History
Sarah Yarrin – Doctor for Kennedy
Sarah Yarrin and her husband were in a doctor’s office when the nurse informed the doctor he was needed to attend to President Kennedy who had just been shot. 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
Jay Beck, MD – Ice-Box
Jay Beck talks about his grandmother refusing to buy or allowing the family to buy her a refrigerator, since her Ice-Box worked just fine. CLICK HERE to see Jay’s story about where he was when Pearl Harbor was attacked and some of the changes the nation experienced in the Short Story- WWII-In The…
June Sachs – President Roosevelt
June Sachs’ father welcomed President Roosevelt to their hometown of Wichita Falls. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Cosette “Cosy” Parker – Tennessee Great Depression
Cosy Parker recalls growing up during the Great Depression in Tennessee. 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…
Bill Wilhoit – President Truman Shooting
Bill Wilhoit heard the gun shots fired in an attempt to assassinate President Truman. CLICK HERE to see his Short Story on how he was at Normandy on D-Day and Okinawa later in the war in the WWII – In the Pacific Category! CLICK HERE to see Bill’s Short Story about a Kamikaze fighter who almost hit his…
Sam Kogutt – Camp Liberator
Sam Kogutt was a Liberator at Siegen and Flossenburg Concentration Camps. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Margaret Hopkovitz – Bergen Belsen
Margaret Hopkovitz was transferred from Auschwitz to Bergen Belsen where she stole two potatoes in order to feed herself and her sister. She talks about the meals given during her imprisonment and what she had to do while working in the kitchen there. 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.
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
Melvin Waters – Bergen Belsen Liberator
Melvin Waters was one of the first liberators to arrive at the Bergen Belsen Concentration Camp. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Richard D. Kingsberry – Integrated Schools
Richard D. Kingsberry describes his experience of attending both a segregated and integrated school and how it felt growing up with everything being seperate. He also talks about students being receptive to the integration but teachers, not so much. CLICK HERE to see Richard’s Short Story about planes that would go missing after launch!…
Raymond Lambert – JFK and Dallas
Raymond Lambert talks about President Kennedy’s assassination and the effect it had on Dallas. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
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
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…
Elsie Hayes – Brazil Reaction to JFK
Elsie Hayes recounts the reaction in Brazil to the news of President Kennedy’s assassination. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Lenore Farber – Child During the Depression
Lenore Farber talks about how a child’s experience of the Great Depression was much different than an adults. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
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