Mesa County Oral History Project ➔ Early Fruitgrower
Oral History -- Audiocassette
Identifier:
87.1977Description
Neil Straayer describes his immigrant journey from the Netherlands to Grand Junction, Colorado in 1911, and his struggle to learn English upon arrival. He also discusses apple farming and peach farming in Appleton, Fruitvale, and other areas of the Grand Valley.Immigrant From Holland; Curry Canning, Tomatoes; Fruita; Wiping Spray Off Apples; Apple Quality Lost; Fruit Industry Became Too Expensive; Fairbanks-morse Spraying Machines; Learning English From The Daily Senteniel; Roll-style Phonograph, To Learn Pronunciation Of English; Becoming A Citizen
Content Date:
1911 – 1977Interview Date:
July 7 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...