Union County Oral Histories
Narrator:
Webster, Gary & Bernice
Record ID:
2007.1.166
Interviewer:
Smith, Eugene
Interview Place:
La Grande, OR
Abstract:
This interview contains memories related to a number of various subjects, some of which include: World War II, cattle, livestock judging, farming, the 1973 fire, Burnt River Canyon, racism, politics, and numerous organizations, such as FFA, Farm Bureau, Young Republicans, Sock and Buskin, Blue and Gold Singers, Sister Act and Praise Team.

The first interview took place on April 2, 2003.
Audio:
People:
Ashland, Termond
Astor, John Jacob
Berry, Vern
Bonneville, Captain
Booker, Henry
Brishotti, Vicki Webster
Campbell, Wilma
Coffin, Hugh
Coon, Sam
Evans, John
Fox, Clayton
Freemont, John C.
Gaiser, Joe
Hagey, Floyd
Hays, Clarence
Hoke, Max
Hols, Kermit
Hughes
Irving, Washington
Johnson, Don
Johnson, Lee
Johnson, Pauline
Kiddle, Fred
Kiddle, Mert
Lewis, John L.
McDaniels, Dick
McKenzie, Glen
Miller, Doc
Morris, Senator Wayne
Ockletree, Frances
Ockletree, Paul
Omen, Al
Patten, Fred
Ragsdale, Betty
Shorb, C.J.
Shorb, Paul
Shorb, Sam
Smutz
Stevens, Brad
Traverso, Johnny
Traverso, Till
Traverso, Verge
Tucker, Eloise
Tucker, Warren
Van Blockland, John
Waite, Lila
Waldrop, Don
Webster, Bernice Howard
Webster, Gary
Webster, John
Webster, Stacy
Webster, Wesley
Webster, William
Wendell, Ray
Subjects:
African Americans
Agriculture
Apple orchards
Bridges
Calves
Cattle
Cattle brands
Choirs (Music)
Clubs
Combines (Agricultural machinery)
Cooking
Farming
Farms
Fences
Fire
Gardens
Great Depression
Harvesting
Hay
Homesteading
Livestock
Mountains
Native Americans
Newspapers
Organizations
Pastures
Plays
Politics & government
Racism
Radio
Railroads
Reunions
Schools
Singing
Taxes
Teachers
Theatre
Trains
Wheat
World War II
World War II
Search Terms:
"The Tiger in the Senate"
1973 fire
Ackerman School
Alicel, OR
Auction yard
Bathtub
Bell
Blackouts
Blue and Gold Singers
Burnt River Canyon
Cairn
Camas
Canner cutter
Caterpillar
Cattle shoes
Cattlemen's
Central School
Claudson's
Cove, OR
Cricket Flat
Deal Canyon
Donkey shoes
Dry Creek
Eastern Oregon College of Education
Eastern Oregon Review
Enterprise, OR
EOCE
Farm Bureau
FFA
First Christian Church
Gold dredges
Grant County
Greenwood School
Gyppo buyers
Hells Canyon dams
Herefords
Homestead Act
Horses
Huntington, OR
Imbler School
Inlow Hall
International Relations Club
Iowa School
Jackson fork
Joseph, OR
La Grande High School
La Grande School Board
La Grande, OR
Labor Unions
Ladd Canyon
Lewis and Clark
Livestock judging
Lone Star School
Lone Tree School
Milking stool
Miller's Dairy
Morgan Lake
Mormon derrick
Mortar and pestle
Mt. Emily
Mt. Fanny
Mt. Glenn
Mt. Harris
Mushrooms
North Powder, OR
Oregon Trail
Orodell, OR
Pearl Harbor
Plane spotters
Praise Team
PTA
Public speaking
Pumpkin Ridge
Right—of—way
Rock Creek
Sacajawea Hotel
Salt blocks
School Board
School districts
Sheep camps
Sheep dip tank
Sister Act
Sock and Buskin
Starkey, OR
Stockyards
Studebaker
The Journal
The Observer
The Oregonian
Timberland
Union County
Union Pacific
Vacuum
Wade Hall
Wallowa, OR
Young Republicans
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