Oral Histories
A selection of oral histories related to Company Town Legacy. Funding provided by the Idaho Humanities Council.
Zahnows remember Potlatch's Riverside Park
Date: 2018
Leonard and Marlene Zahnow remember when they owned Riverside Park. They hosted Johnny Cash in November of 1959 when he exclaimed, "Potlatch was the toughest damn town I ever played."...
Western music Riverside Rodeo stock car races Potlatch Idaho
Marv Thompson talks about rodeo at Riverside Park, Potlatch, Idaho
Date: 2018
Oral history of Marvin Thompson, rodeo rider and rodeo owner
Rodeo Riverside Potlatch Idaho
Shirley Normington
Date: 2018
Shirley Normington talks about life on Fiddlers Ridge and having fun at Riverside
childhood women automobiles races rollerskating
Vern Donahue: Life outside the Company Town
Date: 2019
Vern Donahue talks about growing up outside the company town and the unequal structure of town life.
Farm life Inequality Riverside Potlatch: Idaho
Dortha Headrick: Ranch wife and Grange Halls
Date: 2019
Dortha Headrick talks about becoming a ranch wife and the importance of Grange Halls.
Ranch life Housewife Riverside Grange Potlatch Idaho Rock Creek
Donovan and Janice Palmer: Early Married Life; Riverside Bands; Gymkhana
Date: 2019
Donovan and Janice Palmer talk about early married life, best bands at Riverside, life after the mill closed, and Gymkhana
Saw mills Riverside Potlatch Idaho Western Bands Gymkhana Horses
Karen Rohn: Community Revitalization
Date: 2019
Karen Rohn talks about the Return to Riverside Music Festival and Revitalzing Community
Riverside Music Festival Small Town Potlatch Idaho Public Art Community Revitalization
Elmer Hingston: After the Great Depression
Date: 2018
Elmer Hingston talks about life after the Great Depression and Riverside memories
Great Depression Harvard, Idaho Riverside Fights
Welcome to Potlatch Stories - Potlatch Stories Ep. 1
Date: 2019
From an idea to a podcast. In this episode we explain why Potlatch Stories was created and we share our hopes for its growth.
A Talk with Doug Richards - Potlatch Stories Ep. 2
Date: 2019
In this episode we speak with Doug Richards, Potlatch School District's music teacher for the past 26 years.
A Talk with Gary Strong - Potlatch Stories Ep. 3
Date: 2019
In this episode I sit down and talk with Potlatch resident Gary Strong. Gary shares about his days in Potlatch during the 1950's and also his knowledge of our town...
A Talk with Dave Cada - Potlatch Stories Ep. 4
Date: 2019
Today we sit down with Dava Cada and talk about his life here in Potlatch. Aside from the few years he spent off at college, Dave shares what it has...