I was looking for one of the subjects of the Telluride Oral History Project on behalf of a patron. The patron wanted to know if the person was still living and I combed the obituaries as well as the Social Security Death Index to no avail.
Finally, I decided to call Davine Pera, author of Conversations at 9,000 Feet. She was a tremendous help. Not only did she remember the woman that I was trying to locate and know that she had passed away several years ago, she referred me to her living son and an old friend who could assist the patron in finding further information on the family that he is researching.
I got a kick out of meeting a local history expert over the phone and she seemed truly eager to help.
SL2
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