Pikes Peak Region Oral Histories, Pikes Peak Library District, 2011-ongoing

Conduct oral history interviews regarding the development of the Pikes Peak region. Interviewees include business owners, philanthropists, artists, entrepreneurs, and others.

Manitou Springs Flooding Oral History Project, Pikes Peak Library District, 2014-2015

 In 2013, a mudslide and flash flooding caused major damage to Manitou Springs, Colorado. Interviews were conducted with citizens impacted by this damage including homeowners, local business owners, and the mayor.

View Manitou Springs Mayor Marc Snyder's interview here!

Poets of the Pikes Peak Region, Pikes Peak Library District, 2012-2013

Conducted a series of videotaped oral histories with local poets. Poets included the current Colorado Poet Laureate as well as the current and past Pikes Peak Poet Laureates, among others.

Watch clips of the interviews by clicking here and here!

The Waldo Canyon Fire Oral History Project, Pikes Peak Library District, 2012-2013

Conducted videotaped oral history interviews with people closely affected by the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire. Interviewees included homeowners, firefighters, and police. Co-Produced, along with PPLD Video Producer Jamey Hastings, a video based on these oral histories titled "In Our Own Backyard: Reflections on the Waldo Canyon Fire." The interviews were also featured in year-long exhibit at the Pioneers Museum titled "From the Ashes - The Waldo Canyon Fire." 

Watch the video here!

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