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OH0208 Vera Bacon - Oral Histories
Oral histories; transcription REMARKS:Vera Bacon was born in Riddle, OR, in 1892. Her parents were John James and Minnie Briggs. Her father worked on the railroad and then later had a grocery store in Riddle; and when he sold that, he became a carpenter. Vera Bacon was raised in Riddle. She went to school there, and later became a teacher. She taught at Rice Hill, Yoncalla and Millwood schools. Her grandparents, the Briggs (William and Elizabe...
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OH0209 Vera Bacon #2 - Oral Histories
Oral Histories, partial, transcriptions. Transcribed by Ann Nichols. This interview is by Doris Bacon on November 28, 1977 with my mother-in-law, Vera Alpha James Bacon.
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OH0210 Mary Eastman - Oral Histories
Oral histories; partial, transcription REMARKS: This is Ella Mae Young. Today I am interviewing Mary Eastman in her home in 533 W. Broccoli in Roseburg, Oregon. Mary was the first person in Oregon to have a licensed kindergarten. The kindergarten was located at the Presbyterian Church. It was called the Mother Goose Nursury.
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OH0214 Irl Binder - Oral Histories
Oral histories; transcription CREATOR:Irl BinderĂ¼Ella Mae Young REMARKS:Walking tour of Elkton, Oregon, guided by Elkton dweller Irl Binder as he was interviewed by Ella Mae Young. The folder includes maps of Elkton and Kellogg, together with research notes, pointing out sites mentioned in the tour.
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OH0215 Lesta Jertson - Oral histories
Oral histories; transcription CREATOR:Lois Shoemaker, Lesta Jertson REMARKS:"This interview is for the Douglas County Museum Oral History program and was taken on January 11, 1984 with Lesta Rhodes Shoemaker Jertson byLois Shoemaker. The interview was made in Mrs. Jertson's home.; The interview begins with Lesta giving a background on her family and childhood home in Kansas." [introductory paragraphs of oral history].; Lesta Jertson also ...
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OH0216 Joe Morgan - Oral Histories
Oral histories; transcription REMARKS:"The interview covers the homestead years in the area of the Callahan Mountains on the coast range west of Roseburg. Lorraine, a daughter of Dexter Baughman, along with her husband (Joe Morgan), tell of those interesting years."
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OH0222 Robert Sporer - Oral Histories
oral histories; transcription REMARKS:Added to release: 'If someone wants to write a "Book", [sic] he must have my specific permission. For educational purposes - OK.'; Robert D. Sporer was a civilian construction worker who was taken prisoner by the Japanese on Wake Island in World War II. This interview includes some descriptions of his experiences as a prisoner of war.
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OH0223 Burdett Harvey - Oral Histories
Oral histories; partial, transcription REMARKS: Taped interview tih Burdett Harvey in his home in Sutherlin, OR, May 25, 1979. The interviewer is Judy Roberts. Mr. Harvey is currently the city engineer for Oakland, OR. He talks a little bit about his family, but not too much. He doesn't have too much family history. He does talk a lot about when he was growing up. He can remember that they used to have grange dances at N...
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OH0224 Norman Neal - Oral Histories
Oral histories; transcription REMARKS: The following interview with Sheriff Norm Neal is for the Douglas County Museum Oral History Program. Lois Shoemaker is interviewing Sheriff Neal at his office in the Douglas County Courthouse. The interview is about the explosion that occured in Roseburg on August 7, 1959 during the early morning hours. The date is 17 April 1984.
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