ORAL HISTORY 2017-01-60 PT. 1. Gary Higgins talks about getting hired as the first park employee at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Vern Smith recommending him as the superintendent at Klondike, taking the historical architect position, Randy Snure and Steve Hites, Steve Wallace introducing him to people in town, Dick Hoffman taking the superintendent's position, Tom Ritter, dedication ceremonies, early decisions about specific structures, Harlan Hobbs, the early TV station owned by Jack and Marge Brown, Tom Ritter running the Chilkoot Trail, Doug Sandvik, Bob Howe, his work as the historical architect, physical investigations of the buildings, management goals for the buildings, Bob Spude, Pete Bathhurst, hiring Janet Wallace and Meg Jensen to work as backcountry rangers, George Rapuzzi, the cemetery above Sheep Camp, Martin Itjen, Craig Davis, the cemetery at Dyea, interacting with the town people, serving on the Planning Commission, coming up with a numbering system for streets, the Skagway Historic District Commission, Carl Mulvihill, why he decided to leave Skagway, a change in administration, Dick Sims, the highway being built and choosing sites for interpretive signs, and working with Parks Canada.

ORAL HISTORY 2017-01-60 PT. 2. Gary Higgins talks about Grant Crosby, buildings moved from their original locations, the symposium they set up for historic preservation with people from throughout the country, Steve Peterson, involvement of the community, acquiring the Red Onion from Jack and Morris Brown, the Pantheon building, Kathy Spude, Dan Martin, the Mascot building, David Snow, moving the Goldbert and the Boss Bakery buildings, the Pullen House, working with Parks Canada, Pete Bathurst, using some of the building moving techniques they learned in Dawson, walking over the Chilkoot Trail, Martin Itjen, Cy Coyne, Skip Burns, Gil Thompson, Bob Vaughan, Chris Vaughan, Casey McBride, Bill Matthews, what Skagway was like when he lived there, Jewel Knapp, the Princess Patricia, and being at the park at the very beginning.