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Oral History Interview with Phyllis Schwethelm Shelton, October 16, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Phyllis Schwethelm Shelton, October 16, 2018

Transcript of an interview with Phyllis Schwethelm Shelton, who details the history of her extended family starting with her great, great, great grandfather, Ernst Schwethelm, who immigrated from Germany in 180 and settled in Comfort, TX. Other notable moments within the Schwethelm's long family history are included such as Henry Schwethelm, a Texas Ranger who fought in the Battle of Nueces in the Civil War, and the family's business in mercantile, real estate, and cattle ranching. Images relating to the interview are included after transcript.
Date: October 16, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Shelton, Phyllis Schwethelm
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Seale, October 2, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charles Seale, October 2, 2018

Transcript of an interview with Charles (Charly) Seale, who served with the Department of Public Safety, Highway Patrol Service during the flood of July 17, 1987 near Comfort, Texas. The flood took the lives of ten children. Charles was in the the first responding helicopter involved in the rescue operation and recounts the events and search that followed. Photos of Charles follow the transcript.
Date: October 2, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Seale, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert W. Pratt, August 17, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert W. Pratt, August 17, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert W. Pratt. He discusses his family and his childhood growing up during the great depression. He describes his time in midshipmen's school and his experiences fighting in the Pacific Theatre of World War Two.
Date: August 17, 2016
Creator: Pratt, Robert W. & Misenhimer, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Cecil  Vernon Wellborn, March 31, 2015 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Cecil Vernon Wellborn, March 31, 2015

Transcript of interview with Cecil Vernon Wellborn, a retired civil engineer who helped construct the Dallas City Hall, from Center Point, Texas. Wellborn speaks of his time as a civil engineer, specifically his work on the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kerrville and the Dallas City Hall.
Date: March 31, 2015
Creator: Webb, Jeanie Archer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Barbara Kiefer Schellhase and Walter Schellhase, October 3, 2013 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Barbara Kiefer Schellhase and Walter Schellhase, October 3, 2013

Interview with Barbara Kiefer Schellhase and Walter Schellhase, a couple who retired in Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their individual family histories, their childhoods in Kerrville, their move away from the area, the lumberyard company they owned together in Louisiana, and their work on restoring the A. C. Schreiner family home during their retirement. The interview transcript includes photos of the couple and their family, as well as a letter, on pages 31-41.
Date: October 3, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Schellhase, Barbara Kiefer & Schellhase, Walter Ray
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Comfort School] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Comfort School]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Comfort School in Comfort, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, photographs, chronology of the school, and other supporting documentation.
Date: 2013
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Maria-Martha Verein Minutes Translations, Volume 8, 1893-1955] (open access)

[Maria-Martha Verein Minutes Translations, Volume 8, 1893-1955]

Translation of minutes from the Maria-Martha Verein, a civic society in Comfort, Texas, taken from between the years 1893 to 1955. Topics include club business, finances, and new memberships.
Date: 2013
Creator: Haley, Inge Throche
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Raul Rodriguez Arreola, November 28, 2011 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Raul Rodriguez Arreola, November 28, 2011

Interview with Raul Rodriguez Arreola, a former postal worker from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Arreola talks about growing up in the area, local places and people, serving in the Gideons, and working at the Post Office. Mr. Arreola's second wife, Irene, was present for the interview and makes a comments throughout. The interview transcript includes pictures of Mr. Arreola, his family, and the community, on pages 28-35.
Date: November 28, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Arreola, Raul Rodriguez
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Elaine Carol Haufler Scogin, May 3, 2011 (open access)

Transcript of 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. The interview transcript includes pictures of Mrs. Scogin and her family, on pages 39-43.
Date: May 3, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Scogin, Elaine Carol Haufler
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Weyrich Building] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Weyrich Building]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Weyrich Building, in Comfort, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: July 8, 2010
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Karger Building] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Karger Building]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Karger Building, in Comfort, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: January 8, 2010
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Ingenhuett-Karger Saloon] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Ingenhuett-Karger Saloon]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Ingenhuett-Kargar Saloon, in Comfort, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: June 30, 2009
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett Salter, February 14, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett Salter, February 14, 2001

Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett Salter, a retiree who has lived in Kerrville, Texas intermittently over the years. Mrs. Salter discusses visiting her grandparents in Kerrville, meeting her first husband, Julian "Joe" Garrett, a Canadian immigrant, her involvement with planes, her substitute teaching career, and her work with the Audubon Society.
Date: February 14, 2001
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Salter, Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, January 16, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, January 16, 2001

Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, teacher and pianist from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Wilson talks about coming to Kerrville to teach at the "Kerrville Colored School," life for African-Americans in the area, the African-American community, and her personal life.
Date: January 16, 2001
Creator: Bacon, Dan; Bethel, Ann & Wilson, Itasco Sampson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jack L. Groff, October 12, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack L. Groff, October 12, 2000

Interview with Jack L. Groff, a sheep and goat specialist from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Groff, describes his career advising ranchers how to raise goats and sheep for over 50 years, his activities as a mohair and wool specialist for Texas A&M, and his involvement with the National Mohair Council. He discusses the uses and production of mohair and wool fibers, and tracks the industry's spatial and economic growth over the years.
Date: October 12, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Groff, Jack L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Edward "Bill" Dickey, October 12, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William Edward "Bill" Dickey, October 12, 2000

Interview with William Edward "Bill" Dickey, a fiddle player from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Dickey's ancestors were some of the first Kerr County settlers. He talks about his family's history, including a feud between his relatives, the Hendersons, and the Hopes. He recounts the development of his music career as a left-handed fiddler.
Date: October 12, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Dickey, William Edward & Dickey, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Allen Holekamp, September 27, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Allen Holekamp, September 27, 2000

Interview with George Allen Holekamp, a rancher and descendant of Kerr County settlers from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Holekamp details his family's history in Kerr County. He mentions that his ancestors included farmers, ranchers, and shingle-makers. He and his wife Mary Virginia Stevens are still involved in ranching and community activities, and their legacy continues on with their children. In his stories of ranching, he discusses ranchers' struggles with screwworm infestations and Brucellosis (Bang's Disease), the Bracero program, the Rural Electrification Association, and the Sheep and Goats Raisers Auxiliary.
Date: September 27, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Holekamp, George Allen & Holekamp, Mary Virginia
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, August 3, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, August 3, 2000

Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, a pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Sieker discusses his grandfather's immigration from Germany. In addition to his stories from his extensive flying career, he also talks about his service in the military during World War II, his various occupations throughout the years, and his work against the screwworm infestation.
Date: August 3, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Sieker, Robert Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Welfare School] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Welfare School]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Welfare School, in Welfare, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 2000
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999

Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, vice-chair of the Kerr County Historical Commission from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Snodgrass talks about growing up on a primitive ranch, struggling to survive during the Depression, meeting and marrying her husband, their family, their involvement with music, and her efforts to preserve the history of Kerr County. She also briefly discusses the honors and awards her volunteer work has earned her. Pages 2-13 include a written statement by Miles Abernathy Lowrence, Clarabelle's maternal great-uncle.
Date: September 25, 1999
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Josephine (Dodo) Tobin Schreiner Parker, July 15, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Josephine (Dodo) Tobin Schreiner Parker, July 15, 1998

Interview with Josephine (Dodo) Tobin Schreiner Parker, great-granddaughter of Captain Charles A. Schreiner, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Parker delves into her famous great-grandfather's story, including his key role in the settling of Kerr County and Kerrville. She briefly mentions the presence of Tuberculosis in Kerrville, the local Cattleman's Association, being princess in the Battle of Flowers, and singing in the USO in New York.
Date: July 15, 1998
Creator: Stacy, William G. & Parker, Josephine Tobin Schreiner
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Melba Lee Williams Crate, June 9, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Melba Lee Williams Crate, June 9, 1998

Interview with Melba Lee Williams, a former professor and descendant of some of the first settlers in Kerr County, from Kerrville, Texas. In this interview, Mrs. Crate relates how her great-grandparents came with Joshua Brown (Texas pioneer) to the first shingle camp established on the banks of the Guadalupe, in what later became Kerrville. Mrs. Crate briefly details her early life in Bandera, Texas, as well as Kerrville. She also recounts her memories of the flood of 1932.
Date: June 9, 1998
Creator: O'Hara, Peggy & Crate, Melba Lee Williams
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Martha R. Johnson, June 6, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Martha R. Johnson, June 6, 1998

Interview with Martha R. Johnson, owner of the popular Raleigh House Restaurant, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Johnson discusses the origins and establishment of her restaurant, which was named after her husband, Raleigh White Johnson. She described the success of the restaurant and her experiences running it for 34 summers.
Date: June 6, 1998
Creator: O'Hara, Kathy & Johnson, Martha Robinson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Reverend Matias Garcia Rodriguez, January 16, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Reverend Matias Garcia Rodriguez, January 16, 1998

Interview with Matias Garcia Rodriguez, the reverend for Calvary Baptist Church, from Kerrville, Texas. Rev. Rodriguez discusses the history of Mexico as it relates to Texan history, including stories about his great-grandfather, Jose Policarpo "Polly" Rodriguez, an early pioneer of the Texas Hill Country. He goes through his own family history, family stories, his service in WWII, his education, and the people and places in Kerrville.
Date: 1998
Creator: Rector, William & Rodriguez, Matias Garcia
System: The Portal to Texas History