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Notes
- Summary:
- Jennilee Thayer arrived with her family in the 1930s when her father, Fred Gibson, pursued a gold mining interest in Lake Shore Mining. Gibson was a key figure in the establishment of the Basic Magnesium plant in what is now Henderson, Nevada. She taught math at Las Vegas High School before marrying Robert “Red” Thayer in 1954 and moving to Henderson to raise her five children. Among other contributions, she served as a Nevada State President of P.E.O. Sisterhood, an organization that supports educational opportunities for women throughout the world.
- Creation/Production Credits:
- This oral history was provided to Henderson District Public Libraries by the Henderson Historical Society. For more information about the Henderson Historical Society, please visit http://hendersonhistoricalsociety.org
- 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:
- Transcription provided by Janet Bachman and Anne Marie Hamilton-Brehm.
Record Information
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- Henderson District Public Libraries
- Holding Location:
- Henderson Oral History Project
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