KEN JOHNSTONE SHARES HIS LIFE IN BROADUS MONTANA

Ken Johnstone describes his move to Broadus Montana, and his life thereafer, from working on cars to helping his brother with ranching.

TED SMITH TALKS ABOUT GROWING UP IN BROADUS, MONTANA

Ted Smith details his life growing up on a ranching homestead in Broadus. He talks about his family, ranch, and everything in between.

“Living there was the most beautiful thing”

Celia Hernandez grew up in a small town called Santa Ana Yareni in Oaxaca City. Growing up she describes living there as one of the most beautiful things that has ever happened to her, it’s like living in a whole...

Remember josefina

In this interview we talked about the life in mexico and how it was coming to the u.s for the first time. In this interview my grandma tells me about the hard life of bein Poor.

Anna Tells Morgan About Her Life

Morgan questions her mother about certain aspects of her life. Anna and Morgan have laughs and giggles at the questions. The rest of the family onlook the interview.

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Jessie Wagnon and Agnes Borden Dauncey

Jessie Wagnon (33) interviews her grandmother Agnes Dauncey (82) about growing up in White Bluffs, WA, a community that would later be displaced in order to build a secret government project called the Hanford projects.

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Oren Connell, Robin Connell, and Steve Connell

Oren Connell (39) and his brother Robin Connell (36) talk with their father, Steve Connell (79), about his career as a sculpture and ceramics professor at the University of Montana and operating a cattle ranch. They reflect on lessons imparted...

Betty’s Family and Yachats

Betty tells stories about her family’s connection to Yachats, Oregon.

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Colleen Mahoney and Nancy Mahoney

Colleen Mahoney (89) is interviewed by her daughter, Nancy Mahoney [no age given], about her parents, attending college during the 1940s and '50s, and her journey from a Republican ideology to a Liberal one.

Jurica Homestead Story, Part 2 (4)

Alvin Jurica telling the story of his family coming to America and homesteading in southeastern Montana. In Part 2, the homestead expands, Alvin’s appendicitis, murder in MT, Ben and Alvin get more land, the great depression, and Alvin meets Mary.

Jurica Homestead Story, Part 1 (4)

Alvin Jurica telling the story of his family coming to America and homesteading in southeastern Montana. Part 1 starts with Alvin’s grandparents and parents coming to America, Texas, California, Oregon, Idaho, and finally the 1st year at the homestead

VERA CLEMENTS DETAILS HER LIFE IN BROADUS

Born in Wyoming, Vera describes her early memories on the ranch. In 1960, her and her family moved to Broadus.

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Martha Mathews, Ann Wells, and PJ Pronger

Siblings, PJ Pronger (67), Martha Mathews (68) and Ann Wells (75), recall their upbringing on their family ranch in Texas.

Horse Wreck

Bob Discoe tells about a horse wreck he had while working with bulls on a Nebraska ranch.

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Harriet Mentzer and Gail Greener

Harriet Mantzer (67) talks with her friend, Gail Greener (59) about her time as a hospice nurse, caring for cancer patients, and delivering babies. She shares about being a rancher and the death of her seventeen-year-old daughter.

Mom Interview

A complete recount of significant moments in her life, and memories from it.

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Jerry Hamel and Julia Sherman

Julia Sherman (27) interviews her friend, Jerry Hamel (86), about his childhood, his cattle-ranching and rodeo careers, the history of his land, and what being a cowboy means to him.