Second Interview with Josephine "Jo" (O'Quinn) Ferguson

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Josephine “Jo” Ferguson describes her life as a teacher in Rifle, Colorado, Las Vegas, Nevada, and at Central High School in Mesa County. She talks about running a dairy and cattle ranches with her husband in Garfield County in the 1920’s and 30’s. She speaks about the boarding school in Louisiana that she attended as a child, and about experiencing the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic in Louisiana. Josephine describes social activities she enjoyed, school life, and the way she was affected by the Great Depression.

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Title: Second Interview with Josephine "Jo" (O'Quinn) Ferguson
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Subject: Teachers -- Colorado, Education, Great Depression, Dairy farms -- Colorado, Agriculture -- Colorado, Garfield County (Colo.) -- History, Ranch life, Louisiana -- History, Boarding schools, Youth -- Social life and customs, Gunnison County (Colo.) -- History, Colorado -- Social life and customs
Description: Josephine “Jo” Ferguson describes her life as a teacher in Rifle, Colorado, Las Vegas, Nevada, and at Central High School in Mesa County. She talks about running a dairy and cattle ranches with her husband in Garfield County in the 1920’s and 30’s. She speaks about the boarding school in Louisiana that she attended as a child, and about experiencing the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic in Louisiana. Josephine describes social activities she enjoyed, school life, and the way she was affected by the Great Depression.
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Date: March 28, 1982-, October 26, 2021
Type: Voice Recording
Format: 1 MP3 audio file (51:11) digitized from source material (Interview 483: Audiocassette 1); No transcript.
Identifier: mesa:1509, : OH 483 Ferguson, Josephine S (Jo)
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Language: English
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Second Interview with Josephine "Jo" (O'Quinn) Ferguson

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