Blea, Jane P.; Blea-Nunez, Grace (mother/daughter). Penrose Public Library, 2009-10-16T10:30:00

File — Interview-ID: MBY005848

Interview Description

Jane P Blea (76) talks with daughter Grace Blea-Nunez (47) about growing up in Villanueva, NM (a town her grandparents founded), meeting her husband and raising her family in Colorado.

Facilitator Subject Log

02:20 Jane was born and raised in Villanueva, NM. The village was founded by her grandparents who were Gallegos from Spain. They founded the town, which was originally named "Cuesta ", but was then changed to Villanueva.

09:50 Jane tells the story about meeting her husband at a dance. She remembers her husband asking her to dance for the first time and then dated, married and eventually raised a family.

14:00 Jane recalls her family raising a lot of cattle on their land in New Mexico. She talks about the family cuisine and describes all of the different cattle that supplied their meat.

21:30 Jane tells a story about taking her son John to get his first job. They went to King Sooper's and he ended up getting a job at Taco Bell.

31:20 Jane talks about her travels with her family. She specifically mentions two trips: Ethiopia & Bolivia.