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1. Oral History of Charlotte Switzer - Oral History

   Charlotte Switzer was born in 1905 in Mill Valley, the youngest of four children. Charlotte's family lived in the upper flat of a barn on the family-owned business, Dowd's Fashion Stables. The stables burned down in a fire in 1910, though Charlotte's father, Charles Dowd, would go on to rebuild the stables. Charles taught Charlotte how to drive a horse and buggy from an early age, which proved to be one of Charlotte's main modes of transportation...

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2. Oral History of Ellie Wood - Oral History

   In this oral history, Debra Schwartz sits down with Ellie Wood and her son Tim Wood at Ellie's home in Portola Valley to view old photographs of Mill Valley and discuss her life and family history. 98 years old at the time this interview was recorded, Ellie was born in 1918, and was the great-granddaughter of John Cushing, regarded as the first settler of Blithedale Canyon. Ellie shares memories of growing up on Eldridge Avenue, walking downtown ...

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3. Oral History of Ernie Bergman - Oral History

   In this oral history, Vietnam veteran Ernie Bergman discusses his life in Mill Valley and his experience serving in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. Ernie was born in San Francisco in 1948, and his family moved to Mill Valley one year later. His father was a sea captain from Sweden, and his mother was a registered nurse from Iowa. Ernie discusses fond memories of growing up in Mill Valley, including his time as a student at Tamalpais High Sc...

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4. Oral History of Leonard Asiano - Oral History

   In this oral history, Leonard Asiano recalls Homestead Grocery in the 1950s, one of the last neighborhood grocery stores in Mill Valley. Born in 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, Leonard's family moved out to Mill Valley in 1949, and his father, Joseph Asiano, immediately purchased Homestead Grocery at 15 Linden Lane, which provided living quarters and rental income for the family in addition to retail income from the store. Leonard worked at the store wh...

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5. Oral History of Norman Ortman - Oral History

   Longtime Mill Valley resident Norman "Bud" Ortman recounts how his family first came to Mill Valley after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. When a fire destroyed the family wood and steel business, Bud's grandfather moved his family to Mill Valley and built the house in which Bud would eventually be born. In this oral history, Bud describes daily life as a kid in Mill Valley, attending school and goofing around; sledding down Mill Valley's grass...

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6. Oral History of Shirley Larkins - Oral History

   Shirley Claire Dias was born on November 8, 1931 in San Rafael and spent her early childhood on her father's dairy farm in Petaluma. When her family moved to Mill Valley in 1942, Shirley enrolled in Old Mill School and later, Park School. She went on to attend Tamalpais High School, working part-time as a waitress at the Mountain Home Inn. In 1951, Shirley graduated from College of Marin and went to work at the American Trust Company Bank in San ...

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7. Throckmorton Avenue looking towards Miller Avenue, late 1930s - Print, Photographic

   MVN1781A

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