DOCSLIB.ORG

Appendix B1 Cultural Resources Report

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Appendix B1 Cultural Resources Report JM Research and Consulting Jennifer Mermilliod, M.A. 4049 Almond Street, Suite 201 Riverside, CA 92501 Phone 951-233-6897 [email protected] MEMORANDUM DATE: April 5, 2021 TO: Eric Nelson Vice President of Community Development Trumark Homes 450 Newport Center Dr. #300 Newport Beach, CA 92660 FROM: Jennifer Mermilliod, M.A., Principal Historian/Architectural Historian SUBJECT: Cultural Resources Survey for the Vita Pakt Project, Covina, Los Angeles County, California Dear Mr. Nelson, JM Research & Consulting (JMRC) completed a focused Cultural Resources Survey for the Vita Pakt Project, located at 707 N. Barranca Avenue (APN 8430-015-018), which proposes to construct 151 at-grade multi-family residential attached units and associated improvements on an approximately 6-acre site. Planned construction activities include over-excavation within building pad areas to a minimum depth of 5 to 7 feet below existing grade or 3 feet below planned footings, whichever is deeper, with a few, select areas of removal and re-compaction beyond the 5-foot minimum to a maximum of 15 feet. The survey was requested by the City of Covina in compliance with the adopted Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) for the Town Center Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR; November 2019) and in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Specifically, the Cultural Resources Survey was completed in compliance with the following Mitigation Measures (MM) for Cultural and Tribal Resources: Mitigation Measure CUL-2: Prior to the issuance of a grading permit, future development projects are required to prepare a Phase I Cultural Resources Technical Report in accordance with the California Office of Historic Preservation: Archaeological Resources Management Report Guidelines, with the purpose to assess, avoid, and mitigate potential impacts to archeological and tribal cultural resources as set forth in CEQA Regulations: Appendix G and as specified in the City of Covina Municipal Code 17.81. Mitigation Measure CUL-4: Prior to the issuance of a grading permit, future development projects are required to conduct a paleontological record search, commissioned through the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Vertebrate Paleontology Section in order to assess and evaluate potential impacts to paleontological resources and unique geological features as set forth in CEQA Regulations: Appendix G and as specified in the City of Covina Municipal Code 17.81. Jennifer Mermilliod, M.A., Principal Historian/Architectural Historian, JMRC, acted as Principal Historic Consultant and managed the study, which included consultation, coordination, and compliance applicable and relevant to cultural resources planning. Archaeological and paleontological investigation was subcontracted to Duke Cultural Resources Management LLC, (Duke CRM; Attachment A Cultural and Paleontological Resources Assessment). All staff involved in the research, identification, documentation, and evaluation meet or exceed the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards (Attachments A& B). The intensive-level survey was conducted in March 2021 in accordance with the Town Center MMRP and included record searches, archival research, and field survey. A paleontological records search at the LA County Museum of Natural History (NHMLA). In consultation with the City of Covina Community Development Department, due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and records search delays from the South Central Coastal Information Center (SCCIC), internal archives and adjacent projects were reviewed for relevant background information on the Project. A Sacred Lands File Search at the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) was completed; scoping with tribes was not required under the Town Center Specific Plan EIR MMRP. Cultural resources research, including archival and database searches, did not identify cultural resources within the Project Area. No archaeological deposits dating to either the historic or prehistoric period were discovered during the field survey. Due to the lack of significant historical resources in the Project Area and in the surrounding area, and the high level of disturbance observed during the field survey, the Project has a low sensitivity for intact archaeological resources. This in conjunction with the prior ground disturbance from the construction of the prior buildings on-site indicated that there is a limited potential for impacts to archaeological resources. The NHMLA literature review and record search, additional research, and pedestrian survey did not produce any fossil localities within 3 miles of the Project Area. Survey work indicates a low sensitivity for paleontological resources in the young alluvial fan deposits that underlie the Project Area; therefore, it is unlikely that significant and unique paleontological resources will be impacted by the project during earth disturbing activities in this area. One historic feature exposed during demolition of the Production Building along the southern end of the Project boundary was discovered during the field survey. The feature consists of two concrete walls with a concrete footing in the center that was likely used as a culvert to displace wastewater used for cleaning citrus fruits. Due to the deteriorated integrity of the culvert remnant and lack of potential to yield any important data, the feature was not documented on Department of Parks and Recreation forms (DPR 523 Series), and no further work is recommended. The results of the Cultural Resources Survey do not indicate any further investigation or archaeological or paleontological monitoring during ground disturbance is recommended for this Project. As appropriate, and in compliance with the adopted MMRP for the Town Center Specific Plan EIR, monitoring should be initiated in the event that archaeological resources, Tribal Cultural Resources, or paleontological resources are inadvertently discovered during ground disturbing activities in accordance to the Town Center Specific Plan EIR approved Mitigation Measures: Mitigation Measure CUL-3: In the event that archaeological and/or cultural resources relating to Tribal Cultural Resources are unearthed during ground- disturbing activities, ground-disturbing activities must be halted or diverted away from the vicinity of the find so that the find can be evaluated. A buffer area of at least 50 feet must be established around the find where construction activities cannot be allowed to continue until a qualified archaeologist examines the newly discovered artifact(s) and evaluates the area of the find. Work may be allowed to continue outside of the buffer area. All archaeological resources unearthed by project construction activities must be evaluated by a qualified professional archaeologist, who meets the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications and Standards and is approved by the City of Covina. Should the newly discovered artifacts be determined to be prehistoric, Native American Tribes/Individuals must be contacted and consulted, and Native American construction monitoring must be initiated. The Project Applicant must coordinate with the archaeologist to develop an appropriate treatment plan for the resources. The plan may include implementation of archaeological data recovery excavations to address treatment of the resource along with subsequent laboratory processing, analysis, and curation. Mitigation Measure CUL-5: In the event that paleontological resources or unique geological features are discovered during construction related activities, a qualified paleontological monitor shall observe all ground disturbing activities at all depths. The paleontological monitor will recover any significant fossil materials that would potentially be impacted by ground disturbing activities. To avoid construction delays, the paleontological monitor should be equipped to salvage fossils immediately as they are unearthed and to remove samples of sediments that are likely to contain the remains of small fossil vertebrates, in accordance with standards for such recovery established by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP). Monitoring of ground disturbance shall consist of the surface collection of visible vertebrate and invertebrate fossils within the project site. If recovery of a large or unusually productive fossil occurrence is warranted, earthmoving activities should be diverted temporarily around the fossil site and a recovery crew should be mobilized to remove the material as quickly as possible. The monitor shall be permitted to photograph and/or draw stratigraphic profiles of cut surfaces and take samples for analysis of microfossils, dating, or other specified purposes, in accordance with SVP protocols. Recovered specimens shall be prepared to a point of identification, including washing of sediments to recover smaller fossil remains. Once excavation has reached specified depths, salvage of fossil material from the sidewalls of the cut may resume. Specimens shall be identified and curated into a museum repository with retrievable storage. Please contact me should you need any clarification or further assistance. Regards, Jennifer Mermilliod, Principal, JMRC Attachment A Cultural and Paleontological Resources Assessment Duke CRM Cultural and Paleontological Resources Assessment Vita Pakt, Covina Project City of Covina, Los Angeles County, California APN 8430-015-018 Prepared for: Jennifer Mermilliod Jennifer Mermilliod Research & Consulting 4049
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Grand Canyon of the Mojave.” It Was Originally Called Cave Canyon, but Acquire the Current Name After the Railroad Stop of Afton Was Created at the West End
    Afton Canyon: Afton Canyon is often called “the Grand Canyon of the Mojave.” It was originally called Cave Canyon, but acquire the current name after the railroad stop of Afton was created at the west end. It’s one of the few places where the Mojave River flows above ground in places all year round. Vehicle access is permitted through most of the canyon, however no vehicles are allowed in the western end, where the “horseshoe” is and where the caves are located. This closed area is bypassed by taking the access road along the railroad tracks and driving through the Mojave River wash under the railroad tressel. At one time there was a train stop at Afton and a station. Afton Cemetery is located south of where the station once sat. There are five stone-covered mounds and wooden crosses. One of the burials has been identified as that of Jose Flores, born about 1882, died May 29, 1906. Flores was one of three men who arrived at Afton Station on an early-morning train hoping to be hired on. They were intoxicated and after attacking Section Foreman Robert Y. Williams, who was severely injured in the brawl, Flores was killed. The other two were wounded, one fatally. [John V. Richardson, Jr., San Bernardino County Museum Association Quarterly, Vol. 55, Number 4, 2010]. MojaveRd1West Pages 5, 6. GPS: 35.030936,-116.366846 Arbuckle Mine: A magnesite (magnesium) mine high up on the side of a cliff on the south side of Afton Canyon. A large piece of timber at the mine has "Arbuckle Mine 1894" carved into it.
    [Show full text]
  • Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Compass Danbe Centerpointe Project
    PHASE I CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY FOR THE COMPASS DANBE CENTERPOINTE PROJECT CITY OF MORENO VALLEY, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE APN 297-170-002 and -003 Prepared for: T&B Planning, Inc. 3200 El Camino Real, Suite 100 Irvine, California 92602 Submitted to: City of Moreno Valley Community Development Department Planning Division 14177 FredericK Street Moreno Valley, California 92552 Prepared by: Brian F. Smith and Associates, Inc. 14010 Poway Road, Suite A Poway, California 92064 September 25, 2020 Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Compass Danbe Centerpointe Project _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Archaeological Database Information Author(s): Andrew J. Garrison and Brian F. Smith Prepared by: Brian F. Smith and Associates, Inc. 14010 Poway Road, Suite A Poway, California 92064 (858) 484-0915 Report Date: September 25, 2020 Report Title: Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Compass Danbe Centerpointe Project, City of Moreno Valley, County of Riverside Prepared for: T&B Planning, Inc. 3200 El Camino Real, Suite 100 Irvine, California 92602 Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 297-170-002 and -003 USGS Quadrangle: Riverside East, California (7.5 minute) Study Area: 17.7 acres Key Words: Cultural resources survey; city of Moreno Valley; negative survey; no mitigation measures recommended. Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Compass Danbe Centerpointe Project _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    [Show full text]
  • MARCH 2012 by Richard D
    City of San Bernardino Historical and Pioneer Society P.O. Box 875, San Bernardino, CA 92402 LIBRARY NEWS MARCH 2012 By Richard D. Thompson, Librarian PIONEER “UNCLE GEORGE” LORD Last month I mentioned our intent to create a "big-book" on William F. Holcomb and his descendants. A big-book is a four- or five-inch-thick, heavy-duty ring binder filled with hundreds of pages of whatever can be found on the family. We have one on John Brown and one on Fred Perris. These are works in progress because there is much more material available than what we were able to collect within the restricted time and effort devoted to the project. A file on George Lord is now being gathered. He was the first president of the San Bernardino Society of California Pioneers, who, upon his death in 1898, was described in a Riverside newspaper as the "most famous man in southern California." Another article said "there was not a stain" in his life, and a third stated that "thousands" attended his funeral (the total population of the city was only about 6,000). I am still in the process of accumulating what is readily available on this man. This includes photographs, references in George Lord history books, newspaper articles and anything that can be found on the Internet. “Uncle George” Lord, as he was called, and his wife Arabella Singleton Lord had two sons and a daughter, the latter of whom died as a baby. The boys, George Lord, Jr., and John Singleton Lord, both had families, and I have included in the big-book what information I have on them, their wives and families.
    [Show full text]
  • An Overview of the Cultural Resources of the Western Mojave Desert
    BLM LIBRARY BURE/ IT 88014080 An Overview of the Cultural Resources of the Western Mojave Desert by E . G ary Stic kel and - L ois J . W einm an Ro berts with sections by Rainer Beig ei and Pare Hopa cultural resources publications anthropology— history Cover design represents a petroglyph element from Inscription Canyon, San Bernardino County, California. : AN OVERVIEW OF THE CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE WESTERN TOJAVE DESERT by Gary Stickel and Lois J. Weinman- Roberts Environmental Research Archaeologists: A Scientific Consortium Los Angeles with sections by Rainer Berger and Pare Hopa BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LIBRARY Denver, Colorado 88014680 Prepared for the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT California Desert Planning Program 3610 Central Avenue, Suite 402 Riverside, California 92506 Contract No. YA-512-CT8-106 ERIC W. RITTER GENERAL EDITOR Bureau of Land RIVERSIDE, CA Management Library 1980 Bldg. 50, Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225 *•' FOREWORD Culture resource overviews such as this bring together much of the available information on prehistoric and historic peoples and present- day Native American groups along with their associated environments. The purpose behind these studies is to provide background information for the management of and research into these prehistoric, historic, and contemporary resources. This overview is one of seven covering the southern California deserts undertaken as part of a comprehensive planning effort by the Bureau of Land Management for these deserts. Overviews aid in the day-to-day management of cultural resources and in the completion of environmental analyses and research projects. Its general value to the public in the fields of education and recreation-interpretation must also be stressed.
    [Show full text]
  • San Bernardino County California, U
    ADELANTO CITY SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA, U. S. A. San Bernardino County. Condado de San Bernardino Officially the County of San Bernardino, is a county located in the Oficialmente, el Condado de San Bernardino, es un condado ubicado en la southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is located within the parte sur del estado de California en los Estados Unidos, y se encuentra dentro Inland Empire area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was del área del Inland Empire. A partir del censo estadounidense de 2010, la 2,035,210, making it the fifth-most populous county in California and the población era de 2.035.210, lo que lo convierte en el quinto condado más 14th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is San Bernardino. poblado de California y el 14º más poblado de los Estados Unidos. La sede del condado es San Bernardino. While included within the Greater Los Angeles area, San Bernardino Si bien se incluye dentro del área metropolitana de Los Ángeles, el County is included in the Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario metropolitan condado de San Bernardino se incluye en el área estadística metropolitana statistical area (also known as the Inland Empire), as well as the Los Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario (también conocida como Inland Empire), así Angeles–Long Beach combined statistical area. como el área estadística combinada Los Ángeles-Long Beach. With an area of 20,105 square miles (52,070 km2), San Bernardino Con un área de 20,105 millas cuadradas (52,070 km2), el condado de San County is the largest county in the United States by area, although some of Bernardino es el condado más grande de los Estados Unidos por área, aunque Alaska's boroughs and census areas are larger.
    [Show full text]
  • Cultural Resources Study for the 1270 Arrow Highway Project
    CULTURAL RESOURCES STUDY FOR THE 1270 ARROW HIGHWAY PROJECT IRWINDALE, CALIFORNIA APNs 8532-001-002, -006, and -900 Lead Agency: City of Irwindale 5050 Irwindale Avenue Irwindale, California 91706 Preparer: Brian F. Smith and Associates, Inc. 14010 Poway Road, Suite A Poway, California 92064 ___________________ Signature Project Proponent: Irwindale Partners II, LLC 510 East Foothill Boulevard, Suite 206 San Dimas, California 91773 January 17, 2018 Cultural Resources Study for the 1270 Arrow Highway Project __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Archaeological Database Information Authors: Andrew J. Garrison and Brian F. Smith Consulting Firm: Brian F. Smith and Associates, Inc. 14010 Poway Road, Suite A Poway, California 92064 (858) 484-0915 Client/Project Proponent: Irwindale Partners II, LLC 510 East Foothill Boulevard, Suite 206 San Dimas, California 91773 Report Date: January 17, 2018 Report Title: Cultural Resources Study for the 1270 Arrow Highway Project, Irwindale, California (APNs 8532-001-002, -006, and -900) Type of Study: Phase I Cultural Resources Study New Site(s): None Updated Site(s): None USGS Quadrangle: Baldwin Park, California (7.5 minute) Acreage: Approximately 79 acres Key Words: Archaeological study; negative; no impacts to cultural resources. i Cultural Resources Study for the 1270 Arrow Highway Project __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Section
    [Show full text]
  • San Bernardino & Inyo Counties, California
    BLM-California Old Spanish National Historic Trail Recreation & Development Strategy San Bernardino & Inyo Counties, California—September, 2015 14 Old Spanish National Historic Trail Recreation & Development Strategy Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office Prepared For: The Bureau of Land Management, Barstow Field Office The Old Spanish Trail Association Prepared By: Michael Knight, BLM, ACE Landscape Architect Intern Graydon Bascom, BLM, ACE Historic Trails Intern September, 2015 Contents Note to the Reader 1 Participants 2 Explanation of Document Sections 3 Project Overview Old Spanish Trail Map 7 Recreation Route Map 9 Typical Trail Elements 11 Trail Zone Details Cajon Junction to Barstow (Zone 1) 15 Barstow to Harvard Rd (Zone 2) 19 Harvard Rd to Salt Creek (Zone 3) 27 Zzyzx to Piute Gorge (Zone 4) 31 Salt Creek to California State Line (Zone 5) 37 Summary 41 Above: Old Spanish Trail Marker at Emigrant Pass Cover Page: Top photo: Salt Creek ACEC, Bottom Photo: Mouth of Spanish Canyon looking southwest Note To The Reader National Historic Trails are trails that have a historical significance to the nation, and can only be designated by an act of Congress. There are currently 19 National Historic Trails in the United States. In 1968, the National Trails System Act, which is intended to provide for the outdoor recreation needs of the public, opened the door to federal involvement in all types of trails. Today, the Bureau of Land Management, along with the National Park Service and National Forest Service, are responsible for the administration and management of National Historic Trails.
    [Show full text]
  • Old Spanish National Historic Trail Final Comprehensive Administrative Strategy
    Old Spanish National Historic Trail Final Comprehensive Administrative Strategy Chama Crossing at Red Rock, New Mexico U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service - National Trails Intermountain Region Bureau of Land Management - Utah This page is intentionally blank. Table of Contents Old Spanish National Historic Trail - Final Comprehensive Administrative Stratagy Table of Contents i Table of Contents v Executive Summary 1 Chapter 1 - Introduction 3 The National Trails System 4 Old Spanish National Historic Trail Feasibility Study 4 Legislative History of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail 5 Nature and Purpose of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail 5 Trail Period of Significance 5 Trail Significance Statement 7 Brief Description of the Trail Routes 9 Goal of the Comprehensive Administrative Strategy 10 Next Steps and Strategy Implementation 11 Chapter 2 - Approaches to Administration 13 Introduction 14 Administration and Management 17 Partners and Trail Resource Stewards 17 Resource Identification, Protection, and Monitoring 19 National Historic Trail Rights-of-Way 44 Mapping and Resource Inventory 44 Partnership Certification Program 45 Trail Use Experience 47 Interpretation/Education 47 Primary Interpretive Themes 48 Secondary Interpretive Themes 48 Recreational Opportunities 49 Local Tour Routes 49 Health and Safety 49 User Capacity 50 Costs 50 Operations i Table of Contents Old Spanish National Historic Trail - Final Comprehensive Administrative Stratagy Table of Contents 51 Funding 51 Gaps in Information and
    [Show full text]
  • Extensions of Remarks
    September 29, 1987 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 25653 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS NEED FOR A DOLLAR COIN handicapped, but would remove various and each purchase would subtract an incre­ hidden costs of the outmoded dollar bill. ment. The installation cost is estimated at a It would also be a sensible acknowledg­ minimum of $750 per machine. As is the HON. MORRIS K. UDALL ment of inflation. In the past 30 years, the case with subway tokens and travelers' OF ARIZONA Consumer Price Index has risen from 84.3 checks, the seller of debit cards would have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to 338.7, a four-fold increase. Today's dollar the use of the cash for goods and services Tuesday, September 29, 1987 is the quarter of the 1950s. In the Eisenhow­ not yet consumed; and of course the cost of er years, a buck would buy hamburgers, machine changes would eventually be borne Mr. UDALL. Mr. Speaker, there is ample evi­ french fries and soft drinks for two at by the customer. dence suggesting a need for a new dollar McDonald's or Cokes for an entire baseball In addition, without prompt currency coin. Merchants, vending machine manufac­ team. Today, it is no longer the threshold of reform many more mass-transit authorities turers, and metropolitan transit authorities a moderate purchase. will be forced to follow the example of the Moreover, a dollar coin would remove nu­ Cleveland, Washington and Chicago sys­ have long known that inflation and consumer merous inconveniences from modern life. habits render the dollar bill outdated.
    [Show full text]
  • Appendix Iv.H.1
    APPENDIX IV.H.1 Historic Resources Evaluation Report, Wilshire Grand Hotel Prepared by Galvin Preservation Associates, May 2010 HISTORIC RESOURCE EVALUATION REPORT WILSHIRE GRAND HOTEL August 2009 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose and Qualifications The purpose of this report is to determine and set forth whether or not a development project (sometimes referred to as the “Project”) will impact historic resources. The project site is located at 930 Wilshire Boulevard in downtown of Los Angeles, and is occupied by the Wilshire Grand Hotel. Constructed in 1952, the Wilshire Grand Hotel is not currently designated a landmark at the national, state, or local levels. Nor has it been previously evaluated as significant in any historic resource surveys. As such, the Wilshire Grand Hotel was evaluated as a historic resource for the first time as part of this report. Teresa Grimes, Laura Vanaskie and Ben Taniguchi of Galvin Preservation Associates were responsible for the preparation of this report, which was submitted to Christopher A. Joseph & Associates. All three preparers fulfill the qualifications for historic preservation professionals outlined in Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 61. Resumes are attached. 1.2 Methodology In conducting the analysis of potential historic resources and impacts, the following tasks were performed: 1. Conducted a field inspection of the project site and surrounding area to determine the study area and to identify potential historic resources. The study area was identified as the Wilshire Grand Hotel property. 2. Researched the Wilshire Grand Hotel to determine whether or not it is currently listed as a landmark at the national, state, or local levels and whether or not it has been previously evaluated as a historic resource.
    [Show full text]
  • 15,000 Monterey Pines Threatened P
    Volume 43, Number 2, 2004 www.ventana.sierraclub.org M AGAZINE OF THE V ENTANA C HAPTER OF THE S IERRA C LUB APR,OUTINGS MAY, JUN Robin Way 15,000 Monterey pines threatened p. 4 Explore, enjoy and protect the planet hile it is the intent of The Ventana to print articles that reflect the position Wof the Ventana Chapter, ideas CHAPTER CHAIR expressed in The Ventana are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Sierra Club. Articles, graphics Thank you for working for Mountains we are opposing a destructive destructive individual projects such as and photographs are copyrighted by the the environment timber harvest permit which threatens subdivisions in and around Elkhorn authors and artists and may be reprinted only water quality for Lompico residents. Slough, a huge open pit mining quarry with their permission. lub volunteers are actively In Monterey County the General involved in protecting the biotic near Chualar, the 1050-unit housing pro- DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSIONS Plan Update (GPU) has consumed thou- ject proposed for Marina Heights, the All materials for publication must be received and scenic resources of the mag- C sands of hours of our members’ time Seaside Highlands, and Pebble Beach by the deadlines listed in The Ventana publica- nificent central coast. Throughout Santa tion schedule (see below). No exceptions. over the last four years as we work to Company’s plans to severely damage Cruz and Monterey County, conserva- educate politicians, the press, and SUBMISSIONS FORMAT tion efforts and monitoring by Group rare native Monterey Pine forest habitat Please limit articles to 800 words; letters to Monterey residents about the impor- in Del Monte Forest.
    [Show full text]
  • Museum of History and Holocaust Education Legacy Series Jean Ousley Interview Conducted by Adina Langer January 29, 2018 Transcribed by Adina Langer
    Museum of History and Holocaust Education Legacy Series Jean Ousley Interview Conducted by Adina Langer January 29, 2018 Transcribed by Adina Langer Born in 1945, Jean Ousley met her father for the first time after he returned from service in World War II. Her mother worked at the Kellogg Plant in Battle Creek, Michigan, and then as a welder at a factory in California. As an adult, Ousley led the Georgia chapter of the American Rosie the Riveter Association because of her mother’s contributions to the war effort. Full Transcript Interviewer: Today is January 29, 2018. My name is Adina Langer, and I'm the curator of the Museum of History and Holocaust Education at Kennesaw State University, and I'm here at the Sturgis Library with Jean Ousley. First of all, do you agree to this interview? Ousley: Yes, absolutely. Interviewer: Could you please state your full name? Ousley: Interesting, because I told you I'm Jean, but remember, my story is that I'm Gloria Jean. I was named because my grandmother wanted my name to be Gloria, but then I think my mother was trying to exert her independence, and she never called me Gloria. So Jean is—Gloria Jean Spriggs Ousley. Interviewer: OK. And what's your birthday? Ousley: April 22, 1945. Interviewer: And where were you born? Ousley: I was born in Gainesville in the Hall County Hospital in Gainesville, Georgia. Interviewer: So, before we talk about your childhood, I'd like to go back a bit further and talk about your parents. What were your parents' names? Ousley: My father was Samuel Eldo Spriggs—the middle name kind of unusual—from basically Gwinnett County, Georgia, I guess.
    [Show full text]