Bernice Houghton Gerristen, Golden Spike Oral History Project, GS-18, American West Center, University of Utah

Transcript (29 pages) of interview by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni with Bernice Houghton Gerristen on September 3, 1974 for the Golden Spike Oral History Project.Gerristen (b. 1912) talks about her parents and life in Promontory. Topics include social events, the Golden Spike monument, Montello and Kelton, the mail, the Houghton store, the post office, and steamships on the Great Salt Lake. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 29 pages