Interviewer
Kelly Keim and Cathy Luiken
Files
Description
Charles and Grace Meyers tell stories about both of their parents homesteading near Judith Gap, Montana. They discuss growing up in the area, identifying surrounding schools, homesteading plots and allotments, picnic spots, creeks, drainages and mountain ranges.. Charles Meyers describes working with the U.S. Forest Service and the different rangers who did trail management and firefighting. The Meyers recall their work in livestock management and ranching as well as the changes to wildlife populations, neighborhood population and environmental shifts that they have observed over the years.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
U.S. Forest Service; Ranching; Homesteading; Logging; Judith Gap, Montana; Snowy Mountains, Montana; Firefighting; Bootleg moonshine; Bootleggers; Livestock management
Original Date
9-10-1997
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Lewis and Clark National Forest Passport in Time Interviews, OH 365, 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 365-004
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (25 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:59:27 minutes
Local Filename
OH_365_004.mp3; OH_365_004.pdf
Citation
Meyers, Charles and Meyers, Grace, "Charles Meyers and Grace Meyers Interview, September 10, 1997" (1997). Lewis and Clark National Forest Passport in Time Oral History Project. 16.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/lewisandclarknationalforest/16