Joyce Guest Decker Wegner tells the story of her Grandfather John Chesley and Grandmother Minnie Chesley migrating to Missoula in 1908 from the Austria-Hungarian Empire (John from Papa, Hungary) in Europe Story. The location of the video is at Bess Reed Park along the Clark Fork River in Missoula, Montana, where mom recalled stories of her childhood and what the surrounding area looked like, the flooding of the river, and her fathers' construction of apartments in the neighborhood. (2022) 16:07 min
Higgins Ave - Grandpa Chesley had the Tip Top Cafe on Higgins Ave. All of the Chesleys, Zaners, Guests, Ostergrens, and Rogers were in Missoula at this time.
Ron Jones Story - Hellgate High School Track Coach. Ronnie and my mom (Joyce) were friends in early elementary school. Mark Decker knows Ron from his high school track days when Ron was the track coach at Hellgate High School.
Dick Genzel story - Fisherman who passed away fly fishing in the Clark Fork River with fish still in his hand.
Listen to mom tell these stories.
Written and videoed by Mark J. Decker (2022)
Higgins Ave - Grandpa Chesley had the Tip Top Cafe on Higgins Ave. All of the Chesleys, Zaners, Guests, Ostergrens, and Rogers were in Missoula at this time.
Ron Jones Story - Hellgate High School Track Coach. Ronnie and my mom (Joyce) were friends in early elementary school. Mark Decker knows Ron from his high school track days when Ron was the track coach at Hellgate High School.
Dick Genzel story - Fisherman who passed away fly fishing in the Clark Fork River with fish still in his hand.
Listen to mom tell these stories.
Written and videoed by Mark J. Decker (2022)
- Category
- Fly Fishing