Interview with Marguerite Elizabeth (Miller) Beede

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Marguerite Beede talks about moving with her husband and children to Loma, Colorado as part of a resettlement program during the Dust Bowl. She reminisces about teaching at the Loma School for over 20 years. She describes the establishment of the Loma Community Hall and its vital place in the community. She remembers some of the town’s locals. 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: Interview with Marguerite Elizabeth (Miller) Beede
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Subject: Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939, Mesa County (Colo.) -- History, Farm life, Agriculture -- Colorado -- Mesa County, Elementary school teachers, Teachers -- Colorado, Rural schools -- Colorado -- History, Rural schools, Dance -- Social aspects, Dance parties, United States. Resettlement Administration
Description: Marguerite Beede talks about moving with her husband and children to Loma, Colorado as part of a resettlement program during the Dust Bowl. She reminisces about teaching at the Loma School for over 20 years. She describes the establishment of the Loma Community Hall and its vital place in the community. She remembers some of the town’s locals. 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: October 19, 1982-, January 12, 2023
Type: Voice Recording
Format: 1 MP3 audio file (30:55) digitized from source material (Interview 580: Audiocassette 1); No transcript.
Identifier: mesa:1758, : OH 580 Beede, Marguerite Elizabeth
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Language: English
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Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/?language=enlocalorganization:2Mesa County Librariesorganization:1040Museums of Western ColoradoThis item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). For rights management and/or licensing questions, please see http://www.copyright.gov/title17/ or http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/copyright-law Other inquiries may be sent to the Lloyd Files Research Library at the Museums of Western Colorado: https://museumofwesternco.com/contact/ Or Mesa County Libraries: https://mesacountylibraries.org/aboutus/contact/English

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Interview with Marguerite Elizabeth (Miller) Beede

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