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Madsen, Holly

 Person

Biographical History

Holly Madsen is the wife of James Madsen.

Holly Madsen was born in Oregon. At the age of twelve, her family relocated to Texas, where she grew up. After her graduation from high school in 1988, she decided to attend her parent’s alma mater in Brigham Young University. While there, fell in love with James Madsen, who was at the time her sister’s husband’s brother. After a few months of courtship, James and her were engaged on Christmas in 1988 and married in 1989.

Holly Madsen performed various plays at the Provo Tabernacle prior to its destruction by fire in 2010. She has helped the community through her participation in activities such as the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies's Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project.

Citation:
UPB files, June 19, 2017 (Born in Oregon; spent 12 years in Oregon before spending her teenage years in Texas; began attending BYU in 1988; her husband James was initially her brother-in-law given her older sister's marriage to his younger brother; daughter of BYU alumni; engaged to James Madsen in 1988; married James Madsen in May 1989; performed various plays at the Provo Tabernacle before it burned down in 2010; participated in the Redd Center's "Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project.")

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Oral history interview with James and Holly Madsen, 2012 December 30

 Item — Volume MSS OH 2601: Series 52
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 52
Scope and Contents

Interview of James and Holly Madsen administered by Redd Center intern Jared Tolman. Topics discussed in this interview include growing up in Provo, camping locations around Provo, and local restaurants in the region. Material dated December 30, 2012.

Dates: 2012 December 30
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project transcripts

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