Ida Clark talks about the arrival of her parents in Battlement Mesa, Colorado in 1902, their farming life, and her early childhood memories. She reminisces about the Battlement Mesa School and its importance as an educational and community institution. She speaks about Grand Valley High School and the town of Grand Valley (now Parachute). She recalls attending the Ross Business School in Grand Junction and her subsequent career as a secretary for the Biggs-Kurtz Lumber Company for thirty-two years. She remembers moving to the Redlands in 1933 and describes the area that she and her husband lived. She discusses a train trip she took to Wyoming, the condition of roads in Mesa County, home remedies, and more history of Battlement Mesa and Grand Valley. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
