A collection of research materials, notes, and informal interviews on topics for oral histories in Washington County. Topics include county government, logging, agriculture, Tualatin Indians, early settlers, and migrant families
A collection of video recordings that may contain oral histories: Cappoen Tape; Stories from Wes' Barber Shop; Conversation with Father Wilfred Schoenberg on the early days of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon; E.S.I. History; Forest Grove…
A collection of transcripts of oral histories about Garden Home, including alphabatized sections on People and Places. Some of the collection originated as written accounts. The collection can be found here: http://www.gardenhomehistory.com/
An audio recording of an oral history of C. Norman Winningstad. Winningstad (November 5, 1925 – November 24, 2010) was an American engineer and businessman in the state of Oregon. A native of California, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II…
An audio recording of an oral history of Jake Weil on the Weil arcade and coming to Hillsboro in 1913. Digital copy is .wav file; sounds like it is copied from cassette but original format is unknown. Recording has poor quality. Physical file…
An audio recording of an oral history of Curtis Tigard on the Crescent Grove Cemetery and the graves of his family. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Curtis Tigard on the Tigard family, churgh, Grange Hall, and Highway 99. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Fred Thurnheer. No date is noted, but it is likely 1996 based on the dates of the other recordings in the collection. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Walter and Esther Stucki, including the history of Farmington, Bethany, and Helvetia areas, and readings from an historical poem. There is a transcript of this interview.
A transcript of an oral history of Betty Shubring Moore on Nellie Elwert, Tigard High School, and the Evangelical Cemetary. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Betty Shubring Moore on her mother's history in the area, Bend sch (school?),and Main Street. There is a transcript of this interview.