History
Byron Williams – Sharecropping and Integration
Byron Williams’ great grandparents were sharecroppers in Queen City, East Texas. He talks about how his school was integrated in 1968. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Edna Purcell Bridges – Working for the first American Computer Inventor
Edna Purcell Bridges talks about working for the first American computer developer. CLICK HERE to see the full Oral History.
Robert “Bob” Applebaum – Holocaust Losses
Bob Applebaum’s mother and father survived Auschwitz, but most of his aunts and uncles did not. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
The Holocaust Compilation
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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!
Marylyn Andrews – First TV
Marylyn Andrews recalls some of the technological advancements of her time including her first television and a capacitor. CLICK HERE to see Marylyn’s Short Story about how her Japanese classmates were treated in Littleton, CO, in the WWII – Europe and at Home Category! CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Jack Repp – Life in Occupied Poland
Jack talks about what it was like to live under Nazi rule in occupied Poland. CLICK HERE to see Jack Repp’s Short Story on being a nazi hunter in The Holocaust Category! CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
President Kennedy Compilation
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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…
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
Mark Jacobs – Father’s Story
Mark Jacobs relates his father’s story of surviving the Holocaust. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bill Norred – Family’s Car Showroom
Bill Norred’s family owned a car dealership that only had one car on the showroom floor. 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
Billie Woodard – Asking President Johnson for Help
Billie Woodard and her husband asked Lyndon B. Johnson for help buying a house. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Sue Anne Painter – JFK On The News
Sue Anne Painter describes seeing coverage of JFK’s assassination live on TV and the end of World War II. CLICK HERE to see her Short Story about the Ford Model T, in the General Subjects and Everyday Life Category! CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Larry Mallory – Faulkner’s Plantation
Larry Mallory’s grandmother grew up on William Faulkner’s plantation. Faulkner’s daughter would teach the slave camp how to read. CLICK HERE to see Larry Mallory’s Short Story on MLK! CLICK HERE to see his Short Story on the first African American field goal holder in the NFL in the Professional Sports Category! CLICK HERE to see…
Lois Goldberg – Texas License Plate
Lois Goldberg remembers the bad feelings her Texas license plate evoked on a trip to New York the year after President Kennedy was killed in Dallas. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Peter Vogel – Judge Hughes
Peter Vogel’s mother was with Judge Hughes the morning before she would swear in Vice President Johnson after the assassination of President Kennedy. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Larry Kramer – JFK
Larry Kramer remembers the weekend President Kennedy was assassinated. 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…
Renate Kahn – Eyewitness to Kristallnacht
Renate Kahn grew up in Germany where she experienced antisemitism from teachers, parents, and other kids. She was an eyewitness to Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass when Jewish owned business were ransacked. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Dorothy ‘Skip’ Winnette – Moving to Dallas After the Assassination
Dorothy talks about the reaction she got when she moved to Dallas after JFK’s assassination. CLICK HERE to see her full Oral History!
Jeanne Gould – Inventor of the Battery Charger
Jeanne Gould hosted a domestic exchange student whose father invented the battery charger. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
June Sachs – President Roosevelt
June Sachs’ father welcomed President Roosevelt to their hometown of Wichita Falls. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Atomic Bomb Compilation
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