Box 74
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Contains 23 Results:
No. 784 Alexander Lemons, 2010
File — Box: 74, Folder: 1
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Alex Lemons (b. 1979) was born in Provo, Utah but spent most of his childhood in Colorado. Alex’s family moved back to Utah in 1994 and he graduated from Alta High School in 1998. He went to Westminster College and eventually graduated with a double major in History and English. After he graduated he began to think of going on to graduate school but wanted to do some kind of service first. Originally he looked to...
Dates:
2010
No. 785 Dennis Nazari, 2012
File — Box: 74, Folder: 2
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Dennis Nazari was born in California in 1963. He moved to Utah as a teenager and quickly became involved in the formative stages of snowboarding. He was the founder of the now legendary Salty Peaks snowboard shop in Salt Lake City and was a member of the original Salty Eight snowboard team. He received sponsorships from various companies and competed nationally and internationally. He currently lives in Salt Lake...
Dates:
2012
No. 786 Moli Ngatuvai, 2009
File — Box: 74, Folder: 3
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Moli Ngatuvai (b. 1938) was born and raised in Tonga. He went to school and served a Mormon labor mission there. He attended BYU Hawaii and BYU Provo. He returned to Tonga and became a teacher in Liahona where he married his wife. They have six children. They moved to America so Moli could earn an advanced degree and decided to stay and raise their family. Moli talks about growing up in Tonga with his brothers and...
Dates:
2009
No. 787 Sioana Ngatuvai, 2009
File — Box: 74, Folder: 4
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Sioana Ngatuvai (b. 1938) was born in Pangai, Ha’apai, Tonga. She talks about what it was like growing up in Pangai with her siblings and some of her experiences at primary school and high school. In primary school the students would get hit on the fingers with rulers if they misbehaved or answered a question incorrectly. Sioana misbehaved and had a lot of fun in high school because she was so far away from her...
Dates:
2009
No. 788 Don Paul, 2013
File — Box: 74, Folder: 5
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In this interview, Don Paul talks about his formative years and his parents’ influence on his love of the outdoors. He describes his first experiences exploring the Great Salt Lake. Mr. Paul then discusses his education, which led him to a career as a biologist. He worked as a conservation officer for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, and then later as an information specialist. Mr. Paul also worked on a...
Dates:
2013
No. 789 Eric Hodge and Nigel Roberts, 2010
File — Box: 74, Folder: 6
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Mr. Hodge, from Australia, and Mr. Roberts, from New Zealand, talk about traveling to Utah to climb King’s Peak. They describe preparing for the climb and the climb itself. Eric and Nigel also discuss their formative experiences as outdoorsmen and developing a love of climbing. They talk about traveling all over the world to climb numerous peaks, their goals, and the challenges they’ve faced.
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Dates:
2010
No. 790 Terry Tempest Williams, 2014
File — Box: 74, Folder: 7
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Terry Tempest Williams talks about her family’s history in Utah and growing up near Great Salt Lake. She describes developing an interest in nature at an early age. Mrs. Tempest Williams discusses her self-education, her mentors, and her time as a student at the University of Utah. She talks about her work with the Utah Museum of Natural History and her career as an educator. Mrs. Tempest Williams talks about the...
Dates:
2014
No. 791 Candice Kalamafoni, 2008
File — Box: 74, Folder: 8
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Candice Kalamafoni, the youngest of four, was born in Arcadia, California, and raised in Pasadena and, briefly, Hawaii, attending Kaiser High School in Honolulu for her senior year. Hawaiian and Samoan, she felt out of place in Pasadena where there were few Polynesians. After her senior year of high school, Candice returned to California and attended City College in Pasadena while working different jobs. Shortly...
Dates:
2008
No. 792 Elizabeth Mathias, 2014
File — Box: 74, Folder: 9
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Elizabeth Mathias talks about her first experiences with the military and her family’s history of military involvement. When she was a junior in high school she went to a summer camp at the Air Force Academy and decided to pursue a career in the Air Force. After her time at the Air Force Academy, she was assigned to earn her Master’s degree at Pennsylvania State University. Elizabeth talks about her experiences in...
Dates:
2014
No. 793 Victor Method, 2012
File — Box: 74, Folder: 10
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In this series of three interviews Victor Method describes the things he has gathered for the visual archive. He then talks about events surrounding Vilamoura in 2006, one of which was a sponsorship deal the women ski jumpers earned with Visa. In 2008 the women ski jumpers were invited to jump at the inauguration of the Canadian National Championships, where Lindsey Vonn set the record for the hill. Victor then...
Dates:
2012