Second Interview with Helen Lucile (Young) Johnson

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Helen Johnson talks about gardening, methods of preserving food, and other aspects of rural life in Hotchkiss, Colorado in the early Twentieth century. She talks about her mother, Emily (Scatliff) Young, and the jobs she took to support the family after the loss of their life savings due to her father’s bad investment. She discusses the family’s religious observances and the history of churches in Hotchkiss. She talks about her abusive father-in-law and the struggle of life in a broken home. She reminisces about going to South High School in Denver and what she did for fun there. She speaks about waitressing at the Hotchkiss Hotel and at a café owned by Earl Douglas, and about working in the Waunita Hot Springs, where she met her husband. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.

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Title: Second Interview with Helen Lucile (Young) Johnson
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Subject: Delta County (Colo.) -- History, Farm life, Rural conditions, Religious life and customs, Women -- West (U.S.) -- History, Rural churches, Divorce, Broken homes, Family life, Child abuse, Spousal abuse, Denver County (Colo.) -- History, Students, Waitresses, Restaurants -- Colorado, Youth -- Social life and customs, Roller skating, Dance parties, Dance -- Social aspects, Gunnison County (Colo.) -- History, Hot springs
Description: Helen Johnson talks about gardening, methods of preserving food, and other aspects of rural life in Hotchkiss, Colorado in the early Twentieth century. She talks about her mother, Emily (Scatliff) Young, and the jobs she took to support the family after the loss of their life savings due to her father’s bad investment. She discusses the family’s religious observances and the history of churches in Hotchkiss. She talks about her abusive father-in-law and the struggle of life in a broken home. She reminisces about going to South High School in Denver and what she did for fun there. She speaks about waitressing at the Hotchkiss Hotel and at a café owned by Earl Douglas, and about working in the Waunita Hot Springs, where she met her husband. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Date: July 25, 1981-, May 28, 2021
Type: Voice Recording
Format: 1 MP3 audio file (1:01:05) digitized from source material (Interview 431: Audiocassette 2); +1 transcript.
Identifier: mesa:1408, : OH 457 Johnson Helen Lucile
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Language: English
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Second Interview with Helen Lucile (Young) Johnson

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