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Number of Library records |
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Oral History of Bill Thran - Oral History
Bill Thran was a long time resident of Mill Valley. Bill opened two local businesses (Old Mill Market and, later, Bill's Fixit Shop) and, together with his wife Mina, raised seven children in Mill Valley. This oral history describes Bill moving to the area from Germany, working as a machinist and then in local grocery stores, and later running his own busineeses. Bill describes what it was like running a small-town store in the mid-Twentieth C...
Record Type: Archive
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Oral History of Carol Budds - Oral History
Carol Connelly Budds' grandparents, Alfred Axel Lundquist and Caroline Lundquist, came to San Francisco from Sweden in the 1880s. Around 1904 they bought a large plot of land at the corner of Marion Avenue and Cascade Drive in Mill Valley. Carol's mother Karin Lundquist Connelly was the youngest of the Lunquists' four children. Karin married Frank "Pat" Connelly in 1919 and Carol was born in 1926. In this oral history, Carol discusses her family'...
Record Type: Archive
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Oral History of George Omi - Oral History
In this oral history, longtime Mill Valley resident, retired landscape architect, and memoirist George Omi shares the story of his life. George begins with the immigration story of his Japanese parents who came to America in the early 20th century and subsequently became naturalized citizens. George himself was born in San Francisco in 1930, a second-generation Japanese American. George describes his experience growing up in two languages - two d...
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Oral History of Lucy Mercer - Oral History
In this oral history, founder of the Throckmorton Theatre Lucy Mercer recounts her life and the story of the Mill Valley cultural institution she created. Born in Santa Rosa, Lucy grew up in various towns and cities throughout the Bay Area. After graduating from high school, Lucy moved to Sausalito; and then in the early 1980s, with a family of her own, she moved over to Mill Valley. Lucy recounts how she was initially drawn to the site at 142 Th...
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Oral History of Phil Fath - Oral History
In this oral history, musician, husband, father, and long-time Mill Valley resident Phil Fath discusses his musical career, family, and community. Born in 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, Phil grew up in an Eastern European Jewish family. Phil recounts how he was introduced to music through a working class political organization his father belonged to and started playing the clarinet at the age of 10. Phil attended the renowned High School of Music & ...
Record Type: Archive
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