| Title |
Cynthia Allred DeGrey Oral History Interview |
| Creator |
DeGrey, Cynthia Allred; Shumway, Mia |
| Contributor |
Utah Humanities |
| Publisher |
Utah Historical Society |
| Date |
2024-06-29 |
| 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); Allred--Cynthia DeGrey--1951---Interviews; Dairy farming--Spring City (Utah); Rural communities--Spring City (Utah); Spring City (Utah)--Social conditions; Women in politics--Spring City (Utah); City council members--Spring City (Utah); Mayors--Spring City (Utah); Community development--Spring City (Utah) |
| Transcript |
Gross, Susan |
| Description |
Cynthia Allred DeGrey, born in Spring City, Utah, discusses her life growing up on a dairy farm and the changes her rural community has undergone. Having served on the city council and as mayor, she shares insights on the challenges and opportunities of living in a small town, including the importance of community involvement, the struggles with growth and budget, and the benefits of a close-knit, quiet lifestyle despite limited amenities and job opportunities. She expresses hope for managed growth in Spring City's future 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 |
13 pages; 00:37:27 |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6ch56b1 |
| Metadata Cataloger |
Michelle Gollehon; Amy Green Larsen |
| Setname |
dha_uhrucohp |
| ID |
2776895 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ch56b1 |
