Elizabeth Thomson and Thomas Heberlein talk about Neopit USFS recreational residence cabin on Priest Lake, Idaho

Thomas Heberlein interviewed his wife Elizabeth Thomson about her family's summer cabin on Forest Service land at Priest Lake. They were awarded one of the last permits at Priest Lake in the late 1950s . Betty talked about the summer...

The Family without a Father

I spoke with my grandmother, Virginia Velarde, about her life growing up with her siblings, mother, and step-father. We spoke about the hardships she went through growing up with her step-father and many other emotional moments in her life, including...

Hank Jones told his grandson Kyle, "Priest Lake has got a charisma I can't explain."

Kyle Jones interviewed his grandfather Hank Jones last summer for Priest Lake StoryCorps. Hank first came to lake in 1954 and worked with the Priest Lake Timber Protective Association. He recalled courting Charlotte Roberts, Leonard Paul’s granddaughter, and their honeymoon...

Stories of Grandpa Dalton

“Do whatever comes along”—Frederick William Dalton. We talk about Helen’s grandfather Dalton; Idahoan, college graduate, socialist, and farmer.

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Kaitlin Johnston and Torski Dobson-Arnold

One Small Step conversation partners Kaitlin Johnston (33) and Torski "Toi" Dobson-Arnold (48) have a conversation about their childhood memories, religion, and times in their lives that impacted them.