Mesa County Oral History Project ➔ Oral Histories with Florence Giles and Sylvester Long
Oral History -- Audiocassette
Identifier:
7.1975Description
Florence Giles discusses the early Twentieth century history of Fruita and Loma, Colorado.John Sylvester Long discusses the religious life and customs in the Church of the Brethren, and the early Twentieth century history of Fruita and Loma, Colorado.
The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
Brethren Church; Love Feast At Church; Children Games In Church; Brethren Clothes; Charleston (dance); Loma; Fruita: First Cabin On Tabor Ave, Fruita; Fruita Catholic Church; Fruita Park Bandstand; Fourth Of July Celebrations; Loma Canning Factory; Mrs. Minnie Gigax, Teacher; Carl Grimes, Cowboy.
Interview Date:
April 2 1975Rights:
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...
Related people
Sylvester Long (narrator)Evelyn H. Kyle (interviewer)
Florence Giles (narrator)
Related places
Loma (references)Fruita (references)