| Albert Rummel 08/14/2014 |
Albert Rummel discussed his childhood in Nebraska as he and his family moved around quite a bit for his father's job. Albert also recalled his time in the Armed Forces during World War II, sharing war… |
| Alice Benes 03/10/2014 |
Alice Benes shared memories of the rural conditions on the family farm during her childhood. She talked about earning a teaching certificate and teaching in a one-room schoolhouse. Alice also discussed… |
| Allan Oehlschlager 07/24/2014 |
Allan Oehlschlager shared memories from his early childhood and the ways in which his family helped shape his desire to go to school. He discussed his educational path, his joint business endeavors in… |
| Andy Walters 11/11/2014 |
Andy Walters shared memories of his life on the farm as well as his relationship with his wife. He recalled parts of his childhood and the rural and tough conditions during that time. Andy also discussed… |
| Annabelle Walker 08/07/2014 |
Annabelle Walker discussed her childhood and memories of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. She recalled attending college and the various jobs she held over the years. Also discussed was Annie's daily… |
| Australia Hopson 10/20/2014 |
Australia Hopson spoke about her complex family history as well as special childhood memories. Australia worked several jobs over the course of her life, including owning a beauty salon and working as… |
| Bill Burke 03/26/2014 |
Bill Burke shared memories from his time living in New York City working for IBM (International Business Machines). He also discussed taking an early retirement and his various moves, including relocating… |
| Bob Williamson 12/18/2014 |
Bob Williamson shared memories from his childhood in Central Oklahoma as well as his various occupational ventures. He talked about one of his later restaurants, Bob's Grill, and the fame of his chicken… |
| Bonnie Waters 11/06/2015 |
Bonnie Waters described her childhood, attending school, and developing a love for sweets. She discussed becoming a welfare worker during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and continuing in that… |
| Carolyn Foster 06/26/2014 |
Carolyn Foster discussed her early childhood and shared a few memories about her grandfather, W.D. Bentley, considered to be the father of Cooperative Extension Service in Oklahoma. She shared memories… |
| Cecil Beryl Jones 09/28/2015 |
Cecil Beryl Jones recalled experiences in his youth such as helping his father plow with mules, playing marbles, and riding a pony to school. He discussed how he enjoyed math in school and how a friend… |
| Christine Phillips 10/13/2014 |
Christine Phillips shared memories of her childhood in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, on her family's farm. She spoke about the dairy farm she managed with her husband until his death and then working as… |
| Clara Joyner 10/30/2013 |
Clara Joyner discussed memories of her youth as well as her experience in college. She talked about the role of music in her life, from teaching music in schools to teaching piano lessons. Clara also shared… |
| Clarence Knippa 07/30/2013 |
Reverend Clarence Knippa discussed his life in the clergy, serving primarily in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Clarence recalled his philanthropic roles in the development of homeless shelters, in interfaith organizations,… |
| Concetta Tranchilla 07/17/2013 |
Concetta Tranchilla discussed taking care of her siblings as a young teenager after the death of her mother. She shared memories of going to school, working, meeting her husband, and living above her in-laws.… |
| Coyla Bowden 08/05/2013 |
Coyla Bowden discussed her love for travel and shared highlights from some of her favorite trips. Coyla also shared her love of the University of Oklahoma football program and recalled her and her husband's… |
| Delmar Hopkins 08/05/2013 |
Delmar Hopkins described the numerous jobs he has held over his lifetime. He worked for the Works Progress Administration, in the shipyards of California during WWII, and various other places. He spoke… |
| Dena Ander 05/06/2015 |
Dena Ander discussed her childhood and close relationship with her father, an immigrant. She gave the history of Ander's Shoes and defined her role in the business over the course of its existence. She… |
| Doris King 04/02/2014 |
Doris King shared memories of her life growing up in London, England, specifically those of life during World War I and World War II. She discussed moving to the United States, rearing her sons, and various… |
| Dorothy McFadden 03/06/2015 |
Longtime musician Dorothy McFadden discussed her piano playing from the age of five to the present day. She earned a degree in music education in 1936 and taught piano lessons for years. Dorothy still… |
| Dorothy Messenger 03/18/2015 |
Dorothy Messenger described her childhood in North Texas as well as her marriage and her husband's work in ministry. She shared memories of growing up and the innovations that improved the quality of life.… |
| Edith Kolar 09/16/2013 |
Edith Kolar discussed her childhood on the family farm and how she helped her father outdoors. She also shared some of her young adult adventures such as hitchhiking. Being a licensed real estate professional,… |
| Edna E. Callahan 05/19/2015 |
Edna Callahan shared memories of her childhood during the Great Depression and how that impacted her life. She talked about moving to California with her husband during World War II where she worked for… |
| Elizabeth Hammer 04/14/2014 |
Elizabeth Hammer shared memories of her childhood during the Great Depression and the history of her family. A longtime educator, Elizabeth discussed her methods of teaching as well as highlights from… |
| Emma Branch 10/05/2015 |
Emma Branch shared work and church memories. She spoke about being a widow and being a step-mother. She also discussed her love of telling stories to her children and grandchildren. |
| Emma Shelton 12/08/2015 |
Emma Shelton described growing up in the country and having immigrant parents. She spoke about family traditions and an early work ethic. Emma also shared memories of operating a dairy farm as her life's… |
| Ester Stout 10/05/2015 |
Ester Stout recalled growing up on a farm, picking cotton, attending a one-room schoolhouse, and struggling through the Depression. She spoke about marrying and operating a dairy with her husband. She… |
| Ethel Norris 09/30/2013 |
Ethel Norris recalled parts of her youth, including moving around several times before finally settling in Hugo, Oklahoma. Ethel discussed her young adult life, becoming a nurse, and the places she worked… |
| Evelyn Standlee Youngblood 07/17/2013 |
Evelyn Standlee Youngblood discussed her childhood on the family farm, including details about chores, fun times with her brothers, and what her parents were like. Evelyn spoke about divorce, remarriage,… |
| Exie Coldiron 09/30/2013 |
Exie Coldiron discussed her youth in the country and how her love of that lifestyle continued throughout her life. She spoke about marrying young and about owning and operating a dairy for twenty years… |
| Fay Hudson 04/16/2014 |
Fay Hudson, along with his wife, Blanche, discussed life on the family farm, when they met, and highlights of their seventy-five year marriage. Aside from talking about his longtime teaching career, he… |
| Florence Tustison 03/18/2015 |
Florence Tustison described her childhood in Carnegie, Oklahoma, as well as her experience during the Great Depression. She earned a bachelor's and a master's degree and taught home economics until her… |
| Frank Morton Macarty 08/19/2014 |
Frank Macarty discussed memories of his childhood on the family farm, from completing various chores by lamplight to riding horseback to school. Frank served in World War II as a combat engineer, building… |
| Fred Scott 12/19/2013 |
William 'Fred' Scott discussed the various occupations he has held over the years, from butchering for the University of Oklahoma to being elected county assessor for Marshall County, Oklahoma. He also… |
| Fred Veasley 10/13/2014 |
Fred Veasley discussed his childhood, as the son of sharecroppers, and the ways in which he helped his parents make a living. Fred talked about his various jobs, including working at a furniture factory,… |
| George Creider 09/18/2013 |
George Creider discussed his father's occupations and his own forty-year career at a steel company in Tulsa, Oklahoma. George shared memories from various stages of life and speculated on the reasons behind… |
| George Melvin Richardson 09/29/2014 |
George Richardson discussed his lifelong relationship with education and the difficulties of going to school during his young adult years. George talked about various teaching and administrative positions… |
| Georgia Anderson 06/05/2014 |
Georgia Anderson discussed her childhood on the family farm and her eagerness to go to college. She spoke about her desire to take a science of the mind class. Always positive and active, Georgia also… |
| Glen Gorrell 07/24/2014 |
Glen Gorrell discussed memories of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. He spoke briefly about his military service during World War II and about his career with Continental Oil Company. He also talked… |
| Goldie Kenney 10/02/2015 |
Goldie Kenney discussed rural life as a youngster, dropping out of school in the ninth grade, and meeting her husband at a dance. She recalled how she and her husband acquired a farm and how it was taken… |
| Grace McEwen Gragson 06/05/2014 |
Grace McEwen Gragson described her childhood on the family farm and the rural conditions. She talked about marriage, working together on a farm, and rearing her children. Grace detailed her family history… |
| H.G. Tolbert 07/21/2015 |
Halden George 'Hod' Tolbert discussed his lifetime career as a lawyer and the inspiration behind his career choice. He spoke briefly about his time in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and in the Federal… |
| Hazel Mooney 08/07/2014 |
Hazel Mooney recalled memories of her childhood on the family farm in Arkansas. Married at the age of fifteen, Hazel took charge of her own household early and moved to Wetumka, Oklahoma, in the 1940s.… |
| Henry Miller 06/24/2014 |
Henry Miller shared stories of his time in the U.S. Navy and his lifetime interest in race cars and airplanes. After his time in the Navy, Henry attended the Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma.… |
| Herman J. Harper 08/14/2014 |
Herman Harper shared his memories of growing up on the family farm and later managing the property himself. Herman volunteered for the U.S. Navy and served his country for four years. He described life… |
| Hershel Pence 02/01/2016 |
Hershel Pence discussed his early childhood, losing his father at a young age, and helping to support the family. He spoke about the opportunity the Works Progress Administration provided him and how he… |
| Hortense Ninness 03/07/2014 |
Hortense Ninness recalled her childhood on the family farm and how she met her husband. She discussed the process of decorating boxes for pie suppers, farm chores, and sewing for additional income. |
| Ida Bell Reed 12/17/2014 |
Ida Bell Reed recalled her childhood in Alluwe, Oklahoma, and the hard times her family went through during the Depression. She discussed married life and rearing her children. She also talked about the… |
| Irene Koelsch 04/14/2014 |
Irene Koelsch shared memories from her childhood and young adult life in rural conditions. Irene discussed owning and operating a dairy farm with her husband and about relocating early in their married… |
| Ivan Holder 05/20/2014 |
Ivan Holder discussed his childhood on the family farm and the chores he did to keep the farm running. Ivan also talked about his teaching career, his children, and traveling with his wife when they retired. |
| Ivan Martin 12/01/2015 |
Ivan Martin recalled events of his childhood and of living through the Great Depression. He shared memories of his wife, their first home, their first car, and rearing their children. He spoke about how… |
| Jack Jackson 09/16/2013 |
Jack Jackson discussed his time serving in the Army during World War II and recalled his occupations once he returned from the war. Also discussed was Jack's faith and the ways in which he believes it… |
| Jimmy Ray 03/28/2014 |
Jimmy Ray discussed his childhood, living through the Depression, and several of the places he and his family lived. He also spoke about his work in the lumber trade before and after World War II. Jimmy… |
| John F. Haws Jr. 10/27/2014 |
John Haws, Jr. discussed growing up in Oklahoma as well as how and when he met his wife of 74 years. He recalled his longtime involvement with the Boy Scouts and the Sons of the American Revolution. In… |
| John Shipman 07/22/2015 |
John Shipman shared compelling stories from his childhood, including his hitchhiking and train-jumping experiences between California and Oklahoma. John talked about learning to fly in his teenage years… |
| Juanita LaMunyon 06/24/2014 |
Juanita LaMunyon discussed her childhood and family traditions growing up in rural Oklahoma. She talked about working in several occupations during the course of her life, including working for Beech Aircraft… |
| Juanita Munn 07/22/2015 |
Juanita Munn discussed her childhood on the family farm and the rural conditions they endured, including picking cotton. Also discussed was her work at the local Election Board and her service to her church… |
| Kathryn Enix 05/20/2014 |
Kathryn Enix discussed her childhood on the family farm as well as her marriage. She spoke about the value of education, the importance of living a healthy lifestyle, and the desire to attend church on… |
| Kermit Drake 08/26/2014 |
Kermit Drake discussed his lifetime occupation as a farmer as well as his childhood experience on the family farm. Kermit shared details about the various crops he raised as well as memories from the Dust… |
| Lahoma Grunewald 10/05/2015 |
Lahoma Grunewald spoke about her name as well as her twin brother's name, Ok. She discussed helping her parents on the farm, attending a country school, and meeting her husband and operating several restaurants… |
| Leona McGarry 02/01/2016 |
Leona McGarry discussed living near Boswell, Oklahoma, from a young child to a centenarian. She spoke about rural life and learning to drive and paint late in life. Leona talked about her creative inspirations… |
| Leora Henderson 09/09/2014 |
Leora Henderson discussed memories of growing up with a large family and the tough conditions of country life in Western Oklahoma. She spoke about how she and her husband met, married, and later raised… |
| Lessie Randle 08/24/2015 |
Lessie Randle spoke about living on a farm as a young child, learning to cook from her mother, and traveling by horse and buggy. She shared memories of being in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the 1920 race riot.… |
| Lois Wooten 08/26/2014 |
Lois Wooten discussed memories of her childhood in Floyd, Texas, and how she came to live in Oklahoma. She spoke about her cafeteria work in the public school system, learning to paint after she retired,… |
| Loraine Harris 07/21/2015 |
Loraine Harris shared memories of life on the family farm as a child and the lessons she learned. She recalled helping to build airplanes during World War II and talked about her long teaching career.… |
| Louis Bearer 11/09/2015 |
Louis 'Lou' Bearer shared memories of being in the Boy Scouts, attending college, and becoming interested in engineering. He discussed his military service during World War II, moving to Bartlesville afterwards… |
| Louis Hile 08/26/2015 |
Louis Hile shared memories of being on his own early in life and about growing up in and making a living in Picher, Oklahoma. He also discussed what life was like at 100, his love for joking with people,… |
| Louise Starkweather 08/04/2014 |
Louise Starkweather, a believer in hard work, shared memories of her childhood in Du Quion, Illinois, and the way in which her family inspired a lifetime of work and service. Louise managed five different… |
| Louise Summers 04/20/2015 |
Louise Summers discussed her childhood, from near death by scarlet fever to daily chores and schooling. She spoke about the family's grocery store, managing through the Great Depression, and her current… |
| Lovetta Carroll 10/23/2015 |
Lovetta Carroll lost her mother at a young age and recalled taking care of her five younger siblings. She explained how that experience led to her interest in daycare for children and her career in the… |
| Luegene Merritt 07/24/2014 |
Luegene Merritt discussed her childhood on the family farm and the rural conditions that came with that lifestyle. She spoke about managing a farm with her husband and rearing children. An expert baker… |
| Mable Creech 05/19/2015 |
Mable Creech discussed growing up in Arkansas and her move to Oklahoma in 1929 with her husband. Mable served as the postmaster in Carter Nine, Oklahoma, a booming oil field at the time. She also discussed… |
| Madoline Williams 05/15/2015 |
Madoline Williams shared stories and memories from her childhood in Red Rock, Oklahoma. During WWII, Madoline worked at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to help out with the war effort.… |
| Marge Rohl 02/13/2015 |
Marge Rohl discussed her childhood in Buffalo, New York, and shared memories of her family. Marge talked about being widowed with young children and about teaching home economics. She also spoke about… |
| Marguerite Dennison 06/05/2015 |
Marguerite Dennison shared memories of her childhood. From strict parenting to close sibling relations, she recalled enjoying the structure of family life. She talked about helping to build planes during… |
| Marie Rainwater 07/01/2014 |
Marie Rainwater shared memories of her childhood on the family farm and the ways in which her experience there shaped her desire to go to college. Marie earned her master's degree at Oklahoma State University… |
| Martha McFarland 05/06/2015 |
Martha McFarland discussed her childhood in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. She talked about her various jobs and about the feed and grain operation she owned with her husband. Martha described her daily routine… |
| Mattie Brooks 11/25/2014 |
Mattie Brooks shared stories about her childhood growing up in rural Oklahoma. When she was married, Mattie and her husband moved to California for a time where she picked grapes for four cents a box.… |
| Mildred Vandaveer 12/19/2013 |
Mildred Vandaveer discussed her youth on the family farm and the relationship she had with her parents and siblings. Chores, traditions, and memories were recalled, including how she met her husband. Mildred… |
| Murrel McMahan 09/24/2014 |
Murrel McMahan discussed parts of his childhood, including losing his mother at a very young age, and about getting and keeping a job for over forty years with a meatpacking company. He spoke about the… |
| Myrtle Cooper 05/05/2015 |
Myrtle Cooper discussed the traditions of her large childhood family. One of twelve children, Myrtle recalled the ways in which her mother and father provided for the family including her father's Boggy… |
| Nina Provence 06/11/2013 |
Nina Provence recalled her childhood and arranged marriage. She discussed being the only woman working in her town's post office during World War II, her role in the aftermath of the President John F.… |
| Odell Burton 03/18/2015 |
Odell Burton, retiree at 98 years of age, discussed the importance of faith in his life and its role in his 100 year life. He discussed living on his parents' farm as well as various jobs he held over… |
| Odessa Ivery 05/04/2015 |
Odessa Ivery shared stories of her family's past with slavery and rural living as well as her childhood chores on the family farm. Mother to six children, Odessa recalled the ways in which she raised and… |
| Opal Bennefield Clark Moss 07/30/2013 |
Opal Bennefield Clark Moss discussed her complex childhood, living in and out of an orphanage in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. Opal recalled her family history and its impact on her throughout her life. In addition,… |
| Opal Matthews 07/24/2015 |
Opal Matthews discussed the love she has for her children and the ways in which she expressed that through always playing with them and making them a part of her daily life. Opal spent a long time in the… |
| Ottis Cornelsen 08/14/2014 |
Ottis Cornelsen shared memories from her childhood in Beaver County, Oklahoma, and later in Enid, Oklahoma. After graduating high school, she married and the two shared sixty-seven years. Ottis talked… |
| Owen Brown 03/09/2015 |
Owen Brown discussed his childhood on the farm as well as his move to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to live with his aunt at the age of sixteen. Owen worked a variety of jobs and valued family and church over the course… |
| Rachelle Pelley 06/05/2014 |
Rachelle Pelley discussed her childhood on the family farm and moving around. After earning a teaching certificate, Rachelle went on to accomplish a forty-year career in music education. She discussed… |
| Ralph Weeks 08/07/2014 |
Ralph Weeks shared memories of growing up in Enterprise, Kansas, and attending Kansas State Teachers College. He spoke briefly about serving in the U.S. Army and about his career with Southwestern Bell… |
| Ray Hampton 06/24/2014 |
Ray Hampton discussed the rural conditions of his childhood and the joys and hardships of farm life. Ray recalled moving to California during World War II and helping to build B-17 bombers. Ray spoke about… |
| Raymond Riley 10/02/2015 |
Raymond Riley shared that he was adopted at age three and left school during the Depression to go to work. He discussed his military service which included World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars.… |
| Rex Goode 11/06/2015 |
Samuel 'Rex' Goode discussed working on a farm alongside his father for many years and learning about woodworking in high school. He spoke about working in an ammunition plant during World War II, getting… |
| Robert E. Thomas 09/30/2014 |
Robert E. Thomas, better known as Bob Thomas was the owner and founder of several successful businesses over his lifetime. He discussed the ways in which he accomplished his business ventures involving… |
| Ruby Beasley 05/05/2015 |
Ruby Beasley discussed her childhood on the family ranch and the way in which she enjoyed hard work. Referred to by her father as his 'little cowboy,' Ruby assisted him daily in running the ranch before… |
| Russell Pierson 06/26/2013 |
Russell Pierson, an Oklahoma agricultural icon, shared memories of his childhood on the family farm and the path he took to get an education at Oklahoma A&M College (now Oklahoma State University). He… |
| Ruth Martin 02/17/2016 |
Ruth Martin recalled attending a one-room school and moving because of the Depression. She discussed earning college degrees as a non-traditional student and going on to teach school for over twenty years.… |
| Ruth West 03/09/2015 |
Ruth West discussed her childhood during the 1920s in Durant, Oklahoma, as well as her job as a school cook at Clinton Junior High in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was a cook from 1957 until 1977. In addition she… |
| Stella Carroll 12/08/2015 |
Stella Hanson Carroll shared memories of her childhood from living on a farm to moving to town. She discussed growing up around the University of Central Oklahoma, marrying, and operating a dairy farm.… |
| Theatus Sessions 03/05/2014 |
Theatus Sessions discussed her childhood on the family farm and the country life she and her family enjoyed. Theatus, a mother of four, spoke about rearing children and maintaining that family bond. Also… |
| Tommie Williams 09/18/2015 |
Tommie Williams spoke about his childhood in Arkansas and how he came to attend Langston University and relocate to Oklahoma. He shared memories of his siblings and how he learned to cook, which he continued… |
| Travis Carter 10/20/2014 |
Travis Carter discussed his childhood in Coweta, Oklahoma, where he lived all of his life. He talked about briefly working off the farm then returning to make his living as a farmer. Also discussed was… |
| Vance H. Trimble 07/16/2013 |
Vance Trimble, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, discussed his lifelong career in journalism and his mentors, Paul Miller and Walker Stone. He also spoke about the subject of several books including… |
| Vida Culvern 09/20/2013 |
Vida Culvern discussed her youth in Colorado and the importance her parents placed on education. She recalled meeting her husband while working as a secretary in a law firm and eventually moving to Oklahoma… |
| Viola Fletcher 12/10/2014 |
Viola Fletcher discussed her time working in the shipyards of California as part of the war effort during World War II. After the war was over, Viola and her husband returned to Oklahoma where they settled… |
| Violet Stephenson 06/02/2014 |
Violet Stephenson discussed her childhood on the family farm and the rural conditions that she and her family endured. She spoke about the value of education and about her thirty-eight year teaching career.… |
| W.R. Qualls 10/23/2015 |
W.R. Qualls discussed the role music has had in his life, learning to play the guitar at an early age, and being in a Gospel duo with his wife. He also shared about his enjoyment of baseball and about… |
| Wavel Ashbaugh 02/20/2016 |
Wavel Davis Ashbaugh shared childhood memories of her parents, of attending Catholic schools, and of early day Tulsa, Oklahoma. She recalled how she met her husband, Marvin Ash, and how his work as a pianist… |
| William Allton 08/16/2013 |
William Allton discussed parts of his childhood and the ways in which he supported his family through managing and later owning grocery stores. Noted as a man of integrity, William recalled his relationship… |
| William LaFon 12/19/2013 |
William LaFon shared memories from his youth and how he decided to become a doctor. He recalled his medical school class was the first to take the state boards under Oklahoma's new medical board. He spoke… |
| Zella Hunter 04/14/2014 |
Zella Hunter shared memories of her childhood from growing up on a sharecropping farm to moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Having witnessed a lot of history over her lifetime, Zella discussed the Civil Rights… |
