Description
William Holmes interviews his grandmother Rosetta Holmes, a member of the Choctaw Nation, on her upbringing, life, and various stories from her childhood. She goes through how her family ended up in Hugo, Oklahoma. Her small town upbringing, how she met her husband, starting her family, and her education and the various jobs she has worked in her life. This was a project for oral history 300 at the University of New Mexico in which William used this opportunity to hear about his family and learn about his ancestors.
Publication Date
Winter 12-3-2024
City
Albuquerque
Keywords
Hugo Oklahoma, Choctaw Nation, Trail of tears, Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, Roswell, Growing up in the depression, family
Disciplines
Family and Consumer Sciences | Folklore | Genealogy | Oral History | Physical and Environmental Geography | Social and Cultural Anthropology | United States History
Recommended Citation
Holmes, William. "William Holmes Interviewing Rosetta Holmes UNM Oral History 300." (2024). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hist300_2024/14
Included in
Family and Consumer Sciences Commons, Folklore Commons, Genealogy Commons, Oral History Commons, Physical and Environmental Geography Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons, United States History Commons
