Interviewer
Valerie K. Schafer
Files
Description
Sharon McDonald Briggs talks about her father, a miner in Garnet, Montana, and her mother, a schoolteacher. Briggs describes how her family moved to Garnet in the early 1940s, leaving after a year, then returning in the early 1950s. She recalls playing in Frank Davey’s general store after he died, renovating her parents’ old cabin, and visiting with Mrs. Dahl.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Briggs, Sharon Ann, 1942-2007; Garnet, Montana; Mining, Montana; Mining towns, Montana; Ghost towns, Montana; General stores, Montana; Frank Davey, Garnet, Montana
Original Date
11-16-2001
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Garnet Preservation Association Oral History Project, OH 379, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 379-006
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (11 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:33:41 minutes
Local Filename
OH_379_006.mp3; OH_379_006.pdf
Citation
Briggs, Sharon, "Sharon Briggs Interview, November 16, 2001" (2001). Garnet Preservation Association Oral History Project. 6.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/garnet_oralhistory/6