Dusty Bray Oral History Interview

Oral history interview by Mary Heers with Dusty Bray. Topics include: Growing up in Lindon and Elberta, Utah; Marriage and seven children; A move to Holden for more area to build a larger shop for their finish carpentry business; Doing the bookkeeping for the business; Day-to-day routines; Kids learning to work through household chores, farm animals to care for, and helping with the business clean-up; Beekeeping; Enjoying trips to the library and learning how to do new things through books; A young son who builds carts ad raises ponies to sell; Equal opportunity learning for boys and girls in sewing, music, cooking and baking, household and farm chores, and woodworking; Navigating online content to find good information; Having children in all stages of life: a college student; high school students; a middle school student; grade school students, and a preschooler; Her belief that the greatest education come from home; Her wish to open a cupcake shop; Older children learning responsibility by helping to care for younger children and teaching her children to learn from mistakes, adapt, and improve.

Ms. Dusty Bray lives in Holden, Utah, and is a full-time stay at home mother to seven children. She also does the bookkeeping for her husband's carpentry business. She talks about the values she holds dear, and how she tries to teach her children those values at home. She talks about the different chores, opportunities and experiences she provides for her seven children. She also talks about different projects her husband has worked on, specifically with finish carpentry, both commercial jobs and private custom jobs.