Third Interview with Anna McGinley and Mae (McGinley) Plunkett

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Sisters Ana Mcginley and Mae Plunkett describe in detail their household life and childhood growing up on a homestead in the Hunter District of Mesa County, Colorado, with an account of household furnishings, chores, and leisure activities. They also talk about the growth of Grand Junction and of North Avenue as a main thoroughfare, time spent on the Colorado National Monument, Mesa County Fairs, and the Interurban rail line. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society.

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Title: Third Interview with Anna McGinley and Mae (McGinley) Plunkett
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Subject: Mesa County (Colo.) -- History, Homemakers, Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado, Lifestyles -- Colorado -- History, Farm life, Youth -- Social life and customs, Grand Junction (Colo.) -- History, Colorado National Monument (Colo.), Street railroads -- Colorado -- History
Description: Sisters Ana Mcginley and Mae Plunkett describe in detail their household life and childhood growing up on a homestead in the Hunter District of Mesa County, Colorado, with an account of household furnishings, chores, and leisure activities. They also talk about the growth of Grand Junction and of North Avenue as a main thoroughfare, time spent on the Colorado National Monument, Mesa County Fairs, and the Interurban rail line. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society.
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Date: June 28, 1979-
Type: Voice Recording
Format: 1 MP3 audio file (41:57) digitized from source material (Interview 267: Audiocassette 1); No transcript.
Identifier: mesa:827, : OH 267 McGinley, Anna
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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/English

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Third Interview with Anna McGinley and Mae (McGinley) Plunkett

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