Marge Anderson Oral History Interview

Title Marge Anderson Oral History Interview
Creator Anderson, Margie O.; Shumway, Mia
Contributor Utah Humanities
Publisher Utah Historical Society
Date 2024-06-28
Spatial Coverage City of Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/7173392/city-of-ephraim.html
Subject Oral histories; Small towns series; Ephraim (Utah); Ephraim (Utah)--Social conditions; Moroni (Utah)--Social conditions; Pharmacy technicians--Ephraim (Utah)--Interviews; Drugstores--Ephraim (Utah); Rural conditions--Utah; Small towns--Utah ;Snow College (Ephraim, Utah); Community development--Ephraim (Utah); Women in business--Ephraim (Utah)
Transcript Gross, Susan
Description Marge Anderson, born in Moroni, Utah, in 1924, recounts her life and experiences primarily in Ephraim, Utah, where she still resides. She details her long career as a pharmacy technician at her husband's drugstore, working until age 94, and observes the significant changes in Ephraim due to the growth of Snow College (Ephraim, Utah)and the impact of large retailers like Walmart on local businesses. Anderson reflects on the benefits of rural life, such as community support and a safe environment for raising children, contrasting it with challenges like limited job opportunities and evolving social dynamics. She expresses a desire for managed growth to preserve the quiet character of the town while acknowledging the inevitability of change.
Collection Number and Name Rural Utah at a Crossroads Oral History Collection, Mss D 2
Holding Institution Utah Historical Society
Type Text; Sound
Genre oral histories (literary genre)
Format application/pdf
Extent 15 pages; 00:41:07
Language eng
Rights
ARK ark:/87278/s6agqqqc
Metadata Cataloger Michelle Gollehon; Amy Green Larsen
Setname dha_uhrucohp
ID 2776901
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6agqqqc