Interview with James (Jim) Petery, Friday, April 22, 2022

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Title
Interview with James (Jim) Petery, Friday, April 22, 2022
Description
Jim Petery is an RIT alumnus who first saw the Hill Cumorah Pageant in the mid-1970s. In this interview, Jim discusses his family’s involvement in the Pageant, including his eventual service in the Pageant Presidency. Much of the interview concerns the Pageant’s logistics and physical plant. Topics include stage lights, cast housing, Zion’s Camp, the food services, youth activities, and various snacks that participants enjoyed. This interview will be of particular interest to listeners who are interested in the Pageant as a summer camp. Finally, Jim reflects on the Pageant’s spiritual messages and the miracles that he witnessed onsite.
Oral History Interview Audio
Contributor
Daniel Gorman Jr.
Creator
James (Jim) Petery and Daniel Gorman Jr.
Date
Friday, April 22, 2022
Format
M4A (audio), PDF (transcript)
Identifier
Gorman_JamesPeteryInterview_04-22-2022_audio_1386783943.m4a
Gorman_JimPeteryTranscript_04-22-2022_Edited.pdf
Language
English
Rights
Produced under an oral history collaborative deed of gift agreement with no restrictions and nonexclusive license.
Source
The Hill Cumorah Legacy Project
Subject
Hill Cumorah Pageant, Kodak, American Sign Language, Spanish, Cast, Costumes, Security, Parking, Dormitories, Zion’s Camp, Devotional, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
interviewer
Daniel Gorman Jr.
interviewee
James (Jim) Petery
Duration
39:44
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