Name/Title
Betty Burt Oral History InterviewEntry/Object ID
2022.1.13Scope and Content
Oral history interview with Betty Burt, on March 6th, 1997.
Subject matter:
Betty was born in May 1917
Music lessons as a child
Playing alto clarinet, bass clarinet, and then flute
Got a four year scholarship to University of Denver
Played in the Junior Symphony led by Dr. Horace Truman
Taught music in Saguache, Colorado - how she lived there, how the teachers dressed, who she met.
During WWII she was a reservation agent for Union Pacific Railroad
Then music teacher in Boulder
Married Larry Burt in 1947
Moved to Broomfield 1958
Grocery shopping in Broomfield
Garden Center
Library board
City treasurer, but wanted to abolish the position
Broomfield Choirs - church choirs, swing choir, orchestra
Gate N Green Retirement Community
Irrigation ditches - Church's ditch
Paved roads and infrastructureCollection
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Date(s) of Creation
Mar 6, 1997Archive Notes
Transcriber: Hannah-Jayne DuranRelationships
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Betty BurtPerson or Organization
Burt, Larry