Recording of a presentation by young students on historical landmarks near Laurel, Oregon. One minute of fiddle music is followed by students presenting a project on historic landmarks such as Old Farmington School, Lewis Cementery, historic farms, and the Laurel community. Possibly created to accompany a slide show, as images are referenced.
Recording of a presentation by a young student on Helvetia, Oregon. Possibly intended to accompany a slide show. First minute of recording is classical music.
An audio recording of a talk to a class of young students by Dr. Margaret Gilbert on Forest Grove in the 19th century. Students ask questions during the talk.
An audio recording of an oral history of Garry Shields on his involvment in the Premium Picture Company in Hillsboro and the movie business in general. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Bill Eberly, about coming to Oregon three times: twice in a wagon in 1891 and 1899; and once in a railroad boxcar, in 1905. He settled in the hills northwest of Banks.
An audio recording of an oral history of Gus Moelly about C.C. Ruth and Company, a feed store in Cornelius, Oregon. Moelly grew up in South Dakota working on a farm. When offered a position to work for the feed store in Oregon in about 1936, he took it. The feed store was run by Charlie Ruth, who took over the manager position in about 1934. Moelly describes how Ruth ran the feed plant, buying and selling grain, and eventually starting his own brand of animal feed, later named Champion Brand. Ruth started selling the Purina “checkerboard square” Feeds in about 1946. Before taking over the store, Ruth was an instructor at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Moelly talks about the decrease in small production farms and the increase in large production farms and small, suburban interest in livestock. It was an “exit” from the farm. There was also an explosion in ownership of horses in Washington County. As tractors replaced the need for horses on the farms, there was an increased interest in horses for riding purposes. Moelly talks about how the store was only a feed store and though people sometimes called on them, they were not veterinarians or county agents and did not sell produce like other feed stores might have done. Moelly talks about his retirement from the store that was happening in the coming weeks after the recorded interview and how his son, Jerry, was going to officially take over. A change that Jerry was planning on implementing followed the community’s demands to sell more horse tack in the store. Moelly and the interviewer finish by talking about Charlie Ruth again and describing his physical and personal characteristics as well as the C.C. Award that was introduced to the Washington County Fair. At the time of the recording, it was the oldest continuous, rotating award at the fair and they mention a few of the first people who won the award.
An audio recording of an oral history of Stanley Thornblohe (or possibly Thornblad) from Patton Valley about his experiences in the logging industry. Tape says Tree Farmer of the Year 1982.
An audio recording of an oral history of Felix McCullough, including the history of Scoggins Valley, logging, the Tillamook burn, neighboring farmers, and rapid changes in the valley. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Felix McCullough, including the history of Scoggins Valley, logging, the Tillamook burn, neighboring farmers, and rapid changes in the valley. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Bert Hawkins talking about the Agribusiness Council of Oregon. The recording was done through the “Story Notes” program. Hawkins is from Ontario, Oregon, where he runs a farming operation mainly focusing on livestock and small grains on about twenty-five thousand acres, with approximately 1200-1500 of those acres being farmed and the rest grazed. It is a family operation with his sons running different portions of it. Hawkins is a big supporter and was one of the early joiners of the Agribusiness Council of Oregon (ABC). Since he was in high school, Hawkins saw the need for collaboration between the urban business society and the rural agricultural areas. Hawkins served on the board for a few years for ABC but he was not as active as he would have liked. He also thinks that ABC has not been as active in eastern Oregon as he wishes it would be. Hawkins also talks about Oregon’s reliance on its export markets as about 80% of Oregon’s products are exported. ABC and the agricultural sectors in Oregon need to work together in order to expand and build a stronger base for more exports. At the time of the interview, Hawkins was pleased with the administration in ABC and their strong focus on export markets. And he encourages people to get involved with ABC. Hawkins finishes by talking about the competitive food business, specifically looking at the meat industry. About halfway through the interview, a phone rings and the interview is paused for a second as they answer the phone.
An audio recording of an oral history of C. Norman Winningstad about the developent of the high-tech business in Washington County, Oregon. There is a transcript of Part 1 of this interview, as well as the interviewer's summary and index.
An audio recording of an oral history of C. Norman Winningstad about the developent of the high-tech business in Washington County, Oregon. There is an index of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of C. Norman Winningstad about the developent of the high-tech business in Washington County, Oregon. There is an index of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of C. Norman Winningstad about the developent of the high-tech business in Washington County, Oregon. There is an index of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of C. Norman Winningstad about the developent of the high-tech business in Washington County, Oregon. There is an index of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Phil and Mary Ann Barnekoff and Bob Orme about the impact of the Vietnam War on Hillsboro. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Tinh Bao on the Vietnam war and immigrating to the United States. Bao discusses his flight from South Vietnam in 1970 at the age of 14. He left his parents in South Vietnam; his father was in South Vietnam Army. He took a boat from Thailand and was in a Bangkok refugee camp for 8 months. Bao talks about his new life in United States and living in a democracy. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Judy Berger on life in Hillsboro in the 1960s and during the Vietnam War. Berger talks about public opinion in Oregon starting to change when Oregon senators Wayne Morse and Mark Hatfield start to speak out. She mentions local anti-war demonstrations at Portland State and teacher Jack Kirkwood writing anti-war letters to the very conservative Hillsboro Argus and the Oregonian. Berger discusses propaganda from the John Birch Society and negative attitudes toward Jane Fonda. Traveling throughout Europe in 1968, Berger remembers a nationwide strike in France, Russia
An audio recording of an oral history of Robin Cady recorded in May, 2001, on the Vietnam War and how it affected Hillsboro, Oregon. Cady, a native of Hillsboro, did not serve in the military, but wrote articles about the war. He describes the reactions to the war in Oregon, which was influenced by there not being military bases in Oregon and a senator who did not support the war. He talks extensively about how the Vietnam War became, for the US as a whole, a situation of “how to get out” versus the historical “how to win”. He talks about the importance of honor and how that impacted the way that the US dealt with the war. The war was eventually seen as a civil war between north and south Vietnam and the South Vietnamese would have to be the ones to win the war. The US involvement was seen as a police action to go in and help the south rather than try to win the war. Cady talks about a gentleman named Jack Kirkland, a teacher in the area who also wrote about the Vietnam War, and how their opinions differed. Cady comments on contemporary Vietnam and the effects the war had on it. He also talks about Ho Chi Minh and his involvement, the Asian democracies and admits that the US might have pushed western democracy too much, and how the war was a popular discussion of debate in schools in the US. He finishes by talking about the people who were brought into the draft were the poorer people who were not going to college. There were many ways to avoid entering the military during this time of war. There is a lot of white noise and background noise including a phone ringing, doorbell ringing, and people’s voices throughout the recording. There is a short transcript of the first couple of minutes of the recording.
