Colleen Sawyer and Gary Gagnon Oral History Broomfield Out Loud
Entry/Object ID
2024.6.19
Scope and Content
Oral history interview with Colleen Sawyer and Gary Gagnon for Broomfield Out Loud, interviewed by David Allison on December 13, 2023.
Subject matter:
Residents of Broomfield for 43 years
Grad school at the University of Colorado, Boulder
Northmoor Park
Colleen served on the library board for 10 years
Changes implemented after Broomfield became a county
Science and Cultural Affairs Department
Colleen's background in education and love of reading
Colleen is a Heart of Broomfield award recipient
Mamie Eisenhower
Formal versus informal education and the importance of both
2019 recipient of the Everyday Hero Award
Meals on Wheels in Broomfield
Gary's work as a docent at the Butterfly Pavilion
Despite Broomfield's growth, it has remained a wonderful community
Change is hard and inevitable, but the community is good at adapting
Lasting friendliness of Broomfield residents
Collection
Permanent Collection
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Recording, Video
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Recording
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
Dec 13, 2023
Archive Notes
Interviewer: David Allison
Interview Date: December 13, 2023
Interview Length: 30:10
