Oral History Program: Rhy Paris

For the November Oral History Program meeting, Rhy Paris, from the Veteran’s Cemetery in Grand Junction, gave a talk on the creation of the Colorado State Veteran’s Cemetery and the benefits to all those who have served our country.

L to R: Michael Menard, Museum of Western Colorado; Miffie Blozvich, President of MCHS, Museum of Western Colorado; Dave Krogh, Honor Guard Member; Rhy Paris, Assistant Director of the State Veterans Cemetery

All Oral History Programs are held at noon in the Whitman Educational Center, 248 S. Fourth Street. The programs are jointly sponsored by the Museum of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society and are free to the public.

Bring your lunch and enjoy these presentations. For more information, please contact the Loyd Files Research Library at (970) 242-0971 ext. 209.