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Oral
History
Listed below are people from Orleans County that have been
interviewed by
OCHA about their memories of the county. Their interviews were taped
recorded and the tapes were transferred to CDs. The CDs are stored at the
Lee-Whedon Memorial Library, West Ave. & North St., Medina, NY 14103; phone
585-798-3430 and are available there for anyone wishing to listen to them.
It may be possible to borrow individual CDs or transcripts by any
interested person seeking this information wherever they live in the USA.
Contact the library for loan information.
Oral
History Project
Orleans County
Historical Association
| Archbald, Edward B. |
Carlton |
| Ackerson, Reevalyn |
Tax Collector, Town of Shelby, 28 years |
| Allis, Minnie |
90 year-old farm housewife, hobbies, stories, etc. |
| Amos, Warren |
carpenter, construction of homes for 57 years, etc. |
| Appleton, Clure |
Grange, Prohibition, pranks, etc. |
| Arnett, Hazel |
lived first 8 years of life on canal boats, etc. |
| Arnett, Dr. Ross |
veterinarian for 58 years, making barrels, etc. |
| Bergerson, Carl |
Albion schools history, history of son, Austin |
| Billings, Katharine |
early Albion, streets, houses, sidewalks, etc. |
| Bird, Horace |
Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service, etc. |
| Breitbeck, Jessie |
construction of homes, family history, 1st Baptist |
| Britt, Paul J. |
farm, gas station, school bus driver, hunting etc. |
| Broughton, Chester |
foundry worker at Swetts Irons Works 50 years, etc. |
| Brownell, L. |
O'Donnell Lumber/Sand & Gravel business, Depression. |
| Brown, Robert |
(no tape, transcription only); fruit farm, family, etc. |
| Burroughs, Kenneth |
State Trooper, Prohibition, lumber business, etc. |
| Burroughs, Luther |
preacher's kid, music, Depression, church, teacher, etc. |
| Burroughs, Luther |
Orleans County Legislature, politics, golf course dev. |
| Burroughs, Richard |
Lipton Canning Company, Albion history |
| Canham, Lester |
Town of Gaines Supervisor, farming, etc. |
| Caldwell, Howard |
farming, Millville, WWI, flu, teacher, memories, etc. |
| Case, Steward |
R.L.&B. Trolley, Larkin Stores, paint store, health,
etc. |
| Champlin, Steve |
Conservation Club development, antique bicycles |
| Colaviot, Mary |
Holley, born in Italy, family, early memories |
| Cole, Flo. Ives |
Chamberlin Mansion in Medina (now State Street Park) |
| Colman, Edith |
Shelby, schools, teaching, D.A.R. home at Xmas, etc. |
| Colton, Myra |
Medina's first hospital, dry house, WWI, travels, etc. |
| Conner, Curtis |
Prohibition, rum running, Lyndonville |
| Coppa, Andy |
shoe repair business, family orchestra, WWII G.I. etc. |
| Cotriss, Sophia |
parents from Poland, Balcerzak family, Newell's etc. |
| Cox, Dorothy Roberts |
English settlement, Paddy Hill in Medina, WWI, First Girl
Scouts in Medina |
| Daum, Walter |
farmer, construction of roads, hunting, Barre, etc. |
| DeFabio, Frank |
WWI, shoe making trade, Holley, NY |
| Devlin, Edward |
agriculture teacher, principle, Youth Corp, etc. |
| Eddy, Pearl |
D.A.R., from N. Carolina, Tuesday Club, Child Welfare |
| Eddy, Sidney |
family history, early auto, Albion, printing business |
| Egloff, Anna Roth |
family, German School, trolley, polio |
| Ferris, Nettie |
family history & stories, school teacher |
| Fox, Wilson |
farmer, social times/early homes, carpenter, WWI, etc. |
| Gill, William
|
furrier & traps, Depression, from England, etc. |
| Gonsrud, Wilda E. |
practical nurse first class in MM Hospital, doctors, nurses |
| Gotts, Pearle |
restaurant business 30 years, pug dogs, racehorses, etc. |
| Gould, Rev. Gordon |
from Alaska, orphan, schooling, church, college, etc. |
| Harding, Earl |
farmer, community & politics, WWI experiences, etc. |
| Harling, Eva &
Clyde |
family, Depression, Barre, Winter of 1943, Riches Corners |
| Heisler, George |
quarry stone cutter, hunter, etc. |
| Heitz, Helen |
Newell Shirt Factory, Medina 50 years, etc. |
| Heitz, Wesley |
mechanic, auto repairs, WWII experiences, etc. |
| Heitz, Wesley
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Prohibition, experiences as rum runner, etc. |
| Helenbolt, Carl
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early S.A. Cook, family, T.B., Bean House, etc. |
| Helmkamp, Ethel
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born in Canada, Hartt Funeral Home, Armory Ball, etc. |
| Hickman, Doris |
born in England, WWI experiences there, auto accident |
| Hill, Harold
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auctioneer 42 years, real estate, politics, etc. |
| Hinckley, Olga L.
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Medina teacher, Depression, WWII memories |
| Hollenbeck, Fay
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farmer, railroad, auto accident, etc. |
| Hollenbeck, Fay
|
Prohibition, births & deaths, adoption, etc. |
| Humphrey, Herbert G. |
stationed
at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, WWII South Pacific, Korean War |
| Johnson, Rev. John
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Black migrant-leader-minister, 35 years at Harrisons, etc. |
| Johnson, Melvin
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farmer, Bean House, Depression, etc. |
| Johnson, Marj F.
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Wheelman's Rest at Falconer Home, bikes, schools, etc. |
| Judwick, Stanley
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born in Poland, quarry work, delivered ice, wood carver |
| Kennedy, Becky Wood
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born in Scotland, adopted, employment in WWII, etc. |
| Keople, George
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cheese maker, Clarendon history, Town Clerk, etc |
| Kuspa, Anna W. |
parents from Germany, catering, employment, restaurant |
| Lamont, Dorothy |
Century Farm Homestead, family memories, etc. |
| Larimer, William |
WWII, prisoner of war, Bataan Death March, etc. |
| Lattin, Cary
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construction of homestead, farmer, Country Historian, etc. |
| Lattin, Cary
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Cobblestone Society History; two stories for smiles |
| Layman, Olive |
Albion Correctional Facility work, D.A.R. etc. |
| Leach, M-Lou Tucker
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adopted by Medina family, successful search for mother |
| Leone, Dr. Angelo
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born in Sicily, medical doctor, memories of WWII, etc. |
| Loke, Marshall Swett
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old time Medina, schools, stores, homes, sketches, etc. |
| Martin, Ethel Britt
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early schools, teacher, farming, Saturday nights, etc. |
| Meddaugh, Oliver |
Dept. of Environmental Conservation, wildlife, etc. |
| Moriarty, Kenneth
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barber 56 years, Depression, early Medina, etc. |
| Morton, William
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farmer, Prohibition, Barre, friends, etc. |
| Neal, Glenn |
Shelby, general store, Steilow murder, trial, etc. |
| Newmeyer, Katherine Acer |
daughter of V.A. Acer, schools, Uncle Mort Post, etc. |
| O'Brien, Maurice "Lank" |
Conservation
Dept., sports, names of the greats, etc. |
| Owen, Charles
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WWII prisoner of war of Germans, good descriptions |
| Palmer, Charles
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98 yr. old farmer, Grange, friends and family, memories |
| Phillips, Marcus |
Hulberton stone quarry, ice skating on canal, etc. |
| Phillips, Marcus
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Albion Banks history, Depression, etc. |
| Pratt, J. Howard
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Cobblestone schoolhouse, describes a day as a student |
| Pratt, J. Howard |
homes of long ago, weddings, funerals, Ireland, etc. |
| Radzinsky, Marj Cooke |
Swett family history with photos, etc. |
| Radzinsky, Marj Cooke
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early memories, death of mother, schools, etc. |
| Reynolds, Inez
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American Red Cross work, many memories and history |
| Richards, Ann
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Girl Scout work in Medina, Methodist Church, etc. |
| Roberts, Justin
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farmer, land development, religious experiences, etc. |
| Rosen, Kath. M.M. |
parents form England, matron at Albion School for Girls |
| Sanderson, Carl
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Ridgeway history, early stores, church, etc. |
| Smith, Blanche Kornow |
Carlton |
| Smith, Floyd
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farmer, expansion of farms, Steilow murder, pranks, etc. |
| Stalker, Geroge
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work on HoJack RR, Lyndonville, family, Depression, etc. |
| Steele, Clarence
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Elba muckland farmer, Barre Grange, Prohibition, etc. |
| Stebbins, Marie Timmerman |
born 1892 in Chamberlin Mansion, Medina, etc. |
| Stillinger, Jane Nagel |
S.A. Cook, furniture, Depression in Medina, teacher in Shelby Center, Attica, and Medina |
| Thomas, Dr. Clayton |
born in Canada, cowboy, teacher, doctor, memories |
| Thomas, Martha
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Lyndonville history, stores, mill, schools, etc. |
| Tuttle, Jo
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Jeddo history, farm life, Pan American Expo, etc. |
| Waldo, Hellen |
pianist in silent movies, foster parent, Middleport Universalist Church |
| Waldo, Homer L.
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farming, peddlers wagons, seasonal workers |
| Walters, Clyde
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Eagle Harbor stores, Medina banks, Depression, etc. |
| Waters, Alonzo
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J-R Newspaper, politics, Post Office, WWI, migrants, etc. |
| Waterson, Earl
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farmer, grave-digger, WWI, black market, health care, etc. |
| Weeks, Edwin
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Albion conservationist, sportsman, etc. |
| White, Cecilia, H.
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schooling, working on the muckland, good description |
| Willis, Ethel
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Bignall Foundry Co. office 35 years, Depression, etc. |
| Wise, Clifford
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Medina schools history, many photos |
| Wise, Clifford
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Senior Citizens Center history, Medina Methodist Church |
| Young, Claudia Stisser |
96
year old farm housewife, Ashwood RR wreck, etc. |
If people would
like to give an interview they may contact
Hollis Ricci-Canham (Holly).
There is a special area of interest in recording interviews with Veterans of any
American War- WW1, 2, Korea, Viet Nam, and Persian Gulf Wars. Copies of these
interviews with Veterans will be sent to the Library of Congress.
For information on the
Veterans History Project click on the logo below.
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