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William Franklin's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of William Franklin's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on March 18, 1986. The interview includes his childhood, work in insurance, and family life.

Richard Rodgers' Oral History #2 - Transcription

This is the transcription of Richard Rodgers' second oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on Decatur 12, 1988. This interview included information about Decatur in the early 1900s.

League of Women Voters - annual and monthly board meetings - March 1957

This is the historical account of the League of Women Voters of Decatur Illinois and Macon County

Tags: Annual Meeting, board meeting, Board Members, by laws report, committee chairs, Decatur Club, Finance Report, Gibson president, Herald and Review, League of Women Votes, minutes (unreadable for the March board meeting), new president Gibson, new secretary Cresswell, proposed current agenda, School Board, state convention, treasurers' report, unit meetings, Woyna secretary

League of Women Voters - Board Minutes - July 1946

This is the historical account of the League of Women Voters in Macon County

Tags: 1946, Committee chairmen, Decatur Club, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, general information on League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters, letter of members, Minutes, Mrs. Redman President, panel discussion, president's report, State and National meeting, treasure's report, Women's Council

Charlotte Wait Holder' Oral History

This is the oral history of Charlotte Wait Holder. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 10, 1985. The interview includes her childhood and early Decatur.

Tags: 14-room house, 815 W. Main St., Amusement Park, Arcade Hotel, automobile, Barn, Bermuda, Betty Turnell, Bicycle, Blue Book, Bob Hope, Buick, changes in Decatur, Charlotte Wait Holder, childhood, Citizens Building, clubhouse, Country Club, cruise ship, Decatur Club, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, department stores, Downtown, Dreamland Lake, Dreamland Park, England, Ethel Barrymore, Fairview Park, fashion, fire, Fishing Club, Florida, Ford Model T, France, Gebhart Store, golf, golf house, Gushards Store, high-top shoes, horse, Interurban station, interurbans, interview, Italy, Jerusalem, Lemonwood School, Lincoln Highway, Lincoln Theatre, Mary French School, Medira, men's club, merry-go-round, Miami FL, Michigan, New York, New York City, Ohio, oral history, Powers Opera House, Powers Theatre, private club, recording, road markers, roller coaster, Roosevelt Junior High School, ship, South Side Country Club, Southmoreland, Spain, stage plays, Stewarts Store, Streetcars, summer vacation, swimming lake, swimming pool, tennis court, tire blow outs, train, Transfer House, Wait-Cahill Wholesale Company, wholesale drug and notions store, winter vacation, Wood St. School

Dean Mesnard's Oral History

This is the oral history of Dean Mesnard. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on April 9, 1986. The interview includes his childhood, career in insurance, and changes to Decatur.

Tags: 1986, accounting, April 1986, Avon Theater, Bazley's Meat Market, Beach House, Betty Turnell, Bijou Theater, Brintlinger Funeral Home, broken home, Bryn Mawr PA, business major, C.L.U., changes to Decatur, Chartered Life Underwriter, childhood, College of Life Underwriters, contractor, Dean Mesnard, debit company, Decatur Club, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Memorial Hospital, Dr. Beadles, Empress Theater, Fairview Park, family life, financial planning, G.I. Bill, Great Depression, heating engineer, inflation, insurance office, interview, Lake Decatur, life insurance, Life Underwriter's Training Council, Lincoln Apartments, Lincoln Hotel, Mary W. French School, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Millikin University, mow lawns, mutual companies, OH100, old gravel pit, oral history, painter, Piggly-Wiggly, Prof. Glen Smith, Pythian Home, rake leaves, recording, Roosevelt Junior High School, salesmanship, Shinner's Meat Market, shovel snow, Steven's Creek, stock companies, swimming, Texaco Light House, Texaco Tower, Transfer House, Williamson Heating Company of Cincinnati, Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, workmen's compensation, World War II

Richard Rodgers' Oral History #2 - Recording

This is the recording of Richard Rodgers' second oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on Decatur 12, 1988. This interview included information about Decatur in the early 1900s.

William Franklin's Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of William Franklin's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on March 18, 1986. The interview includes his childhood, work in insurance, and family life.

Photo of Haworth Block 200 N. Water St., Decatur, IL.

Photograph of building: 200 Block N. Water at N. Park Streets. This building stood at the corner of N. Water and N. Parks Street from 1884 to 1909. It is the Haworth block built by James H. Haworth in 1883-1884. It was the first building in the city…

Tags: 1908, 200 N. Main, Buildings, Caroline Powers, Citizens National Bank, Corner N. Main & N. Park, Decatur Club, Decatur IL., Furniture Store, George W. Scovill, Haworth Block, Herald and Review, James H. Haworth, Photo File: Buildings, Shoe Store

Photo of Elks Club, Masonic Temple and Decatur Club, aerial view

Photograph of Decatur. This aerial view, looking north between Main and Church Streets, is taken from the south side of W. Prairie. It also shows the sites of the Elks Club, Masonic Temple, and Decatur Club.

Tags: 1895, Aerial View, Buildings, Church St., Decatur Club, Decatur IL., Elks Club, Masonic Temple, Photo File: Buildings, W. Prairie St.

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