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Margaret Meaghers Audio Interview, part 4 duration 34 minutes 38 seconds Margaret Meaghers Audio Interview, part 4 Margaret Meaghers Audio Interview, part 4	Margaret Meaghers Audio Interview, part 4 Margaret Meaghers (b. 1890 in Swauk, Washington) discusses the history of Kittitas County and the town named after her family, Meagherville. Meaghers also discusses coal mining and the Chinese… father things telephone airplane thing indians spirit lot room money cowboys electricity radio mind town war cemetery theory man gold From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 2 plays 0
Margaret Meaghers Audio Interview, part 3 duration 2 minutes 2 seconds Margaret Meaghers Audio Interview, part 3 Margaret Meaghers Audio Interview, part 3	Margaret Meaghers Audio Interview, part 3 Margaret Meaghers (b. 1890 in Swauk, Washington) discusses the history of Kittitas County and the town named after her family, Meagherville. Meaghers also discusses coal mining and the Chinese… berg side ellen market advice wildlife spurt restaurants mill flour burry cowboys grass ecology bit things electricity radio telephone inventions From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 3 plays 0
Mary Brozovich Audio Interview, part 2 duration 21 minutes 50 seconds Mary Brozovich Audio Interview, part 2 Mary Brozovich Audio Interview, part 2	Mary Brozovich Audio Interview, part 2 Mary Brozovich discusses her Austrian family origins as well as family involvement in Mine No. 3 in Roslyn, Washington, and in Marko's Tavern. She explains how taverns influenced Roslyn's… kids gas telephone tavern job doctor building thing father mother dad lot brother birthday trouble mom girl interview station buildings From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 5 plays 0
Morris Jenkins Audio Interview, 1984, part 3 duration 30 minutes 9 seconds Morris Jenkins Audio Interview, 1984, part 3 Morris Jenkins Audio Interview, 1984, part 3	Morris Jenkins Audio Interview, 1984, part 3 Morris Jenkins (1908-2006) was one of nine children born to Byron and Mary Jenkins in Lucille, Idaho. Following a family tragedy, he was raised in foster care and received his education at Sandpoint,… stuff telephone lot watershed question things advice card egg coffee path spring war boys vocabulary entertainment stamp letter patients problems From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 9 plays 0
Harry Forbes Audio Interview, part 4 duration 59 minutes 44 seconds Harry Forbes Audio Interview, part 4 Harry Forbes Audio Interview, part 4	Harry Forbes Audio Interview, part 4 Harry Forbes (b. 1885) describes his childhood, including time spent in Easton, Cle Elum, and Ellensburg, Washington, in the 1890s. He talks about homesteading in Ellensburg and irrigation along… lot water thing place man valley farmers crick town cattle bit station sheep flour electricity telephone guy team range road From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 1 plays 0
Josephine Rigek Audio Interview, part 1 duration 48 seconds Josephine Rigek Audio Interview, part 1 Josephine Rigek Audio Interview, part 1	Josephine Rigek Audio Interview, part 1 Josephine Rigek speaks about her time working as an operator for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company (later the Cle Elum Telephone Company) from 1920 to 1966. She talks about the history of… tape museum telephone clem history introductions roy students interview reggie josephine side josephine rigek From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 33 plays 0
Nadine (Thomas) Rice Audio Interview, part 1 duration 3 minutes 14 seconds Nadine (Thomas) Rice Audio Interview, part 1 Nadine (Thomas) Rice Audio Interview, part 1	Nadine (Thomas) Rice Audio Interview, part 1 Nadine (Thomas) Rice talks about her father, Lee Thomas, and his immigration to Cle Elum, Washington, in 1888. Lee Thomas ran a livery and freight service on Pennsylvania Avenue, then began ranching… ranch thomas nadine talks lee side nick lands landing airport bob picture interview tractors electricity telephone radio inventions partner walkers From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 17 plays 0
Adelaide Stoves Audio Interview, part 5 duration 2 minutes 20 seconds Adelaide Stoves Audio Interview, part 5 Adelaide Stoves Audio Interview, part 5	Adelaide Stoves Audio Interview, part 5 Adelaide Stoves (b. June 14, 1886) talks about her family's arrival in Roslyn, Washington, and her father's work in the Northwestern Improvement Company coal mines and in his own local… alum clay side thirties war walla roslyn advice washington settlements farm radio telephone electricity airplane inventions gasoline bush birch minister From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 6 plays 0
William (Bill) Lumsden Audio Interview, part 10 duration 16 minutes 59 seconds William (Bill) Lumsden Audio Interview, part 10 William (Bill) Lumsden Audio Interview, part 10	William (Bill) Lumsden Audio Interview, part 10 William (Bill) Lumsden talks about his family's arrival in Roslyn, Washington, in 1886-1887. He talks about his father's work as a teamster, his involvement in building Roslyn's… telephone idea chicken inventions depression track radio question tau businesses letter fellow machine mind kid boy segment pipe level turker From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 2 plays 0
Mary Starkovich Audio Interview, part 2 duration 23 minutes 27 seconds Mary Starkovich Audio Interview, part 2 Mary Starkovich Audio Interview, part 2	Mary Starkovich Audio Interview, part 2 Mary Starkovich (b. circa 1908) talks about her employment with the Cle Elum Telephone Company, where she worked beginning in 1942. She talks about moving to Cle Elum, Washington, from New Mexico.… lot party thing night operator things bit telephone building fire kind 25th neighbors stuff mexico nights mother lines distance point From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 14 plays 0
Josephine Rigek Audio Interview, part 2 duration 17 minutes 40 seconds Josephine Rigek Audio Interview, part 2 Josephine Rigek Audio Interview, part 2	Josephine Rigek Audio Interview, part 2 Josephine Rigek speaks about her time working as an operator for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company (later the Cle Elum Telephone Company) from 1920 to 1966. She talks about the history of… telephone operator operators police calls lines emergency manager distance girls courts night arbiter clay customers cleveland answer board times fire josephine rigek From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 14 plays 0
Josephine Rigek Audio Interview, part 4 duration 15 minutes 23 seconds Josephine Rigek Audio Interview, part 4 Josephine Rigek Audio Interview, part 4	Josephine Rigek Audio Interview, part 4 Josephine Rigek speaks about her time working as an operator for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company (later the Cle Elum Telephone Company) from 1920 to 1966. She talks about the history of… telephone numbers power calls lot girls party things routes wires lines thing building rings directories sheets instance offices route tone josephine rigek From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 11 plays 0