In 2002, the Colorado Historical Society (now known as History Colorado) founded the Colorado Italian American Preservation Association (CIAPA). A volunteer organization, CIAPA’s mission is to work collaboratively with the Society and other organizations to develop, support and coordinate projects that preserve, promote and celebrate Italian American culture and heritage. Since 2002, CIAPA has carried out its mission by meeting with people from the Colorado Italian American community, recording their stories and creating an archive of research materials that includes oral histories, photographs, moving images, sound recordings and artifacts. To date, CIAPA has helped the Society acquire over 200 oral histories, 600 artifacts and nearly 6,000 photographs. Since 2002, CIAPA has developed over 4,000 research files, all of which document the history, culture and traditions of Italian American families in Colorado. Find the full record by searching the catalog number (in the title description) at: 5008.sydneyplus.com/HistoryColorado…aspx?lang=en-US

Oral history of Eugene C. Smaldone, CIAPA.OH.133

Jack Barber discusses family history in this oral history. 
Family History, Husted, CO. Recorded 12/13/1995

The Bea Roeder Colorado Folk Arts Collection represents materials collected by the Colorado Council on the Arts’ state folklorist Bea Roeder (1941-2003) over a twenty-one year period of time.

This OH is from Series VIII: Collected Oral Histories. See full catalog record in Argus at: https://5008.sydneyplus.com/HistoryColorado_ArgusNet_Final/Portal.aspx?lang=en-US&g_AAFC=HistoryColorado_ArgusNet_Final+%7cObject+%7c%25SsearAtta+%3d+%27dt043%27&d=d

Oral History of Jack Barber, MSS.2450.DT043

This oral history of Greg & Rita Gomez is part of the Museum of Memory's Displaced Aurarians project. It was collected on December 31, 2022 by Frances Torres.

Greg and Rita Gomez Delgado recount their experiences growing up at Auraria. They shared details about their experience at St. Cajetan’s Catholic School, and St. Cajetan’s Catholic Church. Similarly, they tied in the memories of the annual St. Cajetan’s Bazaar, and the smells and food of green chili, tamales, and the queen selected every year.  As well as describing the Ave. Maria clinic and its importance to the community. When the displacement occurred they shared how it changed their world and how they have carried this with them for 50 years ago and felt that day they watched their world fall apart.

“I Am Auraria'' is the culmination of a year-long Museum of Memory project that shares the stories of the hundreds of families who were displaced to make room for the higher education campus that now stands at the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River.

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Oral History of Greg & Rita Gomez, 2023.96.2

Ms. Hale talks about how the Ku Klux Klan threatened father to give up job at Pell's fish market in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver.

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2020.27.3

Oral history interview of Grace Hale, 2020.27.3

The partnership with Radio TriColor of Entravision Media Outlet recounts the oral histories of 15 Basalt-based Spanish-speaking community members who recount their experiences during the early stages of COVID-19 pandemic. Many contributors to this set of oral histories were personally affected by the pandemic and became ill as a result. The histories share about the social, economic, and spiritual impacts the disease has had on community life.

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Oral history of Kelvin, 2021.2.13

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Oral history of Kelvin, 2021.2.13

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