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Notes
- Abstract:
- Bette Jo Peisker was born in Lumberton, New Mexico. Her family moved to Henderson n 1943. Her father co-owned and managed the Henderson pool hall and bowling alley, where Peisker sold concessions. Peisker shares memories of early Henderson, including St. Peter’s Church, local businesses, and the beginnings of telephone service. In her senior year at Basic High School, Peisker served as the Girls Athletic Association president, organizing regional sporting events and competing in basketball and softball. After graduating, Peisker worked as one of Henderson’s first policewomen and later in Nevada Hardware Store selling paint, ultimately retiring as the Regional Supervisor of Nevada for Sinclair Paints.
- Additional Physical Form:
- Reference copies of the DVD and printed transcript are located in the Archives of the Paseo Verde branch of the Henderson District Public Libraries in Henderson, Nevada.
- Creation/Production Credits:
- Henderson District Public Libraries thanks Fredric W. Watson of the Henderson Historical Society for arranging and participating in this interview. For more information about the Henderson Historical Society, please visit http://hendersonhistoricalsociety.org
- Creation/Production Credits:
- Transcription provided by Paula Main and Anne Marie Hamilton-Brehm.
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- Henderson District Public Libraries
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- Henderson District Public Libraries
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