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Oral History Interview with Harry William Crate, January 1998
Interview with Harry William Crate, a former professor and archeologist from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes his descriptions and explanation of the significance of rock mounds in Kerr County.
Date:
January 1998
Creator:
Crate, Harry William; Bethel, Ann & O'Hare, Peggy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rev. Matias Rodriguez, January 16, 1998
Interview with Matias Rodriguez, a reverend from Kerrville, Texas, whose family has lived in the hill country of Texas for seven generations, since 1829. The interview includes Rodriguez's experiences as the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church and as a prisoner of war in World War II.
Date:
January 16, 1998
Creator:
Rodriguez, Matias; Bethel, Ann & Rector, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with B.T. and Itasco Wilson, February 1998
Audio of an interview with B.T. and Itasco Wilson. Both arrived in Kerrville in 1940 to work at Kerrville Colored School (later renamed Doyle School). Itasco as a teacher and B.T. as both teacher and principal. They discuss his parents, particularly B.T. Wilson Sr., musicians they knew, performances given, and awards received over their long careers.
Date:
February 1998
Creator:
Bacon, Dan & Wilson, Burtrust Tobias (B.T.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Connie Douglas Reeves, February 27, 1998
Interview with Connie Douglas Reeves from Eagle Pass, Texas. The interview includes her stories of growing up on the Mexican border, later moving to San Antonio and becoming a member of "The Lassos," and teaching horseback riding.
Date:
February 27, 1998
Creator:
Witt, Gerald; Reeves, Connie Douglas & Bethel, Ann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Amos Lee Smith, March 1, 1998
Interview with Amos Lee Smith, a rancher from Bandera County for the Kerr County Historical Commission Oral History Project. The interview includes his experiences during the Depression, as well as his life as a rancher, a butcher shop owner, and employee of Continental Oil Company.
Date:
March 1, 1998
Creator:
Witt, Gerald; Smith, Amos Lee & Bethel, Ann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Melba Lee Williams Crate, June 1998
Interview with Melba Lee Williams Crate from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes stories of her great-grandparents, some of the first settlers in Kerr County, and her other ancestors in the area.
Date:
June 1998
Creator:
Crate, Melba Lee Williams; Bethel, Ann & O'Hare, Peggy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Martha Robinson Johnson, June 6, 1998
Interview with Martha Robinson Johnson from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes her story of starting and running the Raleigh House Restaurant between Kerrville and Ingram.
Date:
June 6, 1998
Creator:
Johnson, Martha Robinson; O'Hara, Peggy & Bethel, Ann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Josephine "Dodo" Tobin Schreiner Parker. July 15, 1998
Interview with Josephine "Dodo" Tobin Schreiner Parker from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes stories about her ancestors, who helped develop Kerr County and Kerrville.
Date:
July 15, 1998
Creator:
Parker, Josephine Tobin Schreiner; Stacy, William & Bethel, Ann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Levi and Evelyn Taylor, September 19, 1998
Interview with Levi and Evelyn Taylor, owners of a drive-in restaurant, The Grove, in Kerrville, Texas.
Date:
September 19, 1998
Creator:
Rector, Bill; Taylor, Levi; Taylor, Evelyn; Grayson, Dorothy & Bethel, Ann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Warren Klein, March 18, 1999
Interview with Warren Klein, a rancher from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes stories of his family's tradition of ranching.
Date:
March 18, 1999
Creator:
Klein, Warren
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aime Frank Real, August 16, 2000
Interview with Aime Frank Real, a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes his stories of his family's ranching history as well as modern ranching.
Date:
August 16, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Real, Aime Frank & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elizabeth Real, August 16, 2000
Interview with Elizabeth Real, a professional singer form Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her involvement in music and theater in Kerrville, as well as the operations of her husband's ranch.
Date:
August 16, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Real, Elizabeth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Marguerite Sammons Voges, September 9, 2000
Interview with Marguerite Sammons Voges from Hunt, Texas. The interview includes her stories of growing up in Hunt, including the floods of 1932 and 1978, and the lives of farmers in Kerr County.
Date:
September 9, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Voges, Marguerite Sammons
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2000
Interview with Elaine Crider Hunt from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes her stories of the origins of Crider's Rodeo and Dancehall in Hunt, Texas, and an annual summertime rodeo and dance that continues weekly.
Date:
November 1, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Hurt, Elaine Crider
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Itasco Wilson, January 26, 2001
Interview with Itasco Wilson, who worked as a teacher in Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her stories of teaching with her husband, B.T. Wilson, and touring with their choir and football team, as well as her community activities.
Date:
January 26, 2001
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Wilson, Itasco & Bacon, Dan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Salter, February 14, 2001
Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Salter from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes Salter's stories of Kerrville with her late and current husbands.
Date:
February 24, 2001
Creator:
Salter, Ammie Rose Hollar; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Bethel, Ann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Helen Louise Dietert Orr, September 9, 2001
Interview with Helen Louise Dietert Orr from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes stories of growing up on her grandfather's ranch and eventually living on her own ranch with her husband.
Date:
September 9, 2001
Creator:
Orr, Helen Louise Dietert; Craig, Brenda & Bethel, Ann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Orbie Reeves, April 19, 2002
Interview with Orbie Reeves, a World War II veteran from Camp Verde, Texas. Reeves speaks of his time growing up in the Camp Verde area, his work as a butcher at the Kerrville State Hospital, and his experience serving in the Philippines during World War II.
Date:
April 19, 2002
Creator:
Witt, Gerald & Reeves, Orbie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008
Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, founder of James Avery Craftsman from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Avery discusses his childhood, education, service in World War II, and starting and developing his jewelry business.
Date:
August 14, 2008
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Avery, Homer James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Durwood Allen Merritt, February 7, 2010
Interview with Durwood Allen "Boss" Merritt, a descendant of the Merritt and Foster families, from Hunt, Texas. Merritt speaks of his life in the rural area of Hunt, his family history, his time serving in the army during World War II, and founding the Hunt Methodist Church.
Date:
February 7, 2010
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Sutton, Jeanne Schumacher & Merritt, Durwood Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frances Hubble Kaiser, May 17, 2010
Interview with Frances Hubble Kaiser, a former Kerr County sheriff and justice of the peace from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Kaiser discusses about how she was elected as sheriff, including her views on law enforcement and justice. She also describes some of the honors she received over the years, including being chosen for the "Women in Power" program in 1999.
Date:
May 17, 2010
Creator:
Leonard, Julie Mosty; Collins, Francelle Robison & Kaiser, Frances Hubble
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Marium Frances Hood Schmerbeck, March 15, 2011
Interview with Marium Frances Hood Schmerbeck, a 94 year old former teacher from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Schmerbeck discusses being brought up by her grandparents in Dallas, her education, her teaching career, and meeting her husband, Garrett Schmerbeck.
Date:
March 15, 2011
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer & Schmerbeck, Marium Frances Hood
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elaine Carol Haufler Scogin, May 3, 2011
Interview with Elaine Carol Haufler Scogin, the descendant of German immigrants, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Scogin talks about her family's German heritage, her husband's service in World War II, local places and people, and her work as a secretary/bookkeeper/office manager for well known Kerrville businesses.
Date:
May 3, 2011
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Scogin, Elaine Carol Haufler
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011
Interview with Irene and Bill Womack, a couple from two well-known Kerr County families, from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their ancestors, the Reals and the Womacks. They also talk about the local people and places they remember growing up in Kerrville.
Date:
June 16, 2011
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Womack, Irene Fisher & Womack, Bill
System:
The Portal to Texas History