Interviewer
Arlene Anderson
Files
Description
Ramona Marchioli discusses her childhood and her move from Kalispell, Montana to San Francisco, California after the earthquake of 1906. She describes how she became a Ward of the State of California, her education, and working for a telephone company. Marchioli discusses her marriage to August Hillmer, the birth of her daughter, and her divorce. She also describes working as a cook for a hay crew, becoming a nurse’s aide, her relationship with her second husband, Angelo Giuseppe, her battle with alcoholism, and her grandchildren. Marchioli discusses her childhood in Kalispell, Montana, her relationship with her family, and being raised by her mother’s friend, Mrs. McGinnis. She also describes meeting President Theodore Roosevelt during his presidential campaign and seeing John L. Sullivan fight at a county fair.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Earthquake of 1906; Kalispell, Montana; San Francisco, California; Ward of the State; Marriage; Life reminiscence; Childhood; President Theodore Roosevelt; John L. Sullivan
Original Date
2-23-1991
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Communities Oral History Collection, 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 263-001, 002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (03:00:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (26 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:56:03 minutes
Local Filename
OH_263_001_002.mp3; OH_263_001_002.pdf
Citation
Marchioli, Ramona, "Ramona Marchioli Interview, February 23, 1991" (1991). Montana Communities Oral History Collection. 16.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtcommunities_oralhistory/16