People

: Margaret Gallagher; Margaret Gallagher was a school teacher in Lake City before she met Hugh Gallagher and moved to Grand Junction in the late 19th century. She was a member of the Grand Junction Public Library Association, which was instrumental in starting the Grand Junction Public Library in 1898, and in building the first dedicated library building, at 7th Street and Grand Avenue, in 1901. Mother of Hubert R. Gallagher.

: Margaret Galley; With her husband, she ran a grocery store in Nucla, Colorado for many years. After his death, she earned a college degree at Western Colorado University (now Western Colorado University) in Gunnison. She then taught school in Nucla. In 1979, she was still working as a substitute teacher at the age of 92.

: Margaret Gibson; Margaret (Moon) Gibson was born and raised in Lafayette, CO. She was married to Lawson H Gibson on July 1, 1944.

: Margaret Loretta (Langen) Look; She was born in Ohio to Thomas and Mary Langen, both the children of Irish immigrants. Her parents were farmers. She became a school teacher, and taught school in Kremling, Ignatio and Tiffany. She married Al Look, an employee of the Durango Herald and a homesteader in Dove Creek. They married on June 30, 1922. They relocated to Grand Junction in the 1920’s and lived there for many years. There, she became a homemaker and raised three children. According to Al Look, she was never too busy to listen to her children, and taught him to do the same. She survived an advanced case of breast cancer under the treatment of Dr. Everett H. Munro. She died in 1975 and is buried in the Masonic Cemetery.

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