History
Patsy Furr – Food for Stangers
Patsy Furr talks how her parents were farmers during the Great Depression and how they had to work night and day to stay in business. Later on she says she used to feed a man that wandered around her neighborhood. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Allan Cantor – Kent State Shooting of 1970
Allan Cantor speaks about how he was supposed to go on a blind date with one of the four students who were shot at Kent State. CLICK HERE to see the full Oral History
Milka Snediker – Occupied Vienna
Milka describes what life was like under the occupation of Vienna during WWII. CLICK HERE to see Milka’s Short Story on living in a concentration camp under the German Occupation in The Holocaust Category! CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Phyllis Somer – Eyeglasses Assembly Line
Phyllis Somer’s father pioneered the assembly line production of prescription eyeglasses. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Richard Aston – Early Automation
Richard Describes how early automation technology affected his bakery business. CLICK HERE to watch as Richard gives a new meaning to “child care”, defines “farmed out” and discusses the Great Depression. CLICK HERE to watch as Richard’s Short Story about going to the Movie Theater to watch Newsreels during WWII, in the WWII – Europe…
Bill Binder – Father Worked with Thomas Edison
Bill Binder’s father invented the blender and worked with Thomas Edison. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Rosellen Utterback – Coal Miner
Rosellen Utterback’s father was a coal miner during the winter and farmer in the summer during the Great Depression. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Gerry Romanik – First Television Set
Gerry Romanik recalls the first television her family bought which was a Dumont. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Desmond Fuller – Childhood During The Great Depression
Desmond Fuller talks about his difficult childhood during the Great Depression. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Al Golman – Lee Harvey Oswald’s Death
Al Golman was outside the Dallas Police Station and heard the shots when Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald. CLICK HERE to see Al’s Short Story about his brother who was captured by the SS at the Battle of the Bulge, in the WWII – Europe and at Home Category! CLICK HERE to watch the…
Jerry Nunes – Abe Lincoln Home
Jerry Nunes lived two streets away from the only home Abe Lincoln ever owned. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Mitchell Jones – Nuclear Weapon Testing on Animals
Mitchell Jones witnessed the testing of nuclear weapons. While in the military he was tasked with recovering animals that were killed in the tests of the weapons. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Michael Gundy – Bush Inauguration
Michael Gundy went to President George W. Bush’s Inauguration and visited the White House 5 other times. CLICK HERE to see his Short Story about the Dreams he had while he was coming out of a coma and a funny experience he had in the General Subjects and Everyday Life Category! CLICK HERE to watch the…
Patricia Robinson – Assassination at Lunch
Patricia talks about hearing JFK’s Assassination reported live on the radio while she was taking her lunch break. CLICK HERE to see Patricia’s Short Story about studying abroad in France when World War II broke out in the WWII – In Europe and at Home Category! CLICK HERE to see Patricia’s full Oral History!
Ormand & Eve Knowles – Working for Mrs. Roosevelt
Ormand tells his story about how he used to work for a dry cleaning service and would personally deliver Mrs. Roosevelt her dresses. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History.
Bob Northington – First Television Set
Bob Northington talks about what it was like to get his first TV. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Myron Ball – First use of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Myron Ball talks about using electric waves on patients as an anti-inflammatory before Butazolidin came out. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
The Holocaust Compilation
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Bill Prindible – President JFK and Roosevelt
Bill Prindible was abroad during the assassination of JFK and then he recalls where he was when he learned that President Roosevelt died. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Sam Kogutt – Camp Liberator
Sam Kogutt was a Liberator at Siegen and Flossenburg Concentration Camps. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Helen Lee – “They Closed the Store”
Helen talks about what she remembers from 9/11 and JFK’s Assassination. CLICK HERE to see Helen Lee’s Short Story on marrying a man named Robert E. Lee in the General Subjects and Everyday Life Category! CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Pauline Barr – First Telephone
Pauline Barr talks about the first telephone her family had. CLICK HERE to see her Short Story on her family house getting electricity and using the radio in the Great Inventions Category! CLICK HERE to see her Short Story about watching JFK’s assassination live on TV in the Kennedy Presidency & the 60s/70s Category! CLICK HERE…
Ruth Evans – JFK, John Glenn, Moon Landing, and 9/11
Ruth talks about the most impactful moments in her life, from JFK, to John Glenn, to the 1969 Moon Landing, to 9/11. CLICK HERE to see Ruth’s Short Story about the time her husband was sent on a suicide mission in the WWII – In the Pacific Category! CLICK HERE to see her full Oral…
Donald Halsey – Nixon’s Plane
Donald Halsey designed the interior of President Nixon’s airplane in Air Force 1. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Robert Kennard – The Radio and Television
Robert talks about the greatest inventions of his time. CLICK HERE to see Robert’s Short Story where he narrowly escaped a drowning accident when growing up in Ohio in the General Subjects and Everyday Life Category! CLICK HERE to see his Short Story about an unlikely event that almost ended his military career in the WWII…