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These are the oral histories for individuals whose last name begins with N.
These are the oral histories for individuals whose last name begins with N.
Naille, Allen (December 25, 1945 - July 25, 2022) and Carol
Born in 1945, Allen grew up in Springfield, Ohio. He spent 4 years flying helicopters including a year in Vietnam, then finished college in Hotel and Restaurant Management. In his summers he worked in the kitchen at Grand Teton Lodge. Eventually Allen managed the Fred Harvey South Rim concession for TR Services. Transcript
Born in 1945, Allen grew up in Springfield, Ohio. He spent 4 years flying helicopters including a year in Vietnam, then finished college in Hotel and Restaurant Management. In his summers he worked in the kitchen at Grand Teton Lodge. Eventually Allen managed the Fred Harvey South Rim concession for TR Services. Transcript
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Nash, Roderick "Rod"
Born in Manhattan in 1939, Rod's father took him to Grand Canyon when Rod was 10, and the two took Fred Harvey mules to Phantom Ranch and back. The next year, 1950, his parents sent him to Camp Coconino (near today's Stoneman Lake). Besides overnight horse packing to Flagstaff, the Camp took the kids out for a three night Rim to Rim backpack in Grand Canyon. Rod would later write Wilderness and the American Mind and The Big Drops: Ten Legendary Rapids of the American West. This is a 10 part interview with 4 transcripts completed so far. Part 1 Transcript Part 2 Transcript Part 3 Transcript Part 4 Transcript
Born in Manhattan in 1939, Rod's father took him to Grand Canyon when Rod was 10, and the two took Fred Harvey mules to Phantom Ranch and back. The next year, 1950, his parents sent him to Camp Coconino (near today's Stoneman Lake). Besides overnight horse packing to Flagstaff, the Camp took the kids out for a three night Rim to Rim backpack in Grand Canyon. Rod would later write Wilderness and the American Mind and The Big Drops: Ten Legendary Rapids of the American West. This is a 10 part interview with 4 transcripts completed so far. Part 1 Transcript Part 2 Transcript Part 3 Transcript Part 4 Transcript
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Natall, Cathy and Garcia, Lea
The families of Ray Lasby’s daughters Cathy and Lea, speak about Ray. He died in the 1956 TWA-United midair collision over Grand Canyon. Transcript
The families of Ray Lasby’s daughters Cathy and Lea, speak about Ray. He died in the 1956 TWA-United midair collision over Grand Canyon. Transcript
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Neisess, Roger
Roger’s mother Helen was the daughter of Rod Sanderson. Roger ran commercial motorboats in the Grand Canyon for Sanderson Brothers River Expeditions in the 1960s and 1970s. Transcript
Roger’s mother Helen was the daughter of Rod Sanderson. Roger ran commercial motorboats in the Grand Canyon for Sanderson Brothers River Expeditions in the 1960s and 1970s. Transcript
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Newcome, Nikki
In 1969, Nikki spent three months as an interpretive ranger at the South Rim. Back then the term was "Park Guide" and the uniform Nikki was required to wear, including heals, looked like a plane stewardess uniform. Transcript
In 1969, Nikki spent three months as an interpretive ranger at the South Rim. Back then the term was "Park Guide" and the uniform Nikki was required to wear, including heals, looked like a plane stewardess uniform. Transcript
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Nielsen, Gail
Beth and Ruben Nielsen ran the Hite Ferry from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. Thie son Gail recounts his parents, their ranch with orchards and gardens, the Ferry, and his job in 1952 working at the White Canyon uranium reduction mill.
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Beth and Ruben Nielsen ran the Hite Ferry from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. Thie son Gail recounts his parents, their ranch with orchards and gardens, the Ferry, and his job in 1952 working at the White Canyon uranium reduction mill.
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