Oral histories formed the nucleus of the early Archive. In the early 1970s, local historian Charlene Tresner established a Fort Collins oral history project to collect the memories of people residing in Fort Collins and Larimer County. Over time, others in the community have captured interviews that explore a variety of topics including the sugar beet industry, ranching, and historical businesses.
The Archive at Fort Collins Museum of Discovery has hundreds oral histories in the collection; over 300 interviews have verbatim transcripts with one copy on hand for research at the Archive and another copy available for check out at the Old Town Library.
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Preserving the history of Fort Collins, Colorado & the Cache la Poudre region
