Mrs. O.L. Myers' Oral History - Transcription

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Title

Mrs. O.L. Myers' Oral History - Transcription

Subject

Mrs. O.L. Myers
Betty Turnell
Ofel Etchison
oral history
recording
interview
Decatur, IL
Herkimer St.
Pugh St.
Grand Ave.
childhood
Pugh Street School
Oakland School
Hartford House
Central Junior High School
Decatur High School
Polish picnic
Great Eastern Tea and Coffee Company
Corn Carnivals
wooden paving blocks
circus
The Elms
summer street cars
"Poor Man's Picnic"
Fairview Park
Millikin Homestead caretaker's cottage
Spanish Flu
Red Cross hospital
Maypole
May Day festival
Leader Iron Works
advertising department
bookkeeper
family life
Wabash Credit Union
Wabash Railroad
changes to Decatur

Description

This is the transcription of the oral history of Mrs. O.L. Myers. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell in August 1981. The interview includes her childhood, and early Decatur.

Creator

nterviewee: Mrs. O.L. Myers
Interviewer: Betty Turnell

Source

Mrs. O.L. Myers

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

Date

August 1981

Contributor

Betty Turnell

Rights

The Decatur Public Library owns and maintains all copyright on materials featured on omeka.decaturlibrary.org. These materials cannot be used without prior consent. Please contact the Local History Room at the Decatur Public Library for more information.

Relation

sound recording
Decatur, IL
Leader Iron Works
Corn Carnival

Format

.pdf

Language

English

Type

transcription
oral history

Identifier

OH92

Coverage

oral history, recording, Mrs. O.L. Myers, Betty Turnell

Text Item Type Metadata

Text

transcription

Original Format

cassette tape
typewritten paper