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cou-bha OHP.001-082-001-002 · Item · 2018-11-17
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Part two of a two-part interview with Cheryl and Jim Beck conducted 2018-11-17. Topics of this interview include Camp Hale units in the 1950s and local residents who participated. Jim's brother was one of the participants and helped him get a job in the area. After working in the Peace Corps, Jim returned to Breckenridge and began bartending in 1966. He took an abandoned trailer and lived behind the Ore Bucket Lodge.

Beck, Cheryl
cou-bha OHP.001-095-001-001 · Item · 2019-06-17
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Interview with Dan and Emma Kigar conducted 2019-06-17. Dan first came to Breckenridge in 1973. He and a friend came out together and began working for a crew digging a tennis court by the old post office. Emma came to Breckenridge in 1974 en route to Alaska. Emma decided to stay and moved into an old mining cabin.

Kigar, Dan
Interview with Greg Sullivan
cou-bha OHP.001-102-001-001 · Item · 2019-08-12
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Interview with Greg Sullivan conducted 2019-08-12. Sullivan first came to Breckenridge in August 1971 shortly after turning 18 years old. He had hitchhiked to the area from Erie, Pennsylvania. He rented an apartment at the Red Roost at the corner of Adams and Harris Street. Sullivan began working in construction on modular homes in French Gulch.

Sullivan, Greg
cou-bha OHP.001-105-001-001 · Item · 2019-09-30
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Interview with Janet McDermott conducted 2019-09-30. McDermott came to Breckenridge in the early 1970s. After spending several weekends driving from Denver to ski at Breckenridge she decided it made more sense to move to the area full time. She started working at Breckenridge Resort Association as it was just beginning.

McDermott, Janet
Interview with John Swartz
cou-bha OHP.001-049-001-001 · Item · 2018-06-21
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Interview with John Swartz conducted 2018-06-21. Swartz moved to Breckenridge in 1971 after graduating from Colorado College. He began working in the real estate industry upon his arrival.

cou-bha OHP.001-085-001-001 · Item · 2019-02-05
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Interview with John "Turk" Montepare conducted 2019-02-05. Montepare first came to Breckenridge in 1972 after living in Glenwood Springs, Vail, and Aspen. He had worked in real estate and saw the potential for growth in Breckenridge.

Montepare, John "Turk"
Interview with Nancy Hurd
cou-bha OHP.001-064-001-001 · Item · 2018-07-31
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Interview with Nancy Hurd conducted 2018-07-31. Hurd had been living in Vail in 1969-70 and was looking to move into real estate at the end of the ski season. She moved to Breckenridge in May 1970 and began working as a secretary for the Summit County Investment Company for Gary Short.

Hurd, Nancy
Interview with Robert Girvin
cou-bha OHP.001-065-001-001 · Item · 2018-08-02
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Interview with Robert Girvin conducted 2018-08-02. Girvin first came to Breckenridge to visit in August 1971. He was living in Chicago at the time and looking to move to Colorado. Girvin and his wife returned in September 1971 before moving full-time in April 1972. He acquired local property and began Timberhills Real Estate.

Girvin, Robert
cou-bha OHP.001-107-001-001 · Item · 2019-10-17
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Interview with Sharon Borch Orris conducted 2019-10-17. Borch Orris first came to Breckenridge in summer 1973. She was 16 years old and living in Denver at the time. She decided to stay and began living at the Red Roost before moving to the Hoosier House.

Borch Orris, Sharon