| Title |
Bernice Houghton Gerristen, Golden Spike Oral History Project, GS-18, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Gerristen, Bernice H, 1912-2003 |
| Contributor |
Thompson, Gregory C. (Gregory Coyne), 1943-; Notarianni, Philip F.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1974-09-03 |
| Date Digital |
2015-06-17 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Promontory (historical), Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780007/ ; Great Salt Lake, Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5775376/ |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Subject |
Gerristen, Bernice H, 1912-2003--Interviews; Golden Spike National Historic Site (Utah)--History |
| Description |
Transcript (29 pages) of interview by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni with Bernice Houghton Gerristen on September 3, 1974 for the Golden Spike Oral History Project. |
| Collection Number and Name |
Ms0095, Golden Spike oral history project, 1947-1974 |
| Abstract |
Gerristen (b. 1912) talks about her parents and life in Promontory. Topics include social events, the Golden Spike monument, Montello and Kelton, the mail, the Houghton store, the post office, and steamships on the Great Salt Lake. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 29 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Is Part of |
Inventory of the Golden Spike oral history project, 1947-1974; http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv31866 |
| Scanning Technician |
Niko Amaya; Halima Noor |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in Acrobat Pro X as PDF |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6dr4pk7 |
| Topic |
Utah--Golden Spike National Historic Site |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
866302 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dr4pk7 |
| Title |
Page 16 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
866286 |
| OCR Text |
Show 14 G: would have and they would have like forty people there for oyster stew. T: Forty people! G: Oh yeah. T: Dishes. G: Oh, dishes she had dishes hanging out of her ears. I had to wash them all and clean the pantry. I worked all day long washing those dishes. But, anyhow they all came over for dinner and then they returned the compliment a little while after then and invited us over for dinner and those fellows they could really cook. N: Where did you go, over to the section house? G: Section house. N: And what did they have for you? G: Well, of course they had, what you call it? They had a spaghetti pasta. N: Spaghetti pasta. G: So they started with, they had about a ten course dinner, gee, I can't remember everything they had. T: It was quite a dinner? G: Oh yes, and then meat. N: Did they have meat balls, or was it .? G: Well, it was, I don't know, I guess it was cooked in oil, tomatoes and lots of pasty. They had sent to town for some of these things and . · ' they ah .. they had sent my grandmother the best coffee. That's Cosci. N: Oh yeah! G: You can't blame her for falling in love with him. This is the fellow that played the mandolin ~ He lived in Ogden, not to far from here, and I met his wife, but he hnd died, his name was Pardini. N: Pardini? • G: Did you get to see Puchi N: We were hoping after we could stop. How long were these section men, these Italian section men in that area? |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dr4pk7/866286 |
