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The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 2001 (open access)

The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 2001

Weekly newspaper from The Colony, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 9, 2001
Creator: Beesley, Tom
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 2001 (open access)

The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 2001

Weekly newspaper from The Colony, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 16, 2001
Creator: Beesley, Tom
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 2001 (open access)

The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 2001

Weekly newspaper from The Colony, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 30, 2001
Creator: Beesley, Tom
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 6, 2001 (open access)

The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 6, 2001

Weekly newspaper from The Colony, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 6, 2001
Creator: Beesley, Tom
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 2001 (open access)

The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 2001

Weekly newspaper from The Colony, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 13, 2001
Creator: Beesley, Tom
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 2001 (open access)

The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 2001

Weekly newspaper from The Colony, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 20, 2001
Creator: Beesley, Tom
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 2001 (open access)

The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 2001

Weekly newspaper from The Colony, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 27, 2001
Creator: Beesley, Tom
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 2001 (open access)

The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 2001

Weekly newspaper from The Colony, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 4, 2001
Creator: Beesley, Tom
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. [20], No. [35], Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 2001 (open access)

The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. [20], No. [35], Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 2001

Weekly newspaper from The Colony, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 11, 2001
Creator: Beesley, Tom
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 2001 (open access)

The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 2001

Weekly newspaper from The Colony, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 18, 2001
Creator: Beesley, Tom
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert and Dalene Comparette Reagan, August 28, 2001 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert and Dalene Comparette Reagan, August 28, 2001

Interview with Robert and Dalene Comparette Reagan from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes their stories of growing up in Kerrville, and Dalene's grandfather who started the Kerrville Telephone Company.
Date: August 28, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Reagan, Robert & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with J. M. Auld, Jr., February 26, 2001 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with J. M. Auld, Jr., February 26, 2001

Interview with J. M. Auld, Jr., a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes his stories of his grandparents and the stories he heard from them, as well as his own stories of life as a rancher.
Date: February 26, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Auld, J. M., Jr.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, May 3, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, May 3, 2001

Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, an armed forces veteran and Veteran's Administration worker from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Blodgett describes moving to and growing up in Kerrville, and his work with the VA Hospital there (first as a clerk, and finally, as acting associate director). Besides serving in the service for four years, he also worked in several VA facilities around the country before making his way back to Kerrville. His memories of the town include details of the flood of 1932, his role in founding the Buck 'N' Bull Club (a rifle club) in 1946, and a few stories concerning the religious community. A historical profile of the Kerrville VA Hospital is included at the end of interview transcript.
Date: May 3, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Blodgett, Vern
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, May 3, 2001 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, May 3, 2001

Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes his memories of growing up in Kerrville and working at the VA Hospital.
Date: May 3, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Blodgett, Vern
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Waldean McDougall Groff, February 15, 2001 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Waldean McDougall Groff, February 15, 2001

Interview with Waldean McDougall Groff, a dance teacher and wife of a rancher From Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her stories of participating in the National Wool Growers Association and Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers, as well as touring the U.S. as the director of the National Make-It-With-Wool organization, headquartered in Kerrville.
Date: February 15, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Groff, Waldean McDougall
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001

Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, the most current owner of Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall, from Kerrville, Texas. Elaine tells the story of her parents' ranch and the start of Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall in 1925, where dances, concerts, and other events are still held. She discusses the continuing success of the Crider's, despite struggles to keep it open during rough times, including when a large oak tree ruined the dance floor.
Date: November 1, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Hurt, Elaine Crider
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall owner Elaine Crider Hurt, including photographs of family, the awards Elaine received, newspaper clippings illustrating the history of Crider's and the difficulties caused by family feuds and natural disasters, ads for Crider's, and illustrations.
Date: November 1, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Hurt, Elaine Crider
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Anna Elisabeth Sullivan Strohacker, August 31, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Anna Elisabeth Sullivan Strohacker, August 31, 2001

Interview with Anna Elisabeth "Betty" Sullivan Strohacker, a former Rations Board worker during WWII, from Kerrville, Texas. Betty talks about her family's migration to the area, her work on the Rations board, life on a ranch, and her activity in the Kerr County Historical Commission and the Republican Party.
Date: August 31, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Strohacker, Anna Elisabeth Sullivan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert and Dalene Reagan, August 28, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert and Dalene Reagan, August 28, 2001

Interview with Robert Reagan and his wife, Dalene Comparette Reagan, a couple with strong local historical family roots, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Reagan delves into the history of Kerrville Telephone Company, which was co-founded by her great-grandfather, Dale Comparette. Mr. Reagan discusses his family history, including his connection to Admiral Chester Nimitz. The couple also talk about their childhood memories of Kerrville while it was still a small town.
Date: August 28, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Reagan, Robert & Reagan, Dalene Comparette
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jack and Frances Real Stevens, January 31, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack and Frances Real Stevens, January 31, 2001

Interview with Jack and Frances Real Stevens, a ranching and former Navy couple from Kerrville, Texas. The couple describes their individual childhoods, growing up in town and on a ranch, as well as their travels around the world. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens also discuss their involvement with the Kerrville community. The interview includes a history of the Kerrville German Dance Club, on pages 2-4.
Date: January 31, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Stevens, Jack & Stevens, Frances Real
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jack and Frances Stevens, January 31, 2001 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jack and Frances Stevens, January 31, 2001

Interview with Jack and Frances Stevens from Kerr County. The interview includes their stories of growing up in Kerrville and of spending 30 years traveling the world together in the Navy before returning to Kerr County.
Date: January 31, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Stevens, Jack; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Stevens, Franes
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Itasco Wilson, January 26, 2001 transcript

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
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Itasco Wilson, January 26, 2001 captions transcript

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
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William C. Beyer, March 14, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William C. Beyer, March 14, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William C. Beyer. Beyer grew up in Texas and joined the Marines in January 1942. After training, he was assigned to the third division in artillery. He departed on the USS Mount Vernon for New Zealand. He anecdotes about meeting with some Maori people. Then he departed on the Cresent City for Guadalcanal in May 1943. From Guadalcanal he left for Bougainville in November 1943. He describes being caught in a foxhole for two days without communication. He also listened to Tokyo Rose on the radio. The Army relieved the Marines January 15, 1944, and his unit returned to Guadalcanal. On July 21, 1944, they landed on Guam and went into battle. Next Beyer left for Iwo Jima. The Third Marine Division was assigned to the central area of the island. He witnessed the raising of the flag. On the 50th anniversary of the war, Beyer and his wife returned to New Zealand and Guam.
Date: March 14, 2001
Creator: Beyer, William C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History