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Hugh Baker's Oral History

This is the oral history of Hugh Baker. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on June 28, 1985. The interview includes his time working for the Mueller Company, and his father's dairy farm.

Tags: 1985, alcoholism committees, automobiles, Betty Turnell, building homes, changes to milking, Chatanooga TN, childhood, City Milk Inspector, civic boards, company town, Construction, Cows, Dairy Farm, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Mental Health Center, diptheria, electricity, epidemic, family life, farm, farmhouse, farming, Great Depression, harvest dinners, hired hands, hobbies, Hugh Baker, interview, June 1985, Liberty Bonds, marine engineering, Mary W. French School, mechanical engineering, Milk Delivery, Mueller City, Mueller Company, Mueller family, Mueller IL, Mueller Pottery Plant, naval architecture, oral history, pasteurization, Plant 3, public parks, recording, Recreation, retirement, Roosevelt Junior High School, Salvation Army board, sanitary conditions, South Shores, sterilization, tenant's house, The Mueller Land Improvement Trust, University of Michigan, World War I

Clarence Sowers' Oral History

This is the oral history of Clarence Sowers. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell. The interview includes his career in construction.

Local History Museum and Archive Development Analysis Report - September 2009

This is the local history room and archives development analysis report containing information dealing with asbestos containing material, renovation and construction, options, concerns, center map, and opening bid in September 2009

Tags: asbestos containing material, board of directors, Board of Trustees, concerns, Construction, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Development Analysis Report, Lee Ann Fisher, Local History Room and Archives, opening bid, options, renovation, September 2009