History
Dorothy Willingham – Looking to the Stars
Dorothy talks about the moon landing and JFK’s Assassination. CLICK HERE to see Dorothy’s Short Story on growing up in The Great Depression in the Great Depression Category! 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
Herb Weitzman – Motorcade Route
Herb Weitzman was standing along the motorcade route when he learned that President Kennedy had been shot. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Al Davis – Integration in 1960’s Football
Al Davis went to a segregated school until 1963-64 when a quarter back from the other schools recruited him. Click HERE to see Al’s full Oral History!
Hurles Scales – Forced Integration
Hurles Scales was attending Amarillo High School a year before forced integration. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Lenore Farber – Family Housing in the Great Depression
Lenore Farber talks about how family had to share space during the Great Depression, any way they could. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Sol Weinberger – Cousins Nearly Escaped The Holocaust
Sol shares how his cousins went to Switzerland in the summers and almost made it to the United States at the beginning of World War II, but ultimately ended up in Auschwitz. CLICK HERE to see Sol’s Short Story on the Nazi’s first target in The Holocaust Category! CLICK HERE to see his Short Story…
Sol Weinberger – The Nazi’s First Target
Sol talks about how the Nazi’s first target was the communist before turning their attention to the Jewish people. CLICK HERE to see Sol’s Short Story on how his cousins almost made it to the United States at the beginning of the Holocaust, but ultimately ended up in Auschwitz in The Holocaust Category! CLICK HERE to…
Julius “Red” Coleman – Many Presidents
Julius “Red” Coleman talks about the many Presidents that he knew. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Merle Hacker – Family War History
Merle Hacker’s mother’s father was in the Russia-China War, her grandmother, her aunt, and uncle suffered in the Holocaust. Her father and his brothers later built a chain of supermarkets. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Ann Kahn – Dallas Native in Conneticut
Ann Kahn was a proud Dallas native living in Connecticut when President Kennedy was assassinated; and she felt the backlash from the event. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Duane Landa – Technology Since Apollo Missions
Duane talks about how much technology has changed since the Apollo Missions, and compares it to his service in the space program. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bill Ragan – Building a Glider in 1930
Bill’s father, an engineer, built a working glider himself shortly after Wilbur and Orville in 1930. CLICK HERE to see the full Oral History.
Rex Crowell – Banks of the Great Depression
Rex Crowell talks about what happened to the banks during the Great Depression and how they affected his father. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Milka “Miki” Snediker – German Occupation
Miki Snediker lived in Belgrade when the Germans invaded and was sent back to Austria where she was picked up by the German’s and forced into a concentration camp. She was freed just before the Russians invaded. CLICK HERE to see Milka’s Short Story about what it was like to live in occupied Vienna in…
Jack Bradshaw – Stockbroker Father During the Great Depression
Jack’s father was a stockbroker during the Great Depression and even saved his company from a scam that almost sunk their company. CLICK HERE to see Jack Bradshaw’s Short Story on the Civil War in the Civil War Category! CLICK HERE to see his Short Story about joining the British Royal Air Force in the WWII –…
Raymond Bass – Family Struggles During The Great Depression
Raymond talks about various struggles his family experienced during The Great Depression. CLICK HERE to see Raymond’s Short Story where he shares a scary moment in WWII in our Short Story WWII-Europe and at Home Category! CLICK HERE to see his Short Story about his grandparents coming from Czechoslovakia to join the land rush in Oklahoma…
Sharre Landa – Praying for JFK
Sharre describes what it was like when the staff at the school she was working at came on the announcements and told them JFK had been assassinated, and her memories of planes flying low over Albuquerque on 9/11. CLICK HERE to see her full Oral History!
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…
The Holocaust Compilation
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Louise Buchter – JFK on TV
Louise talks about watching the JFK assassination on TV while having lunch with her mother. CLICK HERE to watch Louise’s full Oral History.
Larry Kramer – Tales of the Great Depression
Larry Kramer’s father, who worked as a book keeper in New York City, told him stories about the Great Depression. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Paul Harris – Impact of JFK’s Assassination
Paul talks about the impact JFK’s assassination had on his life, including being asked for a comment by a young reporter from Boston. CLICK HERE to see Paul’s full Oral History!
Carol Alkek – Teacher During JFK Assassination
Carol Alkek was teaching a class when they learned President Kennedy had been assassinated. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
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