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Oral History Interview with B.T. and Itasco Wilson, February 1998

Description: Audio of an interview with B.T. and Itasco Wilson. Both arrived in Kerrville in 1940 to work at Kerrville Colored School (later renamed Doyle School). Itasco as a teacher and B.T. as both teacher and principal. They discuss his parents, particularly B.T. Wilson Sr., musicians they knew, performances given, and awards received over their long careers.
Date: February 1998
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Bacon, Dan & Wilson, Burtrust Tobias (B.T.)
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015

Description: Interview with Jose Maria Pruneda, Jr. called Junior a Country Western musician. He played several instruments including guitar, fiddle, bass, and steel guitar. He was hired by Bob Wills and played with the Poverty Playboys, played at the Grand Ole Opry, toured throughout the United States, and was inducted into the Western Swing Hall of Fame. In addition to his career, the interview discusses his parents, growing up in the Mexican-American community of Kerrville, and his grandparents lives in … more
Date: February 4, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Pruneda, Jose Maria, Jr.
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Mary Elaine Jones, November 2, 2016

Description: Interview with Mary Elaine Adamek Jones, who worked as a labor and delivery nurse, got her doctorate of philosophy in cultural anthropology from Southern Methodist University, and directed the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Texas at Arlington before retiring after 25 years. She also taught nursing for 13 years at the University of the Incarnate Word in Kerrville. The interview details her father's career as an accomplished saddle maker, her education, and career, and … more
Date: November 2, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Jones, Mary Elaine Adamek
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Karen and Clark Klein, November 16, 2016

Description: Interview with Karen and Clark Klein. Karen attended Notre Dame Catholic School in Kerrville and graduated from Tivy High School before completed a course at Durham Business College. She worked at Wool and Mohair Warehouse in Ingram before marrying Clark in 1962. Clark also attended Notre Dame School and Tivy where the couple met. He served in the Army for three years, worked briefly the postal services, and enlisted again in the National Guard. He served until 1982 and achieved the rank of Com… more
Date: November 16, 2016
Duration: 54 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Klein, Karen Margaret Herzog & Klein, Clark Dennis
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Jo Ann Redden, December 6, 2016

Description: Interview with Jo Ann "Josie" Lochte Redden, Montessori educator and stained glass artist, discussing her German extended family, her upbringing in Kerrville, Texas, life in New York, and travel with her husband John throughout Texas and western United States to photograph, catalogue, and reproduce Native American pictographs, or rock paintings.
Date: December 6, 2016
Duration: 58 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Redden, Jo Ann Lochte
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Joe Schmerber, December 5, 2017

Description: Interview with Joe Schmerber, who worked for and helped establish departments in Mooney Aircraft Company and Bridgestone Tires. The interview discusses his parents, early years as one of nine children, his work experience, education, interest in aviation, and family life.
Date: December 5, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Schmerber, Joe Henry
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Sam Adams and Al Bishop, November 15, 2018

Description: Interview with cousins Sam Adams and Al Bishop who discuss growing up in Center Point, Sam's time serving the marines (including Vietnam), Al's teaching and coaching high school students before working in insurance, and their families.
Date: November 15, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Leonard, Julie Mosty; Bishop, Charles Alfred & Adams, James Sam
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Betty Wildman Braswell, November 1, 2018

Description: Interview with with Betty Jean Braswell, discussing what she remembers about growing up in Kerrville and having polio as a child, as well as information about her family and career as a teacher and business owner.
Date: November 1, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 06 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Braswell, Betty Jean Wildman
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Tommy Daniels, November 22, 2018

Description: Interview with Tommy Daniels discussing his childhood in Kerrville, going to Rice University on a football scholarship, his career in banking, and his family.
Date: November 22, 2018
Duration: 46 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Daniels, Thomas Earl
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Orbie Reeves, April 19, 2002

Description: Interview with Orbie Reeves, a World War II veteran from Camp Verde, Texas. Reeves speaks of his time growing up in the Camp Verde area, his work as a butcher at the Kerrville State Hospital, and his experience serving in the Philippines during World War II.
Date: April 19, 2002
Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Witt, Gerald & Reeves, Orbie
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Ethel Baker Starkey, March 28, 2013

Description: Interview with Ethel Baker Starkey, whose husband's ancestors were Texas Hill Country settlers, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Starkey discusses her husband's family history. She also talks about coming to Kerrville for a job with her family.
Date: March 28, 2013
Duration: 58 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Starkey, Ethel Baker
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Bill Jonas, October 23, 2018

Description: Interview with Bill Jonas discussing his early life in Kerrville and his parents' work, his education, about his career as an FBI agent, and about his family.
Date: October 23, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Jonas, William James, Jr.
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Walter Poppe, November 6, 2018

Description: Interview with Walter Poppe, discussing immigration from Germany to Kerrville as a child, his time in the Navy, and his family.
Date: November 6, 2018
Duration: 55 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Poppe, Walter Eric
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Bob Schmerbeck, December 4, 2018

Description: Interview with Bob Schmerbeck discussing his childhood, and talking primarily about family members who were significant to the history of Kerrville, particularly his relative Earl Garrett who died during World War I.
Date: December 4, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Schmerbeck, Robert L., III
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Charles Seale, October 2, 2018

Description: Interview with Charles (Charly) Seale, who served with the Department of Public Safety, Highway Patrol Service during the flood of July 17, 1987 near Comfort, Texas. The flood took the lives of ten children. Charles was in the the first responding helicopter involved in the rescue operation and recounts the events and search that followed. Photos of Charles follow the transcript.
Date: October 2, 2018
Duration: 26 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Seale, Charles
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Phyllis Schwethelm Shelton, October 16, 2018

Description: Interview with Phyllis Schwethelm Shelton, who details the history of her extended family starting with her great, great, great grandfather, Ernst Schwethelm, who immigrated from Germany in 180 and settled in Comfort, TX. Other notable moments within the Schwethelm's long family history are included such as Henry Schwethelm, a Texas Ranger who fought in the Battle of Nueces in the Civil War, and the family's business in mercantile, real estate, and cattle ranching. Images relating to the interv… more
Date: October 16, 2018
Duration: 58 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Shelton, Phyllis Schwethelm
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Beverly Peterson Sullivan, December 11, 2018

Description: Interview with Beverly Peterson Sullivan who lived in Kerrville since she was 4 years old and is a member of the prominent Peterson family. The family was responsible for building the Sid Peterson Hospital and Peterson Foundation. She and her husband John Sullivan (deceased) have 3 children. The interview traces her memories of the Peterson family and her upbringing in Kerrville. Copies of photos are included at the end of the transcript.
Date: December 11, 2018
Duration: 59 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Sullivan, Beverly Peterson
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Itasco Wilson, January 26, 2001

Description: Interview with Itasco Wilson, who worked as a teacher in Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her stories of teaching with her husband, B.T. Wilson, and touring with their choir and football team, as well as her community activities.
Date: January 26, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Wilson, Itasco & Bacon, Dan
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Aime Frank Real, August 16, 2000

Description: Interview with Aime Frank Real, a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes his stories of his family's ranching history as well as modern ranching.
Date: August 16, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Real, Aime Frank & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Levi and Evelyn Taylor, September 19, 1998

Description: Interview with Levi and Evelyn Taylor, owners of a drive-in restaurant, The Grove, in Kerrville, Texas.
Date: September 19, 1998
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Rector, Bill; Taylor, Levi; Taylor, Evelyn; Grayson, Dorothy & Bethel, Ann
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Amos Lee Smith, March 1, 1998

Description: Interview with Amos Lee Smith, a rancher from Bandera County for the Kerr County Historical Commission Oral History Project. The interview includes his experiences during the Depression, as well as his life as a rancher, a butcher shop owner, and employee of Continental Oil Company.
Date: March 1, 1998
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Witt, Gerald; Smith, Amos Lee & Bethel, Ann
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2000

Description: Interview with Elaine Crider Hunt from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes her stories of the origins of Crider's Rodeo and Dancehall in Hunt, Texas, and an annual summertime rodeo and dance that continues weekly.
Date: November 1, 2000
Duration: 43 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Hurt, Elaine Crider
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Salter, February 14, 2001

Description: Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Salter from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes Salter's stories of Kerrville with her late and current husbands.
Date: February 24, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Salter, Ammie Rose Hollar; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Bethel, Ann
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Rev. Matias Rodriguez, January 16, 1998

Description: Interview with Matias Rodriguez, a reverend from Kerrville, Texas, whose family has lived in the hill country of Texas for seven generations, since 1829. The interview includes Rodriguez's experiences as the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church and as a prisoner of war in World War II.
Date: January 16, 1998
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Rodriguez, Matias; Bethel, Ann & Rector, William
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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