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    • Gibson Family Oral History

    • Gibson Family Oral History

    • Stanley and Janet Thompson Gibson

    • Oral histories; Archeological sites Arizona; Arizona History; Arizona History 20th Century; History of Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Mining; Ranching; Stage lines; Scenic routes (Ariz.); Mayors Arizona

    • Stanley and Janet tell stories of Gila County when their parents came to Globe, of taking over his father's business and some of his achievements in his political career as Mayor and City Councilman of Globe. He describes the history of Globe's...
    • Culver-Sullivan Family, Part 1

    • Culver-Sullivan Family, Part 1

    • Culver, Kip

    • Oral histories; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Globe (Ariz.)--1900-1910; Railways; Railway stations; Historic preservation--Arizona

    • Kip Culver tells the history of his family coming to Globe and Miami, Arizona at the turn of the 20th Century, when the mines where operating and the community was prosperous and optimistic. His grandfather Sullivan came as a young man with the...
    • Culver-Sullivan Family, Part 2

    • Culver-Sullivan Family, Part 2

    • Culver, Kip

    • Oral histories; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Globe (Ariz.)--1900-1910; Railways; Railway stations; Historic preservation--Arizona

    • Kip Culver talks about the history behind some of Globe's historic buildings and of our past colorful and influential residents that formed Globe-Miami's unique mining culture.
    • Rayes Family Oral History

    • Rayes Family Oral History

    • Nick Rayes

    • Oral histories; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Mining; History of Gila County; Grocers, Lebanese American; World War II biographies

    • Nick Rayes tells how his parents migrated from Lebanon and Syria, met in America, moved to Globe and started a grocery business. He relates how he grew up during the Great Depression working in his father's business, and describes his experiences...
    • Sparks Family Mining Careers

    • Sparks Family Mining Careers

    • Earl Sparks

    • Oral histories; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Mining History of Gila County.

    • Earl Sparks tells how his family came to Miami, AZ, his childhood during the Great Depression, and of his childhood friend, Jack Elam. He always knew he wanted to be a Mining Engineer, and except for his military terms, he relates his...
    • Moore Family Oral History

    • Moore Family Oral History

    • Rusty Moore

    • Oral histories; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Mining; Ranching History of Gila County

    • Rusty and his caregiver remember him coming to Tucson, Arizona as a young man to live on a ranch owned by his grandfather. After his grandfather died he went into Law Enforcement. Then during the Great Depression he joined the C.C.C. and relocated...
    • Salas Family Oral History

    • Salas Family Oral History

    • Cruz Salas

    • Oral histories; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Mining; Ranching History of Gila County; Education; Job Corps, San Carlos Indian Reservation

    • Cruz tells how his family escaped from Mexico during Pancho Villa's Revolution to Globe in the early 1900's. His grandfather worked in the Old Dominion Mine. Cruz's grandfather made the cross that sits on the hill, and Cruz was named after the...
    • Miller Family Oral History

    • Miller Family Oral History

    • Rocky Miller

    • Oral histories; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Mining; Ranching History of Gila County.

    • Rocky Miller talks about the Old Miner's Hotel and the Webster House. He candidly remembers local businessmen in the 1950's, his old friends, cultural influences, and the Flood of '54. He talks about his mining endeavors and frustrations with the...
    • Schminke, William and Catherine

    • Schminke, William and Catherine

    • William and Catherine Schminke

    • Oral histories; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Mining; Ranching; World War II biographies

    • William and Catherine tell their family stories of coming to Arizona and settling in Globe. William tells of his experiences in World War II prior to coming. Catherine talks of growing up during the Great Depression without her father on a cotton...
    • Sparks Family Military Careers

    • Sparks Family Military Careers

    • Earl Sparks

    • Oral histories; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; WWII Biographies

    • Earl Sparks tells us about his time as a Communications Officer during WWII flying in B26 bombers, on D Day, and then later during the Korean War setting up communications in Europe. Earl also tells an exciting war story about dislodging a 1,000...
    • Bates, Josephine

    • Bates, Josephine

    • Josephine Bates

    • Oral histories; Arizona History; Arizona History 19th century; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Education; History of Gila County.

    • Josephine Bates remembers her first career as an educator in Globe and Miami and her second administrative career working for the Arizona Education Association as the teachers' ombudsman handling various teachers grievances in four counties,...
    • Barela Family Oral History

    • Barela Family Oral History

    • Gil and Margaret Barela

    • Oral histories; Arizona History; Arizona History 19th century; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Electrical Injuries United States; Mining; History of Gila County.

    • Gil Barela and his sister Margaret Lopez tell of their family's history and migration to Globe in 1920. Their father became a delivery man for Solomon Wickershaw during the Great Depression. Gil and Margaret tell of growing up in the ethnic...
    • Lewis Family Mining History

    • Lewis Family Mining History

    • Lewis, Ray

    • Oral histories; Arizona History; Arizona History 19th Century; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Mining;

    • Ray Lewis tells of his grandfather, James Lewis, coming to America from Wales, arriving in Arizona between the 1870's and '80's to work in the mining operations of the Stonewall Jackson Mine in McMinnville, north of Globe, AZ Territory. Since...
    • Marin, Christine Part 1, Miami History

    • Marin, Christine Part 1, Miami History

    • Marin, Dr. Christine

    • Oral histories; Arizona History; Arizona History 19th Century; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Mining;

    • Dr. Marin shares how her family emigrated from Mexico to work in the copper mines of Miami, AZ. She compares the social economic and educational differences offered to the Mexicans and African Americans and contrasts that with the opportunities of...
    • Marin, Christine Part 2, Globe History

    • Marin, Christine Part 2, Globe History

    • Marin, Dr. Christine

    • Oral histories; Arizona History; Arizona History 19th Century; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Mining;

    • Dr. Marin continues now with her father's family's history. After her grandfather died during the Great Depression, the family moved to be near other family members living in Globe. Her father graduated from Globe High in 1939. She describes and...
    • Marin, Christine Part 3, Globe History

    • Marin, Christine Part 3, Globe History

    • Marin, Dr. Christine

    • Oral histories; Arizona History; Arizona History 19th Century; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Mining;

    • Dr. Marin recalls her warm and wonderful childhood growing up on Euclid Avenue. She lists her neighbors by name and gives us a snapshot of their lives. She also describes Globe, AZ from her point of view from Euclid Avenue and the people in the...
    • Lopez Family History

    • Lopez Family History

    • Arthur John Lopez

    • Oral histories; Arizona History; Arizona History 19th century; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Mining; Ranching History of Gila County;

    • Arthur (Johnny) Lopez tells of his grandfather immigrating from Mexico, of meeting his grandmother, who was a young Apache Indian girl rescued by the Padre at San Xavier Mission and planning to be a nun. They married and moved to Globe, where the...
    • Ridenhour, Cappy Joy

    • Ridenhour, Cappy Joy

    • Cappy Joy Ridenhour

    • Oral histories; Arizona History; Arizona History 19th century; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Mining; Ranching History of Gila County; Military Nurses -- personal narratives; Military Nurses -- history -- United...

    • Cappy tells of her grandparents' families, the Haughts and Carrie Martin, coming from Texas to Arizona, meeting, marrying and settling on a ranch on Walnut Creek. Her mother, Virgie, grew up, married and remained on her parents' ranch, as did...
    • DalMolin Family Oral History

    • DalMolin Family Oral History

    • Frank and Betty DalMolin

    • Oral histories; Arizona History; Arizona History 19th century; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Mining; Ranching History of Gila County.

    • Frank DalMolin tells of his family's immigration from Italy to America and then to Globe to work in the Old Dominion copper mine. He and Betty tell stories of early ethnic cultures merging and mingling within the immigrant mining town and how they...
    • Lewis and Hughes Family Histories

    • Lewis and Hughes Family Histories

    • Woodrow and Camille Hughes Lewis

    • Oral histories; Arizona History; Arizona History 19th century; Arizona History 20th Century; Gila County (Ariz.); Biography; Mining; Ranching History of Gila County.

    • Woody tells of his family, miners who first came to McMillanville and Copper Hills, mining towns near Globe that no longer exist. The subsequent generation were ranchers around Globe. Woody grew up in Globe, except when his father took them to...

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