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Oral History Interview with Durwood Allen Merritt, February 7, 2010 captions transcript

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 Marium Frances Hood Schmerbeck, March 15, 2011 captions transcript

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 captions transcript

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 Thomas Jasper "Jack" Moore, III, June 6, 2011, Part 1 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Thomas Jasper "Jack" Moore, III, June 6, 2011, Part 1

Interview with Thomas Jasper "Jack" Moore, III, a lumberyard from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Moore describes lives of three generations of the Moore family who owned a general store in Ingram, Texas, and later lumberyards and/or ranches. He also discusses how ranchers deal with coyotes.
Date: June 6, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Moore, Thomas Jasper, III
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Jasper "Jack" Moore, III, June 6, 2011, Part 2 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Thomas Jasper "Jack" Moore, III, June 6, 2011, Part 2

Interview with Thomas Jasper "Jack" Moore, III, a lumberyard from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Moore describes lives of three generations of the Moore family who owned a general store in Ingram, Texas, and later lumberyards and/or ranches. He also discusses how ranchers deal with coyotes.
Date: June 6, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Moore, Thomas Jasper, III & Moore, Peggy Benson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011 captions transcript

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
Oral History Interview with Jean Mathis Lidiak, August 15, 2011 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jean Mathis Lidiak, August 15, 2011

Interview with Jean Mathis Lidiak, a former middle school secretary from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Lidiak talks about growing up in Kerrville, her family, and her work at various businesses and the Veterans Administration hospital. She also discusses her husband's education, his service in World War II, and the auto companies he worked at.
Date: August 15, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Sutton, Jeanne Schumacher & Lidiak, Jean Mathis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Raul Rodriguez Arreola, November 28, 2011 captions transcript

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.
Date: November 28, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Arreola, Raul Rodriguez
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Nell Joyce Goodwin Lenard, March 12, 2012 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Nell Joyce Goodwin Lenard, March 12, 2012

Interview with Nell Lenard, secretary, administrative assistant, homemaker, and community organizer, who helped bring senior citizen's center the Dietert Center to the city of Kerrville, Texas. Born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, she and her husband John Houston Lenard lived in Tomball, near Houston, before moving to Kerrville with their family. Nell raised four boys and a girl and was heavily involved in her their lives and activities.
Date: March 12, 2012
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Lenard, Nell Joyce Goodwin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Clay McBryde, April 3, 2012 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Clay McBryde, April 3, 2012

Interview with Richard Clay McBryde, a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. McBryde discusses his life as a rancher, his rodeo career, his education, and his short-lived football career. The interview transcript includes photos of Richard Clay McBryde, his rodeo years, and his family, on pages 16-21.
Date: April 3, 2012
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & McBryde, Richard Clay
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Allie Bowman Burton, Jr., January 16, 2013 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Allie Bowman Burton, Jr., January 16, 2013

Interview with Allie Bowman Burton, Jr., a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, from Kerrville, Texas. Burton recalls his time at Tivy High School in Kerrville and his experiences as a prisoner of war during the Korean War.
Date: January 16, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Burton, Allie Bowman, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Bowman Domingues, April 18, 2013 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Charles Bowman Domingues, April 18, 2013

Interview with Charles Bowman Domingues, a Tivy High School alumnus, from Kerrville, Texas. Domingues recalls his time attending Tivy High School and St. Mary's University, his time living in Dallas, his work with his father as a surveyor, and his work on the Domingues Ranch.
Date: April 18, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stewart, Mary Lee Jobes; Stephens, Louis & Domingues, Charles Bowman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, October 15, 2013 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, October 15, 2013

Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, a couple who were involved with the school system in Kerrville, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Burton discuss their family histories, their move move to the area, Pat's work with the Tivy school system, Louis's coaching career, and the flood of 1932.
Date: October 15, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Burton, Louis Meade & Burton, Patricia Ruth Scott
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with J. R. Neunhoffer and M. O. Neunhoffer, November 13, 2013 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with J. R. Neunhoffer and M. O. Neunhoffer, November 13, 2013

Interview with Julius Real Neunhoffer and Marvin Oscar Neunhoffer, descendants of early German ranching settlers from Kerrville, Texas. The Neunhoffer brothers speak about their memories of Tivy High School and recount important events of their family history.
Date: November 13, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Neunhoffer, Julius Real, Jr. & Neunhoffer, Marvin Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joel Jonce Craig, January 7, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Joel Jonce Craig, January 7, 2015

Interview with Joel Jonce Craig, an alumnus of Tivy High School, from Ingram, Texas. Craig recalls his time playing in a western band at local dances during his teenage years, as well as his time in a pop band called the Bluenotes that he played with after serving time in the United States Army.
Date: January 7, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Holder, Bonnie Pipes Flory & Craig, Joel Jonce
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, January 14, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, January 14, 2015

Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, the owner of the Hunt Store, from Houston, Texas. Parks speaks about his experiences as owner of the Hunt Store, his experiences as a member of the Hunt Preservation Society, and about his grandfathers (one of which was a Texas Special Ranger, the other of which was a cowboy on the Matador Ranch north of Abilene).
Date: January 14, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Holder, Bonnie Pipes Flory & Parks, Jack Hunt
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Byrdimeb Findlay, January 21, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Byrdimeb Findlay, January 21, 2015

Interview with Byrdimeb "Bemmie" Findlay, whose parents ran Kamp Kickapoo, from Dallas, Texas. Bimmie speaks of the time she spent in various summer camps during her childhood.
Date: January 21, 2015
Creator: Robison, Francelle Collins; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Findlay, Byrdimeb
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with J. H. Lewis and S. A. P. Lewis, January 26, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with J. H. Lewis and S. A. P. Lewis, January 26, 2015

Interview with Sylvia Ann Payne Lewis and Joe Herman Lewis, alumni of Doyle High School, from Kerrville, Texas. They speak about growing up in the black community of Kerrville during segregation.
Date: January 26, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Lewis, Sylvia Ann Payne & Lewis, Joe Herman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015

Interview with ose Maria Pruneda, Jr. called Junior a Country Western musician. He played several instruments including guitar, fiddle, bass, and steel guitar. He was hired by Bob Wills and played with the Poverty Playboys, played at the Grand Ole Opry, toured throughout the United States, and was inducted into the Western Swing Hall of Fame. In addition to his career, the interview discusses his parents, growing up in the Mexican-American community of Kerrville, and his grandparents lives in Del Rio and Villa Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico. Junior's wife Bobbie and son Joe contribute to the interview.
Date: February 4, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Pruneda, Jose Maria, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Maxine Page Powell, February 12, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Maxine Page Powell, February 12, 2015

Interview with Maxine Page Powell, a retired switchboard operator for the Kerrville Telephone Company, from Ingram, Texas. Powell speaks about her time as a switchboard operator and as a secretary for the Principal's office at Tivy Elementary, and as a member of a women's bowling league.
Date: February 12, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Stewart, Mary Lee Jobes & Powell, Maxine Page
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with G. W. Haney and R. P. Haney, February 18, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with G. W. Haney and R. P. Haney, February 18, 2015

Interview with George Wyatt (Dub) Haney and Raye Joan Pickett Haney, a married couple from Kerrville, Texas. They give a brief history of their lives and their time in Kerrville.
Date: February 15, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Haney, George Wyatt & Haney, Raye Joan Pickett
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Willie Morin Bill, March 18, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Willie Morin Bill, March 18, 2015

Interview with Willie Morin Bill, a man who was raised on the Pinto Ranch on Highway 39 in West Kerr County, from Sonora, Texas. Bill speaks about his memories of ranching life and his childhood in Kerrville's Mexican-American community.
Date: March 18, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Collins, Dennis & Bill, Willie Morin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cecil Vernon Wellborn, March 31, 2015 captions transcript

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

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: Collins, Francelle Robison; Collins, Dennis & Wellborn, Cecil Vernon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joseph Neal Luther, November 11, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Joseph Neal Luther, November 11, 2015

Interview with Joseph Neal Luther, a retired professor from Kerrville, Texas. He recalls his time as an Air Rescue Medic in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, as well as his time as a professor at a few different universities, some of which were in foreign countries.
Date: November 11, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Luther, Joseph Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History