Interviewer
Beth Hodder
Files
Description
Cathy Schloeder speaks of growing up in the Canal Zone in Panama, and moving back to the United States at the age of 13. She describes her college studies, in both California and Montana, and her move to Montana. She further accounts how she and her husband applied to work the Hubbard Lookout and her transfer later to the Union Peak Lookout. Schloeder describes both the lookouts she operated, including power, water, layout, and life living up on the lookouts. She also accounts for how the first line of attack against strikes and fires at the lookouts occurred, and tells a story about her cat and dog who accompanied her.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Canal Zone, Panama; Houston, Texas; San Diego, California; Hubbart Lookout; Union Peak Lookout; Tanker; Fire; Strike(s); Waterdog; U.S. Forest Service; Fire lookout; Fire fighting, Montana; Wildlife
Original Date
8-1-2018
Time Period
Twentieth 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 Northwest Montana Lookout Association. 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 453-008
Media Type
Sound; Text
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:57:02 minutes
Local Filename
OH_453_008.mp3; OH_453_008.pdf
Citation
Schloeder, Cathy, "Cathy Schloeder Interview, August 1, 2018" (2018). Northwest Montana Lookout Association Oral History Project. 8.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/nwmt-ffla/8