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 Muriel and Allen Van Veen on the idea to start a library in the Cedar Mill area and its development over the years.
A transcript of an oral history of Charles Gordon Tupling on Red Rock Dairy, Arris Blacksmith, and Lone Oak (service station?). There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Georgie and Jack Thurber on serving on the board of the Cedar Mill Library, editing many of the early newsletters, helping to organize the MESS and many other early library activities.
An audio recording of an oral history of Betty Shurbring Moore on Main Street and the Shubring & Biederman Grocery. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Jane and Henry Schmidt on King City, Schmidt Sanitary Service, and Durham. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Sabino Sardineta, including coming to Mt. Angel seminary as a boy, working as a priest, and a discussion of labor camp conditions in the county. File includes finding aid. There is a transcript of this…
An audio recording of an oral history of Maria Romero, including childhood in Mexico, life in Texas, work at Bird's Eye Cannery, and disussion of the formation of Centro Cultural. Physical file includes index. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Samuel (Sam) Rich, covering the history of Orenco and the nursery business in Washington County. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Julia Ramirez, including migrant life as a child, citizenship, choosing to live in rural Cornelius, and her taco truck business. File includes finding aid. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Carol Price Young, including Young's Funeral Home and the Main Street overpass. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Eilz and Florence Panck on the Panck Hatchery, Joy Theater, and schools. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Elizabeth Panck Butler on Panck Poultry farm, King City, and nursing school. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Mary Packer on her early experiences volunteering as the library formed and struggled to find funding to operate, as well as the growth and expansion of the library and the yearly rummage sale, the MESS.
A video recording of an oral history of Linda Minor on her experience at the Forest Grove City Library in the 1990s. She shares her view of the changes that occurred in the decade – a new automated library system, expansion of the library collection,…
An audio recording of an oral history of Vi and Bob Metzler, early advocates and volunteers at the Cedar Mill Library, on the early days of the library, some of the bigger challenges and what it was like for Vi being one of the first paid librarians…
An audio recording of an oral history of Isabelle and Raphael Mendoza, including life in Mexico, Community Action of Washington County,and opening a bakery in 1987. There is a transcript of this interview.