East Bay Regional Parks Oral History Collection
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Title: East Bay Regional Parks Oral History Collection
Dates: 1978-2017
Collection Number: 2014.51, 2015,2, 2021.8, 2023.10, 2023.30
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 2 boxes
Repository:
Contra Costa County Historical Society
Martinez, California 94553
Abstract: Oral history transcripts of interviews conducted by East Bay Region Park employees of residents in different regional park
areas.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research.
Contact the Contra Costa County Historical Society for publication permission.
[Identification of item]. East Bay Regional Parks Oral History Collection. Collection Number: 2014.51, 2015,2, 2021.8, 2023.10,
2023.30. Contra Costa County Historical Society
Scope and Content of Collection
Transcripts of interviews conducted by Traci Parent:
• Dollie (Arata) Thompson and Stella (Arata) Perata on August 17, 1978. They were daughters of Eugene and Onorina Arata of
the Arata Ranch, Somersville Road, Antioch, California.
• Ollie (Damiano) Renzenbrink on Aug 21, 1978, former resident of the Mount Diablo Coal Field, Contra Costa County, California,
regarding the Buffo (Buffa) and Damiano Family History.
• Elinor (Arata) Corsi Girolami on September 9, 2003, regarding the history of the Arata Family and the ranch on Somersville
Road, Antioch, California.
• Linda (Corsi) O’Rell and Norine (Corsi) Dolyniuk on August 4, 2017, granddaughters of Eugene and Onorina Arata, Arata Ranch,
Somersville Rd, Antioch
Transcripts of interviews conducted by Karana Hattersley-Drayton & Joan M. Cohn:
• Stella (Arata) Perata on August 3, 1979, daughter of Eugene and Onorina Arata of the Arata Ranch, Somersville Rd., Antioch
Transcripts of interviews conducted by Karana Hattersley-Drayton and Cathy Green:
• Elmer “Jack” Lougher, June 17, 1979 at Somersville Hotel Site in Somersville Townsite, Mount Diablo Coal Field, Contra Costa
County, California
• Amelia (Ginochio) Peel, February 17, 1981, former resident of Nortonville, Mount Diablo Coal Field, Contra Costa County,
California.
Transcripts of interviews by Karana Hattersley-Drayton:
• Ivor Pimm, August 10, 1989, Pt. Pinole.
• Jean (Gidley) Kennedy, June (Lawton) Finch, John Nye, Helen (Petrich) Moore, Mrs. Gladys Berk, Mr. Robert (Bud) Van Proyeen,
Mr. EP Taipale, Mrs. Cynelle Carrick, Mr. Fred Petrich. Pt. Pinole. August 1989.
• John Nichols, March 17, 1992, Land Management Specialist, provided an inventory of features and resources at Pt. Pinole
Regional Shoreline.
• Ida (Cardoza) Taylor, July 1996. Morgan Territory.
Transcripts of interviews conducted by Susan Imboden:
• George Coles, October 19, 2013, Brooks Island Archaelogical Project, Richmond.
• George Coles, September 23, 2013, Brooks Island Regional Preserve, Richmond.
• Katie Wolfman, March 11, 2012, Alvarado Girl Scout Day Camp at Alvarado Park, Richmond.
• Mary Cozzo Schaefe, and Al and Mike Bruzzone, January 4, 2011, Alvarado Park, Richmond.
• Jimmie Rampoldi, July 14, 2011, Alvarado Park, Richmond
• Joe Meneghelli, June 23, 2011, Alvarado Park, Richmond
Transcript of interview conducted by John Waters & Traci Parent:
• James M. Reynolds, October 15, 1992 & November 12, 1992, night shift foreman, Roberts Brothers Silica Sand Co. Mine, Nortonville.
Transcript of interview conducted by Kevin Turner:
• Jack Phillips, October 28, 1985, Former Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. Employee.
Dollie Thompson
Stell Perata
Ollie Renzenbrink
Elinor Corsi Girolami
Linda Corsi O'Rell
Norine Corsi Dolyniuk
Elmer "Jack" Lougher
Amelia Ginochio Peel
Ivor Pimm
Jean (Gidley) Kennedy
John Nichols
Ida (Cardoza) Taylor
George Coles
Katie Wolfman
Mary Cozzo Schaefe
Al Bruzzone
Mike Bruzzone
Jimmie Rampoldi
Joe Meneghelli
Jack Phillips
Gertrude Anderson Young
Edwin Mortimore
Linda O'Rell
Norine Dolyniuk
George Cardinet
Arata
Somersville Road, Antioch, California
Mount Diablo Coal Field
Brooks Island, Richmond
Alvarado Park, Richmond
Nortonville
Pt. Pinole
interview transcripts