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Loren Boatman's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Loren Boatman's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 11, 1986. The interview includes his career as a teacher and meteorologist.

Tags: "live line" truck, 1986, August 1986, Betty Turnell, Bill Cecil, boating, cable television, cameras, Carl Hickerson, Carlinville IL, changes to broadcasting, changes to meteorology, Channel 17, childhood, Decatur Celebration, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Don Foreman, government weather observer, Indiana State Teacher's College, interview, J. Giles, Korean War, Lake Decatur, Lakeview High School, lights, live broadcasts., live commercials, Loren Boatman, MacArthur High School, master's degree, meteorologist, Meteorology, microphones, microwave dishes, Navy, Northwestern Midshipmen School, Northwestern University, OH77, oral history, Pacific Ocean, photography, piano, recording, sound recording, sound recordings, Southern Illinois University, Teacher, Television, transcription, traveling, University of Illinois, WAND

Mrs. Jane Lee's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of 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, Daughters of the American Revolution, Decatur and Macon County Hospital, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, DHS, DMCH, 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 Gorman, Herald & Review, 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, OH91, oral history, plays, Poetry, poetry club, recording, Red Cross, Robert Williams, Roosevelt Junior High School, Shellabarger Mansion, sound recording, St. Mary's Auxiliary, stalker, Stephen Decatur Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, streetcar, Switchboard, Toonerville Trolley, transcription, Transfer House, traveling, typing, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Women's Relief Corps, World War I, WWI

Wabash Railroad Right of Way and Track Map - 27th St. Through Lake Decatur (7/1/1953)

This right of way and track map shows the Wabash Railway tracks going east from 27th St. over Lake Decatur.

Tags: #8.003, 1953, 24th St., 25th St., 26th St., 27th St., 29th St., 31st St., 32nd St., 33rd St., 34th St., 35th St., 7/1/1953, A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co., additions, businesses, Camp and Emrich Addition of outlots, Camp and Emrich's 2nd Addition of outlots, collection, Decatur IL, Donovan Heights Addition, E. Division St., E. Grand Ave., E. Hickory St., E. Locust St., E. Logan St., E. Olive St., Faries Parkway, Fern Ct., Garden Place, Garfield Ave., Geddes Ave., Hillcrest Dr., Homewood Ave., ISHRAB-2017-25-93, James St., Lake Decatur, Lakewood Ave., map, Maps, Office of Chief Engineer, public road, Raceland Plat "C" in Plat "C", Raceland Plat "D" in Plat "A", Railroad Map Collection, right of way, right of way and track map, Samuels St., Spencer-Kellogg & Son Co., State Route 47, Streets, Track, track map, Tracks, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, West Lake Addition outlots, Yards

Map of the Illinois Terminal Company Tracks West of Lake Decatur

This map shows the Illinois Terminal Company tracks just west of Lake Decatur. It also shows the Wabash RR tracks nearby.

Tags: #8.003, collection, Decatur IL, Dirt Road, Illinois Terminal Company, Illinois Terminal Railroad, Illinois Terminal System, ISHRAB-2017-25-73, ITS, Lake Decatur, map, Maps, public road, Railroad Map Collection, Wabash, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR

Map of the Illinois Terminal Company Track Over Lake Decatur Near Faries Park (2/28/1968)

This map shows the Illinois Terminal Company track over Lake Decatur near Faries Park. It also shows the nearby Wabash Railway track.

Tags: #8.003, collection, Decatur IL, Faries Park, Illinois Terminal Company, Illinois Terminal System, ISHRAB-2017-25-72, ITS, Lake Decatur, map, Maps, Railroad Map Collection, Track, Tracks, Wabash, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR

Right of Way and Track Map for Illinois Traction Inc., Operated by Illinois Terminal Company - Brush College Rd to 2 Miles East Across Lake Decatur (12/31/1928, revised 3/7/1933)

This map shows the right of way and track of the Illinois Traction Inc. from Brush College Rd. to 2 miles east across Lake Decatur. Illinois Traction Inc was operated by Illinois Terminal Company. The map also shows the Wabash Railway track.

Right of Way and Track Map - Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Western RR, Operated by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (6/30/1918)

These are maps depicting the right of way and track for the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Western RR over Lake Decatur. The track goes through land belonging to: Wm. Deweese, Euclid Broadwell, Michael Elson, Wm. Prather, Jacob Stickle, Joseph…

Lake Decatur Looking North - 11/1/1933

This is a glass negative of Lake Decatur. The photo was taken from the shore by Scovill Gardens and is looking north towards the Staley Building. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL on November 1, 1933.

Tags: 11/1/1933, 1933, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, Lake Decatur, looking north, negative, Scovill Garden, south shore, Staley building, Wasson Studios

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

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

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