Oral History Project ➔ Pioneer Educator And Civic Leader
Oral History -- Audiocassette
Identifier:
60.1977Description
Lucille Mahannah, an early education and civic leader in Mesa County, describes her early life on the Hunter Ranch, a ranch established by her family in what later became the Hunter District. She also talks about her career in education as a teacher and as the Mesa County Superintendent of Schools.Lucille Mahannah; Hunter Family, Pioneers In Fruita; Sand Cliff Writings Of Indians; Hunter Ranch; Grand Valley Ditch; J.B. Hunter Ditch Rider; Hunter Coal Mine; Sugar Beets; Beet Factory In Appleton; Alkali Soil; Childrens Games; Easter; Rattlesnakes; Badgers; Phantom Knoll; County Superintendent Of Schools; Hunter School;a Horse Race; Hayes Adding Machine, An Invention That Failed; Isaak Walton League; Johnney Grasseed Program; Picnic Spots Along Colorado And Gunnison Rivers; Smog; Humane Slaughtering; Conservation Efforts; Uranium; Camping Outfits; Fruitvale Junior Hight; Mesa County Public Welfare; Boys Club;powderhorn; Duck Pond; Cleaning And Repairing Historical Sites; Apple Orchard; Fruita High School; Pinon Mesa; Glen Alpine Cabin On Pm; Whitewater; Mahannah' Store In Whitewater; Gateway; List Of Hunter School Students In 1905
Content Date:
1900 – 1977Interview Date:
March 1 1977Rights:
copyright Museums of Western ColoradoRelated 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...