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Oral History Interview with Phyllis Schwethelm Shelton, October 16, 2018
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 the transcript text.
Date:
October 16, 2018
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Shelton, Phyllis Schwethelm
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Beverly Peterson Sullivan, December 11, 2018
Interview with Beverly Peterson Sullivan who lived in Kerrville since she was 4 years old and is a member of the prominent Peterson family. The family was responsible for building the Sid Peterson Hospital and Peterson Foundation. She and her husband John Sullivan (deceased) have 3 children. The interview traces her memories of the Peterson family and her upbrining in Kerrville. Copies of photos are included at the end of the transcript.
Date:
December 11, 2018
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Sullivan, Beverly Peterson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James E. Nugent, May 19, 2019
Interview with Cal "Skip" Trammell and Nan Nugent-White about their father James E. (Jim) Nugent who served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1961 to 1979 and was elected to the Texas Railroad Commission for sixteen years.The interview details his upbringing, education, career as an attorney, navy service as a pilot in World War II, and family memories. Photos and documents relating to the interview follow the transcript text.
Date:
May 10, 2019
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Trammell, Cal & Nugent-White, Bilie Nan Noreen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999
Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her stories of growing up on a ranch, experiencing the Great Depression, and earning the titles of "Citizen of the Year" and "Woman of the Year."
Date:
August 25, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Clarabelle Barton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000
Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, a couple from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes their stories of both the Holekamp and Stevens families, as well as the couple's ranching and community activities.
Date:
September 27, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Holekamp, George Allen; Holekamp, Mary Virginia Stevens & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thornton Secor, September 27, 2000
Interview with Thornton Secor from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes stories of his grandfather, Dr. William Lee Secor, who built the first hospital in Kerrville.
Date:
September 27, 2000
Creator:
Secor, Thornton; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Bethel, Ann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Anna Elisabeth "Betty" Sullivan Strohacker, August 31, 2001
Interview with Betty Sullivan Strohacker from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her early years of growing up in Kerrville, working for the Kerr County Rations Board, and participating in Home Demonstration Clubs and the Republican Women's Club.
Date:
August 31, 2001
Creator:
Strohacker, Anna Elisabeth Sullivan; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Bethel, Ann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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 Ross Snodgrass, June 13, 1999
Interview with Ross Snodgrass , a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes memories of his 50-year ranching career.
Date:
June 13, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Ross
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Francis "Fuzzy" and Nell Swayze, May 28, 2008
Interview with Francis "Fuzzy" and Nell Swayze from Center Point, Texas. The interview includes their stories of World War II and ranching in Kerr County, Texas.
Date:
May 28, 2008
Creator:
Collins, Francelle; Swayze, Francis; Swayze, Nell & Webb, Jeanie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999
Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, a businesswoman from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her stories of working on a dude ranch and owning several businesses, as well as participating in organizations and the Kerr County community.
Date:
October 27, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Henderson, Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
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; Craig, Brenda; Nicholson, Marj & Bethel, Ann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, April 1, 2002
Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her stories about working for the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) transporting airplanes, as well as the history of WASP.
Date:
April 1, 2002
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Dickerson, Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Levi and Evelyn Taylor, Spetember 19, 1998
Interview with Levi and Evelyn Taylor, former owners of Kerrville's well-loved restaurant, "The Grove," from Ingram, Texas. The couple talks about the history of their restaurant, the day-to-day operation of the establishment, local people and places, and moving back to the area after a short stint in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Date:
February 1, 1998
Creator:
Rector, William; Grayson, Dorothy & Taylor, Levi
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sibyl Bennett Sutherland, October 26, 2000
Interview with Sibyl Bennett Sutherland a teacher from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her stories of growing up and her career as a teacher.
Date:
October 26, 2000
Creator:
Sutherland, Sibyl Bennett; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Bethel, Ann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Dickey, October 12, 2000
Interview with Bill Dickey, a fiddler from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes his stories of growing up on a ranch, and his life of entertaining people with his fiddle.
Date:
October 12, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Dickey, Bill & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frankie Rosita Holdsworth Hollar, November 11, 1998
Interview with Frankie Rosita Holdsworth Hollar from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her stories of growing up in Kerrville, attending college, and being involved in the Kerrville community.
Date:
November 11, 1998
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Hollar, Frankie Rosita Holdsworth & Bethel, Ann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dan Wallace Bacon, March 3, 1998
Interview with Dan Wallace Bacon, a doctor from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes his stories of serving as a doctor in Kerrville for over 40 years.
Date:
March 3, 1998
Creator:
Bacon, Dan Wallace & Bethel, Ann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rena Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000
Interview with Rena Stone Sherman, former president of the Kerr County Historical Commission.The interview includes her stories of growing up in Kerr County, Texas, and the early projects of the Historical Commission.
Date:
September 15, 2000
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Sherman, Rena Stone
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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