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Mildred England's Trips to Antarctica and Greenland - Recording

This is the recording of Mildred England's oral history. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on June 18, 1979. This interview covers her time travelling to Antarctica and Greenland.

Tags: 1979, Antarctica, Betty Turnell, Decatur IL, Greenland, June 1979, Mildred England, OH17, OH17B, oral history, recording, sound recording, transcription

Photo of Lt. Marion B. Foley in unform

WWII - Herald and Review Library; Foley, Lieut. Marion B., 10/12/1942. Article on back: "Lieut. Marion B. Foley, of the engineers corps, is spending a five-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Foley, 1087 Sunset Avenue. A 1942 graduate of…

Tags: Decatur IL, Engineers Corps, World War II, WWII

Mrs. H.F. Carmichael's Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Mrs. H.F. Carmichael's oral history. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on December 1, 1977. This interview covers her early life, her husband's time in the Decatur Public School System, Billy Sunday's crusade in Decatur,…

Tags: 1977, Betty Turnell, Billy Sunday, Decatur Art Class, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Schools, December 1977, H.F. Carmichael, interview, Mrs. H.F. Carmichael, OH11, oral history, recording, Rolling Prairie Library System, Roosevelt School, sound recording, Talking Books, transcription

Robert H. Dumas' Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Robert H. Dumas' oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on February 13, 1986. The interview covers his early life and education, time in the military, library experience, and time at Decatur Public Library.

Tags: 1986, BettyTurnell, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, early life, February 1986, libraries, library experience, Military, OH15, oral history, Robert H. Dumas, sound recording, transcription

Byrd L. Davis, Jr. Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Byrd L. Davis Jr's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in June 1979. The interview covers his boyhood in Decatur, family history, family livery stable, Decatur Fire Department, and Decatur disasters.

Tags: 1979, Betty Turnell, Byrd L. Davis Jr., Davis family history, Decatur disasters, Decatur Fire Department, Decatur history, Decatur IL, interview, June 1979, OH13, oral history, recording, sound recording, transcription

Eloise Clark's Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Eloise Clark's oral history. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on 6/23/1987 and 7/10/1987. This interview covers her life at the Orlando Hotel after it was renovated into apartments, her time working at Millikin…

Tags: 1987, Betty Turnell, Decatur IL, Eloise Clark, interview, July 1987, June 1987, Millikin University, OH12, oral history, Orlando Hotel, Powers Opera House, recording, sound recording, transcription

Photo of Cpl. Kenneth Ferguson and Sgt. Ernest Brok feeding an 81 mm. mortar at the Siegfried line near Lammersdorf, Germany

WWII - Herald and Review Library; Ferguson, Kenneth, 12/10/1944. Caption: "ETO HQ 15390 Spangle 5 20 Sep, cred...Signal Corps Photo. S/Sgt. Ernest Brok, left, of Dalton, GA and Cpl. Kenneth Ferguson, center, of Decatur, IL. feed an 81 mm mortar which…

Tags: Dalton GA, Decatur IL, Dragons Teeth, Lammersdorf Germany, Siegfried Line, World War II, WWII

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