Interviewer
Beth Hodder, Kjell Petersen, Mark Hufstetler
Files
Description
In this third interview, Sam Duffey discusses her daily routine when not looking for fires, including baking, knitting, listening to audiobooks, cooking, how she deals with garbage and storage, and other “odds and ends.” She talks of wildlife encounters, how often she leaves the lookout, making grocery orders, and how she conserves water. Sam also discusses her outhouse, or “out,” and using the rain gauge. Sam tells of seeing the northern lights, a great horned owl, and her romantic love affair with the stars. She discusses the Forest Service fire administration and the role lookouts play in the organization. Sam shares ideas of how to become a lookout, skills required, and the value of being a friend to oneself.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
5-23-2023
Time Period
Twenty-first century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Northwest Montana Lookout Association Oral History Project, OH 453, 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 453-027
Media Type
Moving Image; Sound; Text
Digital Format
video/mp4; audio/m4a; application/pdf; text/plain
Run Time
00:59:30 minutes
Local Filename
OH_453_027.mp4; OH_453_027.m4a; OH_453_027.pdf; OH_453_027.srt
Citation
Duffey, Samsara Chapman, "Samsara Chapman Duffey Interview, May 23, 2023" (2023). Northwest Montana Lookout Association Oral History Project. 27.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/nwmt-ffla/27