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Frankye Morgan's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Frankye Morgan's oral history. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 10, 1986. The interview includes her career as a teacher and her talent as a gardener and singer.

Tags: "Cotton Ball", 1986, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Awards, beauty school, Betty Turnell, bi-centennial celebration, Black History Week, Blue Mound IL, brotherhood week, car cleaner, car oiler, Centennial School, Central Christian Church, Chattanooga TN, Chicago IL, childhood, choir, cosmetology course, Decatur IL, discrimination, Elementary Education, First Baptist Church, First Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, food awards, Frankye Morgan, Garden Club of Decatur, gardening, gardening awards, Grant's farm, Home Economics, Illinois Junior Academy of Science, integration, interview, January 1986, Joe Russell, Johns Hill School, Josie Russell, Leotyne Price, Lincoln School, Madison IL, master's degree, Moler Beauty College, Museum of Science and Industry, Northwestern University, OH78, oral history, Parent-Teacher Association, physical education, PTA, PTA award, racial relations, racial tensions, recording, Redwood Restaurant, retirement, Roosevelt Junior High School, Rosarian, Science, Science Club, science fair, singing, Smith-Hughes Act, sound recording, sounds recordings, Springfield Civic Garden Club, Springfield Garden Club, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, summer school, summer science club, Teacher, teaching, Tennessee State University, transcription, U of I Extension department, weather balloon, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Wilberforce University, Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, Xenia OH

Photo of Church Organist and Exterior of Building

Photographs of First Presbyterian organist and the first building completed in 1859. "Presbyterian Church--First--Building--Old. In 1856 the First Presbyterian congregation started construction of this brick church on the present site of the Y.M.C.A.…

Tags: building, CH105, CH106, Churches, Decatur IL., First Presbyterian Church, Organist, Prairie & Church Sts., Y.M.C.A.

Churches - First Presbyterian Church -204 W. Prairie

These are the historical account of the church at 204 W. Prairie

Tags: 1892-1977, articles, booklet, centennial anniversary, Charlotte Meyer, Charlotte Meyer Collection, Decatur Daily Republican, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, First Presbyterian Church, I Will Lift Up My Eyes, pamphlet, photos, Prayer of Vocation

Mrs. Marie G. Baker's Oral History

This is the oral history of Marie G. Baker. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell in March 1977. The interview includes her childhood, the NAACP, and discrimination in Decatur.

Tags: 1977, 4-year scholarship, A.H. Mills, A.M.E. Church, African Methodist Church, Betty Turnell, brother, C.L. Livingston, childhood, College Street Chapel, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, discrimination, Dr. Ellis, Edward Jacobs, family life, First Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, housing discrimination, Howard Shaw, Howard University, Huron Place, injunction, interview, James Millikin University, job discrimination, John Reagan, Lake Decatur, Lincoln School, March 1977, Marie G. Baker, Marietta Street School, Mary White Ollington, Mrs. Buster, Mrs. Eugenia Bacon, Murfield Storey, N. Union St., NAACP, National Civil Rights Law, national meetings, Niagara movement, OH95, oral history, Pennsylvania line, Physician's and Surgeon's College, Pugh School, race discrimination, Railway Postal Service, recording, Rev. E.M. Antrim, San Tucker, Singleton's Restaurant, Springfield Race Riots, swimming beach, swimming pools, truck garden, Warren Hardy, William English Walling

Frankye Morgan's Oral History - Recordings

These are the recordings of Frankye Morgan's oral history. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 10, 1986. The interview includes her career as a teacher and her talent as a gardener and singer.

Tags: "Cotton Ball", 1986, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Awards, beauty school, Betty Turnell, bi-centennial celebration, Black History Week, Blue Mound IL, brotherhood week, car cleaner, car oiler, Centennial School, Central Christian Church, Chatanooga TN, Chicago IL, childhood, choir, cosmetology course, Decatur IL, discrimination, Elementary Education, First Baptist Church Westminster Presbyterian Church, First Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, food awards, Frankye Morgan, Garden Club of Decatur, gardening, gardening awards, Grant's farm, Home Economics, Illinois Junior Academy of Science, integration, interview, January 1986, Joe Russell, John's Hill School, Josie Russell, Leotyne Price, Lincoln School, Madison IL, master's degree, Moler Beauty College, Museum of Science and Industry, Northwestern University, OH78, oral history, Parent-Teacher Association, physical education, PTA award, racial relations, racial tension, recording, Redwood Restaurant, retirement, Roosevelt Junior High School, Rosarian, Science, Science Club, science fair, singing, Smith-Hughes Act, sound recording, sound recordings, Springfield Civic Garden Club, Springfield Garden Club, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, summer school, summer science course, Teacher, teaching, Tennessee State University, transcription, U of I Extension department, weather balloon, Wilberforce University, Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, Xenia OH

Photograph of the 200 block of W. Prairie at Church St.

Photograph of the 200 block of W. Prairie at Church St. This was the home of I.R. Mills in 1883. It is the site of the First Presbyterian Church. This photograph was taken after the storm on February 2, 1883.

Tags: 1883, Block, church, Church St., Decatur IL, First Presbyterian Church, house, I.R. Mills, Mills, Photo File: Houses, Prairie Ave, Storm, W. Prairie

Photo of Rev. W. H. Prestley

Photograph of Rev. W. H. Prestley; (died 5/7/1914). Pastor of the Presbyterian church in Decatur for 13 years. He came to the church in Decatur in 1876. After leaving Decatur in 1890 he went to Kankakee and remained there until 1897, when he went to…

Tags: biography, CH92, CH92A, Chas Voss, Churches, Decatur IL., First Presbyterian Church, Kankakee IL., Newton IL., Photo File: Churches, Presbyterian, Rev. W. H. Prestley

Photos of First Presbyterian Church Exterior and Interior

Photographs of the Exterior and Interior First Presbyterian Church taken from the 1930's to the 1960's.

Tags: 1930's-1960's, 204 W. Prairie St., Altar, CH64, CH65, CH66, CH69, CH70, CH71, CH72, CH73, CH74, CH75, CH76, CH77, CH78, CH79, CH80, CH81, CH82, CH83, CH84, Churches, Crib Room, Dining Area, First Presbyterian Church, Herald and Revew, kitchen, Pastor's Office, Photo File: Churches, Presbyterian Churches, Rededication

Photos of First Presbyterian Church People Leaving Church.

Photographs of People Leaving First Presbyterian Church after the service.

Tags: 1907, CH67, CH68, Churches, Decatur IL., First Presbyterian Church, Herald and Review, Photo File: Churches, Presbyterian Churches

Bachman Bros. & Martin Co. Building

Photograph the construction of the Bachman Bros. & Martin Co. building. This building was constructed in 1912-1913 with the formal opening in Sept. 1913. The name was changed to Bachman Co. in 1923. In October 1924 Linn & Scruggs moved into this…

Tags: Bachman Bros., Decatur Club, Decatur IL., First Presbyterian Church, J. K. Stafford Collection, Linn & Scruggs, M/M Jack French, Martin Co., YMCA

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