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Mrs. Jane Lee's Oral History

This is the oral history of Mrs. Jane Lee. She was interviewed by Robert Williams on January 31, 1990. The interview includes her life in Decatur, and working for the Herald and Review.

Tags: "HMS Pinafore", "Little Prince", "Quality Street", "Red Mill", 1990, Alex Van Praag Sr., Armistice Day, Betty Jo Eickenberry, Central Railroad Depot, childhood, classified ad department, DAR, Decatur and Macon County Hospital, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Dr. Jones, Elmer Nickel, Ethel Parkinson, Fires, Freda Douthit, GAR, Glee Club, Governor Oglesby Mansion board, Grand Army of the Republic, Great Depression, grocery stores, H.C. Schaub, Helen Gorham, Herald and Review, home birth, Howard Millard, ice block, Illinois Central Railroad, Indian schools, international traveling, Interurban, Interurban station, interview, January 1990, Jeanette MacDonald, Lake Decatur, Lincoln School, Linn and Scruggs, Louise Fyke, Macon County Conservation District, Macon County Hospital, Macon County Newsletter, Marietta School, Moweaqua mine disaster, Mrs. Jane Lee, Mt. Zion IL, oral history, plays, Poetry, poetry club, recording, Red Cross, Robert Williams, Roosevelt Junior High School, Shellabarger Mansion, St. Mary's Auxiliary, stalker, Stephen Decatur Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, streetcar, Switchboard, Toonerville Trolley, Transfer House, traveling, typing, Westminster Presbyterian Women, Women's Relief Corp, World War I

Mrs. Frank M. Ware

This is the oral history of Mrs. Frank M. Ware. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 31, 1984. The interview includes her childhood and career.

Tags: "speedys" letters, 1984, A.G. Webber, Absolum Newland, accounting department, August 1984, automobile tires, bank failure, Betty Turnell, bookkeeping machine, brother's surgery, Brown's Business College, cactus, cafeteria, carbon paper, Caterpillar Co., Caterpillar Military Engine Co., changes to Decatur, Chautauqua, choir, cottonwood tree, crystal radio sets, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Lumber Co., doctor's office, Dr. N.D. Meyers, Dr. William Barnes, Dune School, education, electronics courses, Fairview Park, Faries Manufacturing Co., First Lutheran Church, Flood, Florida, Forest Grove School, Frank Ware, general labor, George W. Keller, Great Depression, greenhouse, grocery store, hauling coal, Helen Harder, Hilltop Greenhouse, interview, Jackson St. School, Jasper County IL, Johns Hill, lap rugs, Leader Iron Works, Lincoln Coop Apartments, Lincoln Flower Shop, Log Cabin, Louisa Newland, Madam Corolla Lous Tuca, McKinley assassination, mortgage, Mound School, Mr. Barber, Mrs. Frank M. Ware, neighborhood picnic, Nelson Park, new pews, oral history, Payroll, perpetual inventory, Postal Service, pottery, purchasing department, radio diagrams, raising plants, ready-made radios, receptionist, recording, retirement, sales department, short-hand, Signal Depot, singing, small business, Snake Hill, St. Mary's Hospital, Staley Company, Streetcars, succulents, T.T. Springer, toolmaker, Transfer House, truck barn, voice lessons, Warren St. School, Weber Fill, William Shorb, World War I, World War II, WWI, WWII

Mrs. Charles A. (Flora) Mammen

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Photograph of Mrs. Charles A. (Flora) Memmen, taken by Wasson Studio in 1917. She is the mother of Castle William, who was killed in action in France October 1918, and after whom the local American Legion Post No. 105 was named. She was elected…

Tags: 1917, American Legion Post 105, biography, Castle William, Decatur IL., File Photo Biography, Flora Mammen, Gold Star Mothers Club, Mrs. Charles A. Mammen, Wasson Studio, World War I, WWI

Men Marching in the Red Cross Parade, May 1918

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WWI - Men marching with the flag in the Red Cross parade, May 1918.l

Tags: Decatur IL, Men Marching, Parade, Red Cross, Red Cross Parade, World War I, WWI

Macon County Soldiers at Wabash Depot, Decatur, IL. Dec. 13, 1917.

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WWI - photograph Macon County Soldiers at Wabash Depot. "The Last of the Volunteers," 12/13/1917. See U.S. Recruiting Stations, pg 34.

Tags: Last of the Volunteers, Macon County IL, Soldiers, Wabash Depot, World War I, WWI

Macon County Food Show, Feb 27-Mar 2, 1918.

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U of I food experts at work at the Macon County Food Show in the Palm Room at the Orlando Hotel, Decatur, IL.

Tags: Decatur IL., Food Conservation, Macon County Food Show, Orlando Hotel, World War I, WWI

Mabel and Gene

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Photograph of Mabel Grubbs and Eugene R. Roberts outside the house. Eugene is wearing his Navy uniform.

Tags: Eugene R. Roberts, Mabel Grubbs, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Navy, Roberts Family Collection, World War I, WWI

Lybrand Smith

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Photograph of Lybrand Palmer Smith in his naval uniform. Photo by Rembrandt Studios, ran in the Decatur Herald 7/7/1929. Lybrand is a fourth generation Smith Family. His great grand father was Johnson Joshua Smith, grandfather was William Lybrand…

Tags: biography, Charles Ellsworth Smith, Decatur IL., Haitian Campaign, Herald and Review, Johnson Joshua Smith, Lybrand P. Smith, Mexican Campaign, Naval Commander, Navy, Photo File: Biography, Rembrandt Studios, Santo Domingo Expedition, William Lybrand Smith, World War I

Lieut. and Mrs. H. C. Mechtoldt

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Photograph of Lieut. and Mrs. H. C. Mechtoldt. Lt. Mechtoldt died Feb 26, 1938. Retired naval officer and veteran of World War I. He left Decatur in 1911. He had been the Navy 21 years and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Photo taken by…

Tags: 1918, Arlington National Cemetery, biography, Decatur IL., Lieut. H. C. Mechtoldt, Lt. H. C. Mechtoldt, Mrs. H. C. Mechtoldt, Naval Officer, Navy, Wasson of Decatur, World War I, WWI

Liberty Loan Window Display at Gebhart's, c.1918.

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WWI - Gebhart's Window Display for Liberty Loans.

Tags: Decatur IL, Freedom Display, Gebhart's, Liberty Loans, World War I, WWI

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