Interviewer
Margaret Colleen Galvin Holzheimer
Files
Description
Jim Gillespie of Great Falls, Montana, states the difficulties of tracking down family members through history, as evidenced by his own search for his father's history, before arriving in Montana. He describes his father's work on the railroad in Milwaukee, his mother's Irish heritage, and his own travels to Ireland.
The interviewee's full birth date has been restricted in this interview.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
9-19-2010
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana; Ireland
Language
eng
Original Collection
The Gathering: Collected Oral Histories of the Irish in Montana, OH 435, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this publication is held by the University of Montana—Missoula. For more information, please contact Archives and Special Collections at the University of Montana, Mansfield Library.
Oral History Number
OH 435-009
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound file (00:38:25): digital + 1 transcript (11pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:38:25 minutes
Local Filename
OH_435_009.mp3; OH_435_009.pdf
Citation
Gillespie, James Edward, "James "Jim" Gillespie Interview, September 19, 2010" (2010). The Gathering: Collected Oral Histories of the Irish in Montana. OH 435-009.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/gathering/35